Qotom Q355G4

Hi Lye , 

What message you get on the screen when you try to boot from USB. I believe that could not be an issue as your motherboard should able to recognize USB 3.0 as it has a preloaded driver.

Hi, The error message I got is  "Starting Firmware Installation. Failed Getting ISO disk. Press Y to reboot.".  I've use Rufus 2.16 to create the USB key using "DD" option.

Another thread made me aware just today, that HD Space could be an issue if smaller than 80GB. If you can't fix your issue, why not setting-up XG Firewall on another Client where it worked and then switching back SSD to Qotom Device?

Hi Lye, 

Please post the system hardware configuration so check that should be compatible or not.

Thank you all for your suggestion.  I managed to fixed the issue by disabling "XHCI Support" on the USB option in the BIOS.  I will see how well this unit perform.

https://www.amazon.com/QOTOM-Q355G4-firewall-Multi-function-router-Kingston/dp/B06XPJKV5L/ref=pd_day0_147_3/132-4556525-2584532?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06XPJKV5L&pd_rd_r=J4YKV4ZSBFDT34XV8SWR&pd_rd_w=u0MgV&pd_rd_wg=rMwvd&psc=1&refRID=J4YKV4ZSBFDT34XV8SWR

How did you manage to set up? Did you use external CD Drive or did you manage it by USB Stick and RUFUS?

I use USB stick with RUFUS to setup the firewall after disabling XHCI USB support on the BIOS.

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Lye

Hi Lye

Is the Qotom appliance working fine? I'm looking forward to buy the same box: Qotom Q355G4 with 8 GB Ram, 64 GB SSD and the i5 processor (without wifi). Can you recommend this box or not?

Thanks and regards,

Severin

SeverinEggermann said:

Can you recommend this box?

YES! Mine is now working for several weeks stable, smooth and quiet. I guess 32GB would be enough, but if the surcharge is not to big, its maybe worth it to have a 64GB SSD. Only Issue on this Device is the 1 - 4 - 3 -2 Labeling of Network Interfaces.

Yes, It works fine for me.

Did you had the chance to measure the power consumption?
I would be interested in what the power consumption with Sohos XG (or Sophos UTM) about is in average.

Lye Ong said:

Yes, It works fine for me.

How did the Ethernet ports show up in Sophos XG? I’ve read some posts from pfSense and OPNsense users that the ports are in a weird order, something like 1-3-4-2. I’m assuming this is just something to do with the Qotom Q355G4 itself and not necessarily the firewall software.

Lye Ong said:

Yes, It works fine for me.

How did the Ethernet ports show up in Sophos XG? I’ve read some posts from pfSense and OPNsense users that the ports are in a weird order, something like 1-3-4-2. I’m assuming this is just something to do with the Qotom Q355G4 itself and not necessarily the firewall software.