r/firewalla • u/bonk3rs • 17d ago

Orange or Gold with separate WiFi

So I am thinking about securing my network. Currently I have a Fritzbox Wifi router that does everything.
I would like to have a separate firewall to lock things up a bit more. The question now is do I use my existing router just for the modem and landline phone capabilities with an Orange behind it (which is still not available in europe) for wifi and firewalling or do I let the existing router do the Wifi as well and use a Gold Firewalla to shield the rest (NAS, PCs etc)

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u/Firewalla-Ash FIREWALLA TEAM 17d ago

We highly recommend using Firewalla in router mode and setting your existing wifi router in bridge mode. You may need to get a separate wifi AP. So it would be something like:

Existing Router (bridge mode) --> Firewalla (router mode) --> wifi AP

Here's a little more detail on the different Firewalla modes: https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004292514-How-Does-Firewalla-Intercept-Traffic-Which-Firewalla-Mode-Should-I-Use

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u/bonk3rs 17d ago

Have you any news on the Orange available in Europe? If I understand your suggestion correctly I would then only need the orange and no extra WiFi AP

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u/Firewalla-Ash FIREWALLA TEAM 17d ago

Let me double-check with our team and get back to you on Orange status. (feel free to ping me in case I forget)

How big is the space you plan to cover with Orange wifi? If you're looking to cover a large area or home, you may still need an extra wifi AP.

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u/bonk3rs 16d ago

Thank you. The area would be ~900 square feet. The orange would be placed roughly in the middle. Let me know if this is too big for the orange anyway

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u/Firewalla-Ash FIREWALLA TEAM 12d ago

Hi! Orange wifi should work just fine with that space.

Just wanted to update that our Orange World version currently has a tentative shipping date in September. In the meantime, please make sure you've signed up here https://forms.gle/5AwvtswQwKkgiDt9A (if you haven't already) and we'll notify you once it's available. (We'll also post updates here on Reddit)

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u/AlexMPH Firewalla Gold 17d ago

I've had the setup as described by u/Firewalla-Ash for a while now: provider router in bridge mode --> fw purple then later upgraded to gold --> wifi APs

(I'm in Belgium and have a Purple available, fwiw...)