Hi,
You would need to get an AP if you put your router in bridge mode, as the router becomes just a modem bridging your ADSL or whatever into Ethernet that the router uses. I have this here with a Sophos firewall, which connects to the Internet via an ADSL router in bridge mode. The Sophos Firewall sees the connection as a PPPoE connection. There is a Sophos wireless access point on the network on the internal side of the firewall.
Hope this helps.
Andrew.
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From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss
Sent: 02 September 2016 14:41
To: 'blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org'
Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] EdgeOS and network setup
Hi all,
I'm thinking about picking up an EdgeRouterX in the next couple of months. I've heard good things about Ubiquiti's native accessibility, though I'm wondering about the latest updates? You know how venders do that ... they update stuff and end up breaking a label or what not on one of the links we use every day. Anyway ... my other question is ... I've never encountered speaking to my ISP and asking them to put their modem into bridge mode because I've never been allowed to. Should I have my EdgeRouter on hand when Verizon or Comcast or whoever comes to put in the new modem and they will work around me, or should I let them work and then make a separate phone call to have their device put into bridge mode, hence setting up my own primary router myself? And last but not least, do most ISP provided modems have enabled wireless access points on them even when in bridge mode? Or do I need to consider an external AP? Thanks for the feedback; I want to set up my new network right the first time.
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