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thank you for sharing. How many users or devices can connect to Sophos FW Home Edition? using this hardware XG135. Thanks

I run an HP DL380 gen9, with a BIOS dated in July 2019. Do you have any recommendations for places to safely download a BIOS update?

I'm trying to do this exact thing with a rev3 version

The replacement SSD is a M.2 2244. The "2244" indicates the physical size of the M.2.

Thank you for doing this video Jim, I purchased a XG125 about 9 months ago and not one person over on the Sophos Community could tell me how to get it flashed correctly not even the official tech support guys.

After installing AMSD, how loud the fans are on this unit?

Get informed. This cures anxiety and irrational conclusions about Putin.

Well, the only problems i've ever had with that machines (i have 3 of them) are only that they now give me an keyboard error since i did some linux stuff on them... And getting PSUs for them is actually not that hard, i mean, the model number (starting always with A3C40) is not thaaaat hard to find :)

this is great for the applications and devices. but I want to manually update the OS, im currently on v3.2.12 and everytime i click on update it says its updating then 10 min later after the refresh its not.. I need to upgrade to the 4.0.6 and it wont.. how can I manully update that? thank you

With this type of form factor, any HDD would add additional heat into the entire enclosure. The SD card that got "eaten" may not be able to handle the continuous heat soak. Try getting a micro SD card from a brand like SanDisk that caters to in-car DVR recording. That is able to handle higher temps like on a sun soaked car windscreen, etc and would last longer.

Hello, I hope this message finds you well. I am from Chile and in the process of setting up a WiFi network using Starlink and need to distribute the internet signal through 13 Ubiquiti U6+ Access Points. I recently purchased a USW-Pro-24-POE (400W) switch, which appears suitable for effectively unifying the network. Could you please advise on what other Ubiquiti equipment is the most economical yet effective to ensure the unification of all Access Points into a cohesive network that operates optimally? Thank you very much for your assistance, and I look forward to your guidance. Best regards Pablo Araya

I am in the process of setting up a WiFi network using Starlink and need to distribute the internet signal through 13 Ubiquiti U6+ Access Points. I recently purchased a USW-Pro-24-POE (400W) switch, which appears suitable for effectively unifying the network. Could you please advise on what other Ubiquiti equipment is the most economical yet effective to ensure the unification of all Access Points into a cohesive network that operates optimally? Thank you very much for your assistance, and I look forward to your guidance.

Nobody has posted a video of one of these flush mounted into a wall. I think because it makes no sense. Where would the box go? In the wall? Cut a hole to get to it? Sort of defeats all arguments of "small hole" and "discrete".

How do I see the main video?

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As a business we were looking at the business starlink but it doesn't make sense to go with the business starlink over the residential starlink the business plan is not Unlimited

Great video. I am thinking to run Sophos Home Edition. Currently evaluating the XG 135 vs Protectli hardware. I understand the Home edition limitation of the 4x Core and 6GB Ram. My thinking is while you may not be able to get around the RAM limitation, you may be able to to benefit from the CPU with a more powerful 4 core. Would like to hear any thoughts on this...

Only a smartphone app. No thanks.

Thanks for the videos. Could you please recommend what shall you pay attention to when buying a thermal compound when upgrading the CPU? There are too many options.

No, it's perfectly fine. There's nothing president of RU has against regular people here. It's kinda childish how you imagine stuff works - like some madman, Pootyn wakes up and says, Niet! Me wants hurt Average Joe! Unleashes an army of people who have regular jobs, stuff to do, to hurt - is??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Please help, I need the command for old uap lr v2, 1st gen. In ssh for upgrade

Well, spot on I'd say since POTUS dropped the axe on KL today. A shame too as it was a great product I used for years.

Damn, hope we still get Elitist Thoughts... #freemyboy

oh f.... I bought an XGS 116W in order to install the home edition on it. Now i saw this video, i think i threw a lot of money out of the window. Still no way to install home edition on a xgs?

Do both brackets have the same fixation points, or do you need to drill new holes?

Do you know if this includes the USG-PRO-4? I cant seem to find anything on their website about this!

Just bought two used xg135's off ebay. Was able to boot first with Ubuntu thumb drive, and I used the disk tools to delete the partitions, then used same tool to create a new blank partition, overwriting all data with zeros as the option. Quit Ubuntu and inserted by Rufus-made dd image that I downloaded from Sophos. Immediately recognized the hardware as compatible with the Home software and asked if I wanted to install. The first couple times that I responded 'y' didn't work and it kept rebooting. Then I realized when I typed 'y', it added about five characters in front of the 'y', so I just backspaced them out, and viola, everything installed like magic. Getting the interfaces to work was a bit more challenging as I was configuring this thing on my regular network which has to go through the old Sophos UTM, honestly why interface 1 is 5 and 2 is 6 is beyond me. Something to do with the Home version because when I got the xg135's I tried them out as they already were with the paid basic license, and the port1 Lan and port2 WAN worked perfectly. Also no problem using a logitec wireless mouse/keyboard combo and the video port to do all the setting up. Just make sure the reconfigure your computer on 172.16.16.xx network. Thanks JimtheITguy.

I have a dell poweredge r820 would you say this server is good?

Hi jim, how are you stacking them? i am more use to cisco, HP or meraki stacking cables. or is it a software stack via the 10gb interface?

New sub...just acquired a Dell T620...its a beast.

I have this sophos fw for my home ^_^ It was installed a year and half ago on a base metal small factor hp desktop. 124watts, 1 VoIP, 2 access point and a modem ^_^

Why is Ukraine called the Ukraine while other countries are simply called by their name?

Great video thanks for your clear instructions :) I am currently running Sophos XG home on an old HP desktop. Is it possible to import the config into the XG86 that I will be installing Home on?

Thought I just heard this! Had to check to make sure I wasn’t going insane 😂

There is no option to remove the router before I add a new router. There are only two options for the existing router. Locate and Restart. Maybe because it is a newer OS. What to do about this?

Just wondering if the XG135 has a dedicated switch chip for the 8 ports?

I don't know how much it matters but rack studs will act as an insulator between your rack and your device casing whereas the devmount is conductive.

HI Jim, thanks for the clear explanation; in my case I am replacing the ISP modem/router with an UXG-Pro but still have to keep the modem/router in pppoe passthrough mode (acting now as just a modem). When I plug the (non-adopted) UXG-pro into the ISP modem's WAN port (with just my laptop in the LAN port) I am able to connect the UXG to the Internet but then (after my successful unifi acct login) it starts searching for a cloud key, so I then plug the LAN port into the main switch where the Cloud Key gen2 lives. At that stage the UXG reports that its LAN port is disabled. I've tried that several times with the same result. Could I be some kind of loop protection? Any other idea?

Can it do dual or redundant wan's?

I really like these but without PPPOE it's a no go for me.

Tempted to dislike but I don't want to screw with the algo

A bit late, gr8 comparison, thought I'd throw up my stats R730xd (LFF) ~ E5-2680 v4* 2 (56 threads), 12* drives 3.5" + 2* 2.5", NICs 3* 0Y40PH + 1* Y36FR Present Reading: 308 Watts (34.22% Capacity) ~ daily use (not at all idle) Present Reading: 490 Watts (54.44% Capacity) ~ Full load this is with 2* 750w..incase anyone was wondering No issues for me with Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57800 or BCM57810 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet cards installed in either Loonix or Winderps (but must admit not much windows testing at all, drivers auto found & installed & working... only installed windows to do 3DMark..hoping for UNKNOWN Hardware steam achivement) IDRAC 8 is so much nicer than the old JAVA..stuff

Thanks for the video! For anyone reading, I was able to format the SSD by booting Gparted off a USB (using Rufus and formatting as DD) and clearing the existing partition table and formatting the whole SSD as FAT32. After that I booted the Sophos Home Edition off a USB and it let me install no worries

Thanks so much for posting as I'm looking at putting one of these in my house since I really like the features of our corporate firewall. Would you still recommend the xg135 rev 3 currently?

Id imageine this would work with the injector and no honeywell to just power the doorbell? I saw another video on this seems to be a perfict fix for me

Are you running it like this ? this would be a good solution for me

Just a quick question. Why go for an appliance that costs more than a mini dual ethernet pc?

I see no issues here

I ordered a Sophos XG 125w today. For 150€. I'm curious to see whether I'll regret the purchase or whether it's perfect for my HomeLab.