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Orbi RBS750 behind a HW firewall (USG40)
Good day
I have an Orbi 750 with three satellites. So far I have connected the Internet directly to the Orbi. This worked perfectly. Now I have a Firewal USG40 which I would like to place between the Internet and Orbi. The firewall will manage the IP addresses (DHCP).
Now my questions:
1. Do I have to connect the firewall to the Orbi via the Internet port (yellow connection)?
2. Do I have to reconfigure the Orbi or is it enough to deactivate DHCP?
Thank you very much
Michael-CH wrote:Good day
I have an Orbi 750 with three satellites. So far I have connected the Internet directly to the Orbi. This worked perfectly. Now I have a Firewal USG40 which I would like to place between the Internet and Orbi. The firewall will manage the IP addresses (DHCP).
Now my questions:
1. Do I have to connect the firewall to the Orbi via the Internet port (yellow connection)? Yes.
2. Do I have to reconfigure the Orbi or is it enough to deactivate DHCP? You can disable DHCP on the RBR or configure AP mode on the RBR.
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Disabled-Features-on-the-Router-when-set-to-AP-Mode
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Michael-CH wrote:Good day
I have an Orbi 750 with three satellites. So far I have connected the Internet directly to the Orbi. This worked perfectly. Now I have a Firewal USG40 which I would like to place between the Internet and Orbi. The firewall will manage the IP addresses (DHCP).
Now my questions:
1. Do I have to connect the firewall to the Orbi via the Internet port (yellow connection)? Yes.
2. Do I have to reconfigure the Orbi or is it enough to deactivate DHCP? You can disable DHCP on the RBR or configure AP mode on the RBR.
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Disabled-Features-on-the-Router-when-set-to-AP-Mode