How to make FWA510 work as a bridge

JanJ
JanJ Posts: 5  Freshman Member
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Hi

I want to use my FWA510 as real bridge in Cellular connection and not use IP passthrough.

How to set bridge mode?

For some reason I'm not able to add new WAN interface to Broadband like user guide says.

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  • PeterUK
    PeterUK Posts: 3,532  Guru Member
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    edited January 17

     IP passthrough is really like a bridge but done differently so what ever IP you would of got by bridge you get in IP passthrough but most Cellular networks give you a 10. IP

  • JanJ
    JanJ Posts: 5  Freshman Member
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    Unfortunately ippassthrough is not a bridge and doesn't behave like bridge.

    What can be done make this FWA510 work like bridge? I need 5G bridge front of USG 100 flex.

    Is advertised that this FWA510 has bridge mode...

  • PeterUK
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    Are you expecting a WAN IP to the FLEX100 from your Cellular ISP?

    What IP do you get with IP passthrough?

  • PeterUK
    PeterUK Posts: 3,532  Guru Member
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    edited January 18

    The bridge mode option has nothing to do with Cellular side of things its if you have an ISP by ethernet you plug in by WAN port to run as bridge out the LAN from what I can tell.

  • JanJ
    JanJ Posts: 5  Freshman Member
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    Cellular WAN public IP is coming to firewall with IP passthrough but it seems that FWA510 is handling traffic because many small odd thinks are happening which should not happen.

    Main issues is that I get about 500 Mbps down stream from cellular without IP passthrough with cable connection with PC from FWA510. IP passthrough and FLEX 100 gives with cable gives only about 300Mbps. 100 flex is not that slow and I loose also about 2ms in pin too, so there is something wrong in passthrough.

    Other annoying issues is that I get only one public IP from ISP and if I switch firewall to PC(Cable connection) it doesn't get WAN IP it gets IP from FWA510 DHCP and PC can get WAN IP after ISP IP lease time is over. This happens only with IP pass through and not with one other 4G modem what I have with real bridge mode.

    What can be done make this FWA510 work like bridge in cellular connection?

    Why would some buy FWA510 to be used as ethernet bridge? There better and cheaper options available. I see that only reason to buy it, is 5G modem use. Why to advertise something that is not a real use case.

  • PeterUK
    PeterUK Posts: 3,532  Guru Member
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    edited January 19

    The speed problem is likely to do with the FLEX100 as its not as fast going by SPI Firewall Throughput due to how its tested.

    I agree with the other problem with WAN IP change you can vote here you will very likely only get one WAN IP by Cellular ISP

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    I have not seen a Cellular product that can run as a bridge I have a Nighthawk M2 Mobile Router that only does IP passthrough but with a 2 minute lease

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