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Retired_Member's avatar
Retired_Member
Sep 15, 2021

Use an external firewall with the Nighthawk X6S

I would like to install a WatchGuard firewall as an external firewall alongside my Nighthawk X6S.

Where can I configure this in the Nighthawk admin gui?

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Sep 15, 2021

    You'd need to contact watchguard firewall on how to setup their product. 

    • Retired_Member's avatar
      Retired_Member
      Sep 16, 2021

      Sorry, I wasn't exact enough. I mean as far as I put the router into my network I need to tell the Nighthawk about the external firewall to be sure, that everything is running through the firewall including wifi and other stuff. Where can I do this?

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Sep 16, 2021

        Without knowing exactly what your firewall does/controls, its tough for us to tell you exactly how to setup your router. 

        its why I'd contact the specific firewall company to see what they'd recommend. 

        I see they have a support number and support forums. I'm sure on there they have instructions on connecting your router to the firewall in the appropriate setup. 

        I'd imagine it has its own dhcp so you'd put the netgear in access point mode, but without knowing their specific setup, its tough for us to tell you.