XG Firewall Home -Bridge Mode

Hi Zaahid,

my recommendation for your setup would be:

modem in bridge mode - XG FW - Switch

Is there any need to have the router connected (Wifi AP, etc.)? If not - leave the router and set DHCP on Sophos XG

If you still want to use Pi-Hole for blocking ads, put it in the same network as your devices and set DNS on them (either manually or via DHCP running on XG) to Pi-Hole.

Hi Njabi,

Thanks for your feedback. I will try this out later today. I do need the router for WIFI, I will set it up as AP only.

Thanks

Well in that case you might also put it behind the XG and set it up as AP only. If possible set the AP to bridge (IP leases for wifi clients from DHCP Sophos). Good luck!

If you connect the firewall instead of your current router, then be sure to install the firewall in gateway mode (so it acts as a router). If you want to keep the current router you can choose to install the XG in bridge mode.

Because you mention bridge mode in the topic title I tought to mention this because for a lot of people here bridge mode means that you would like to install the XG firewall in bridge mode.

Just as Njabi recommends, in most (home) situations you will only want to have 1 gateway (routing) device, so installing XG in gateway mode and then reconfigure your current router as access point and place it on the inside of the firewall, plugged in to the switch.

Hi,

and further to what the others have advicsed you can use the XG to block ads.

ian

Hi,

Over the weekend I followed what Njabi told me and it's working well.

If I had to use it in bridge mode how would I do that? Would I disable the DHCP Server on the Mikrotik and let XG Firewall handle it..

Thanks

Hi,

Would you be able to advise me on how to do this.

Thanks.

Hi,

Would you be able to advise me on how to do this.

Thanks.