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Putting APX320 and regular "LAN" on same network

I have a Sophos XGS126 and an APX320.  

Current Setup

  • LAN is on Port 1, with a static assignment of 192.168.168.1
  • LAN offers DHCP from 192.168.168.100 to 192.168.168.200
  • APX is on the PoE port, Port 11 with a static assignment of 192.168.166.1
  • APX has DHCP from 192.168.166.10 to 192.168.166.150
  • APX, in the Wireless > Wireless Networks tab, is configured as "Bridge to AP LAN"

 

Problem

I bought a "Phillips Hue" system, and it won't work unless all devices are on the same network.  The hub is wired to LAN, and well, the phone that runs the Hue app is on Wifi - separate networks.

Is it possible to configure the APX so that it "exists" on the LAN network 'transparently'?  In other words, all devices on the 192.168.168.* network?

Thanks!



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  • In the Network > Interfaces menu (which I believe is your screenshot), choose Add Bridge from the pull-down menu Add Interface. Maybe call it LAN_Bridge, and include Port1 and Port11 as members. Set its IP address as 192.168.166.1 (or whatever you want the LAN to be).

    This "bridge" interface says those two ports are considered to be part of a single LAN, and you can include as many of your ports as you want and they'll all be on the same subnet. That provides the context in which your APX is doing the Bridge AP to LAN.

    You're creating a unified subnet out of a collection of ports, and no routing is involved for one device on the subnet to talk with another. (There are settings for Guest Network kind of setups where each device is Isolated from all the other devices on the same network instead of the default of being able to see all the other devices. Be sure you haven't accidentally set Guest Network or Isolate Devices or whatever it's called.)