How to setup IP Passthrough on the ATT BGW 320 not Bridge Mode

[@bassrain2.025]

Worked perfectly with BGW210! Used TP-Link Deco Mesh System (X55) (3 units). Important to make sure you are using a ethernet cable connected to modem and PC. 1. Log into ATT modem using any browser. (192.168.1.254). 2. Disable Packet Filters. 3. Go into the firewall advanced tab and make sure all settings are set to off and then save. 4. Select allocation mode to IP Pass-through, then manually enter your routers MAC address (can be found on router) then save. 5. Make sure to turn off 2.4GHz wireless along with 5GHz signal. 6. Restart your modem. Should be all set to plug in your new/current router! Hope this helps somebody out there!

[@travistate1002]

Can you explain why a person would want to disable packet filtering and all of the firewall settings? I assume it is because the new router will be doing all of that.

[@Whoppify22]

@@travistate1002 Spot on, New router will take care of all the security, ATT device is just a Modem at this point from what I've been understanding after hours of research

[@yonallb]

Thanks for this, I just moved and I had to get the exact same equipment going.

[@lawbringerx8505]

How did you put the deco into dhcp mode? Or was yours that way by default? I likely have the same deco systems you do (2 units though). Following your guide!

[@yonallb]

@@lawbringerx8505it seems to be the default.

[@K9TheFirst1]

I am a recent AT&T customer and you have been a lifesaver. The folks at the AT&T store told me to call tech support, I tried two different times, one after hours and the other during business hours, and both times the agents had no idea what I was talking about when I asked about IP Passthrough, and the business hours guy told me that connecting a personal router to the AT&T device would not work. Basically, I had a horrible customer service experience, and you helped rectify it.

[@SPXLabs]

Sorry you had to go through that with them. I’m glad I could help

[@staspetryshyn]

Which number you called to reach ATT tech support?

[@K9TheFirst1]

@@staspetryshyn it's been almost a year, so I don't recall, but I think it was the number I got from the AT&T store.

[@abeortiz6385]

Definitely a lifesaver. I called ATT and they said my Ubiquity UXG Pro gateway was not compatible with the ATT 320 modem. That just didn't sound correct to me, and yes the ATT dude on the phone gave me incorrect information. Thank you sooo much for this awesome, clear, and concise video. It was very easy to follow. I have my UXG Pro and my ATT 320 modem working nicely now. Again, thank you, thank you...

[@melenrdr]

Just to confirm did you get your public IP to show on your Ubiquity device?

[@SPXLabs]

@melenrdr yes

[@analogsound1]

Thank you, this worked perfectly and it’s much simpler than some of the instructions floating around the internet. The device list menu even worked and showed my router’s MAC address so I didn’t have to copy/paste or type it in.

[@SPXLabs]

Lucky!!!

[@peredechat1126]

Thank you for your video about the IP Passthrough - it helped me tremendously to optimize my ATT Internet Air Router/Modem. Unlike you, it took me about 18 hrs to get an internet signal to propagate to the LAN ports. My eventual solution was to reset the Internet Air AND the TP-Link (Archer AX3000-V1) router (it was in use before changing to Internet Air). Starting from factory reset settings on the router eventually fixed the internet connection issue that I previously had. The Internet Air modem I got from ATT is the BGW530-900 and the interface is almost identical to what you show in your video, however, my opinion of their built-in router is very low in comparison to the TP-Link router I had been using. It had many issues with connections dropping and with my Plex home media server in particular. It took some work on my part and re-re-reviewing your video a few times, but it was well worth it. Now my internet (live in the sticks - was on DSL before) and my home network run at a far superior speed than ever before. It now acts like Gigabit Ethernet from machine to machine - wired to wireless. (I had never configured the IPV6 on my router before this)

[@Josif91]

Thank you! With these instructions I was able to set up my internet with my Asus AX5700 + AX3000 Extender with ease. Getting the full 1000 now in the house

[@hectorrosa9259]

Thank you! You helped me with properly setting up my Eeros, and now this! Thank you, yoire the best!

[@grezelnick]

This is nice and concise. I ran into an issue because the BGW320 must have DHCP enabled in order to let you set the passthrough mode to DHCPS-Fixed. Unfortunately with my LinkSys router (MX5500) once you do that it will sense that the BGW320 is assigning 192.168 addressess and the linksys router will now completely obliterate your own 192.168 network and switch it to some randome 10.10 network. If you're like me and have a lot of things like security cams, NAS units, etc on fixed addresses you now have a problem. To fix this I changed the IP Address of the BGW320 to 172.16.1.254 and set the DHCP range from 172.16.10 to 172.16.1.12 (the stupid BGW requires you have at least 2). Now you can put the BGW into passthrough mode as per the instructions in this video without worrying about Linksys changing your local 192.168 network to 10.10.x.x.

[@zsblendorio]

Thank you for putting this together. Been struggling with strange network anomalies for a long time!

[@irockanissan]

Thanks for this! Just signed up for ATT Fiber internet and also have a UDM Pro that controls my network. Hope the switch goes smoothly! 👍👍

[@SPXLabs]

Don’t forget if you buy fiber module that supports 1, 2.5, 5, & 10GbE you can get more internet than you pay for

[@irockanissan]

Will definitely be trying that out!

[@CoryLancasterYT]

@@SPXLabs Could you possibly go 8nto more detail? I have a similar setup and am wondering if replacing the fiber cable that the installer used between the in house termination block and my BGW320-500 would speed things up? I'm running into the 2.5GB port on my UDM-PRO SE.

[@SPXLabs]

More detail where? I wouldn’t replace any of the fiber. It should be more than good enough.

[@briggs713]

How did the switch go? Im currecntly running into an issue where the UDM SE isnt getting internet connection. Some folks on a forum said the Model Lan and UDM land cant both be on 192. I was wondering if this "gets around" from having to change all IP address on the ATT modem to 10. Any info would be useful.

[@staspetryshyn]

If you set up port forwarding on your own router with BGW320 in a passthrough mode - will it work? Or ATT network still would keep ports blocked?

[@warfionproductions6580]

I’m having issues with this. Were you able to get this to work?

[@staspetryshyn]

@@warfionproductions6580 Apparently ATT has a list of ports that cannot be unblocked even upon request (due to security risk). You can find a list of these ports on their web page.

[@MatCSim]

I’m also having issues with this and am at my wits end. I have a UCG ultra. It shows it sees the WANIP and I can get to the internet just fine from inside my network. When I try to access it externally at all I get nothing. Set up DDNS and even try to access directly via external WAN IP. just an empty browser page. So many solutions I have found online and none of them see to work for me. I assume I am doing something wrong but I can’t find out what. I noticed even the UCG says I can’t set up Remote Access despite a WANIP actually being assigned. Super stumped.

[@staspetryshyn]

@@MatCSim it might be the case that att blocks some ports that your device want to use. To my knowledge, port 443 is reserved by Att for some internal usage. You might find this helpful as well: Bypass won’t work on XGS-PON. Only on older GPON installs. If 2Gb and 5Gb are available to order, you are on XGS-PON and there is no bypass available. If you can only order 1Gb service then you are most likely on GPON and can bypass with the correct switch or router and some certs.

[@Cerebus805]

I'm also having trouble getting port forwarding to work. Ports forwarded on my router test as closed. Anyone have troubleshooting advice?

[@Th3PROfessa1]

Totally fixed my double Nat and the bad reception I had from my router. Just a side note. To make sure all of the settings take effect once you make the changes. Power off all devices, modems, routers and let them cycle. Once it all comes back up you should have an OPEN NAT type. I'm using the ASUS RT AC5300 router on a XBOX series X.

[@SPXLabs]

Great tip!

[@MustafaElCamino]

Thank You! Just got on and there are some convoluted instruction out there, you saved me a ton of stress.

[@SPXLabs]

Hell yeah brother!

[@MustafaElCamino]

I can’t get the fixed DHCP to work with a UDMP though, only dynamic works. Still great info.

[@VincentPowell]

Thanks a bunch. Used it to get my Orbi system online after switching from Xfinity to ATT.

[@jjm1215]

thank you for this super easy spot on guide, just switched from Spectrum Cable 500/20 to AT&T fiber 300/300 and it is was super easy to keep my Uni router, POE switch and 4 APs with the IP Passthough

[@DeafDucky]

Thanks! Very straightforward- I too found quite a few different "how to do this" posts- many of them more complex/complicated than I wanted (I may be in IT but hardware etc is not my forte...). Off to try to set up my ASUS ZenWifi! Thank you... saving this video to bookmarks :)

[@robertsymonds1238]

Mine worked fine for about a week then my AT&t gateway started rebooting a random. AT&T came out and replaced the gateway. I setup exactly. but I only get 1/2 the speed and the public IP is not passed to the ASUS router. Could be a router issue. I went back to the gateway for now.

[@SPXLabs]

Strange. Still working great for me to this day no issues with speeds or anything.

[@robertsymonds1238]

@@SPXLabs On your router dio you get the public IP address, or the priviate IP address the gateway assigns you? I got the public address sometimes and at other times the private IP address.

[@SPXLabs]

Public IP all of the time

[@kennyh7090]

Thank you for making setting up my router with my new fiber install quick and easy. Appreciate !

[@SPXLabs]

Thanks for the tip!

[@raymondrees699]

Thank you! I had to dig around redit to find info about the "cascaded router" setup. It is not the same as IP Passthrough; don't use it unless you want to get confused. :). I do have all advanced firewall settings turned off like you. My TP-Link downstream gaming router AX10000 has the firewall. Like the mini-nuke you have behind you. I am a big Fallout fan.

[@mrspuff6901]

Thank you so much for your help!!! I rarely comment, but I was intimidated cause I'd never used AT&T before. But you made this a breeze! Thank you man!!

[@SPXLabs]

Just for you!

[@tiagovfs]

Great video. I already had my ATT modem configured to use passthrough, but I thought it would be possible to configure it in bridge mode. Thanks for sharing!

[@phizlip]

if i want to have a mesh system, do i daisy chain the 2nd router/mesh part onto my new router or do i plug it into at&ts box along with the first router

[@MrPian0Mann]

You pass-through att's box and straight into mesh router

[@davva360]

Only issue i have with the ATT equipment is the mesh functionality is not great. It doesn’t hand off to the living room extender all that well. I have to turn my WiFi off on my phone and turn it back on once i have moved to the living room in order to ensure i am connected to the strongest signal. I may at some point get a separate router and mesh system but I have most of my static devices connected by Ethernet so it’s not a big problem right now. Also plan to move some time in the next 12 months and may not be able to get ATT in my new location anyway

[@SteveBarajas]

That’s the exact issue I am having. The devices do not move to the next extender. Mesh might be a better option for me

[@charlienyc1]

I'm having good luck with Amplifi Alien. I have three in my house (different floors / areas of the house) and have wired devices plugged in & devices connecting over Wifi in each location with no issues.

[@Adam25]

How to set up cascade router on the AT&T software?

[@Sky1]

how do you put it back or manage it once it is in passthrough mode?

[@SPXLabs]

Use the same URL while directly connected to the BGW 320

[@ctadams73]

Thanks for the great video! I have a question. I have this same exact modem/router but will be installing an eero mesh network with 3 nodes for better wifi coverage. When inputting the MAC address for the new router, do I just put the 1 MAC address that’s will be directly connected to the AT&T modem?

[@bittyelizabethricketson2665]

Yes, the first main pod/puck/ routers mac

[@sevenno]

I have the same setup with 3 Eero’s. Did you use dynamic or fixed?

[@cedriccauley]

how do i connect the google Nest Wifi Pro router to the ATT Fiber so that I can have Google Mesh?

[@robertsymonds1238]

Having an issue with the IP address for the public IP on the router is the ip address that is set by the at&t gateway. Plus I get half the speed on the lan.

[@Cerebus805]

I have a BGW 320 and while the passthrough is working, NAT port forwarding trough to my my tp-link Archer BE800 is not. Anyone successfully troubleshoot this problem? Suggestions?

[@DannyRamey86]

I have deco wifi mesh system , ive done your step by step I get. 100-200 mbps sometimes. 5-15 mbps and I turned the att wifi off any suggestions ?

[@SPXLabs]

IP Passthrough does not negatively affect your internet bandwidth. And in this case it sounds like a WiFi issue not an internet issue. WiFi is too hard to diagnose over KZbin comments, id suggest finding a friend local to you who is willing to have a look.

[@bittyelizabethricketson2665]

Why is fixed preferred over dynamic? AT&T put the gateway into by pass mode but it was set to dynamic. We were experiencing buffering on our IPTV services even with VPN on and great speeds. I turned off packet filtering and firewall settings but it presided. I've now changed it to fixed, hoping that fixes it. Just curious why fixed is recommended in your video. Also the wifi was already off and our mesh system set up.

[@nandocodes]

Question.: if you do IP Passthrough, do you set up a firewall as well?

[@SPXLabs]

If you do ip Passthrough to your own router, your own router will act as the firewall. Assuming it has one.

[@hunterking572]

This *almost* worked for me, but thankfully I saw another guide that made a crucial mention: Since my router worked in the 192.168.1.* subnet, I had to change the BGW-320 to 192.168.0.* Hunky dory after that.

[@AutoMotivate]

Why wouldn’t you show us to disable the WiFi? The video is only 7 minute long.

[@SPXLabs]

Can’t please everyone… 🤷‍♂️

[@AutoMotivate]

@@SPXLabs I mean, you could have easily speed run it in 30 seconds so you hit every mark.

[@SPXLabs]

lol if I was a good content creator then I’d agree

[@AutoMotivate]

@@SPXLabs I mean, you have multiple videos with over 100k views. You are doing something right my dude

[@Channel-iu7rn]

Does the nat table size of 8192 still apply in Passthrough mode? Do you ever have issues of hitting it? What happens if you reach it while in passthrough mode? From what I have read it is not that big of a NAT table.

[@SPXLabs]

I have no idea how to even begin checking for the table size. I’m not aware of ever hitting the NAT table while in Passthrough. As far as I can tell I have no issues with NAT

[@WilliamMcNeill]

@@SPXLabs The NAT Table size can be found on the ATT device page under Diagnostics > NAT Table. Mine says: Total sessions available 8192

[@aaronhall8548]

I guess what I am asking is all hard wired connections will be going through my passthrough router (nighthawk) even though the name is still showing up as my ATT fiber router?

[@pkt1213]

Thanks for making this. I'll have to try it when I get home. I am double natted currebtly but the only issue I really have is with streaig plex that my cousins shared with me. It's extremely frustrating to have to have to transcode everything to 720 along with the audio issues that come with transcoding.

[@tokyotech]

How do you disable the gateway’s WiFi so I can use my personal mesh router’s WiFi? In Device > Status, it lists my 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz as enabled, but there are no buttons to disable it.

[@SPXLabs]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3aWkpmwh96BesUsi=qBsq12XJuIrLXW2O

[@powermix24]

thanks a lot! Now i can use my XR500 NetGear router so I can GEO filter when I game without having double NAT!

[@INN24]

I did this for R2 router & I can’t forward any Ports. Does turning UPnP on open ports for u?

[@pedronajera8793]

Quick question I’ve been having trouble setting up ip passthrough with my deco xe75 pro mesh system when i click on select device when enabling passthrough and i click on my mesh system it refreshes the pages and does let me choose the device any idea why am i doing something wrong i have att fiber with that same exact wifi box I currently have the mesh setup system set up as access points because i couldn’t get rid of double nat

[@jeremystanton421]

Did you figure out how to get rid of the double nat? I have the same system.

[@HackerUC]

Could I still connect devices to the Att Gateway? I have 1 home server and planning on getting another one, but the router I'd like to get only has 1 extra ethernet port

[@SPXLabs]

Yes.

[@HackerUC]

@@SPXLabs thanks

[@BroamChomskey]

Very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@SPXLabs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@adamotak5145]

Do any wire goes from ATT gateway to the new modem or everything works wirelessly also can still use the new router also the ATT gateway to connect your room Ethernet wires or they should only be connected to the new router?

[@juan2three4]

This finally fixed my issues. Thank you! 🙏

[@peachesinfl]

Thank you so much for this! Very easy to follow!

[@SPXLabs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@turdpeterson73]

thank u for this, i getting att fiber pretty soon but i already have my router and cable modem that im keeping because i get gigabit cable internet free from the isp i work for, but i wanted to add a fiber connection, im going to be running both connections into my dual wan router and setting up in fail fallover mode basicly a back up if one goes down, i run my own servers in my house and my router is already configured with port forwarding and google dns domain and what not, im mosty just after the upload speeds fiber provides, as right now i only get 1100 down and 70 up

[@SPXLabs]

That sounds awesome. hopefully that upload speed starts matching your download speed!

[@turdpeterson73]

@@SPXLabs yea its to bad these ont fiber modems dont support 802.3ad otherwise i would bond the 2 connecions toghter in Link Aggregation mode to double the speeds but tbo that is kinda overkill, i work as a internet IT specialist for a internet cable company mosty from home these days so haveing a fall over backup connection in case one goes down isnt a bad idea, when ever im in the office they have pretty much te same setup two differant ISP's for redundancy

[@SPXLabs]

That’s awesome man. And yeah that is too bad.

[@unmesh59]

Just switching from Xfinity with pfSense to AT&T fiber and had a question about WiFi. If I want to continue using the WiFi network created by the BGW320, is there a way to get it to route traffic on its WLAN to the pfSense's LAN subnets? Or is it best practice to use WAPs on the pfSense LAN to have interoperability between wired and wireless clients?

[@SPXLabs]

I’m guessing that anything either on WiFi or plugged into one of the other ports can still communicate with things behind your PFSense so long as it is not blocking those routes. Which I would imagine is the default action.

[@aaronhall8548]

Also, I only have the one ethernet cable going from the BGW 320 router into my nighthawk. All my other connected ethernet devices are going straight into the nighthawk. The name is for hard wired is still the name from the BGW 320 router. I assume that is ok and anything hardwired is being channeled through my nighthawk?

[@SPXLabs]

I’m not sure what you mean but whatever it is doesn’t sound like a problem

[@rediceatx]

Newbie home network tinkerer here, thank you for the nice guide! This question is for the community too, anyone using MOCA devices? Currently I have the BG320 (not in passthrough mode) plugged into a Sunbeam MOCA 2.5 and the other MOCA is in my office and plugged into my small home lab rack. I recently purchased a UDM-Pro and want to run all of my devices through this. Am I ok to switch to passthrough and run the UDM-Pro the same way over the MOCA? I have another MOCA that is connected to an old Nighthawk x4 in AP mode in the garage for strong signal out there. I'm looking at adding two Ubiquiti AP's, one for upstairs and one to replace that x4 in the garage. Are there any issues I should be aware of when using the MOCA's?

[@SPXLabs]

Sorry I don’t know. Hopefully you get an answer

[@durty808p7]

Great video. I’m running issue where I stay in duplex and my att gateway is on the lower level. But my rooms and most of my devices are located upstairs. There are many average to below average zones upstairs and I’m not getting anything close to what I’m paying for which is 1gig download. I could try going the wifi extender route, but it feels like a total ripoff to pay a monthly service fee to get coverage that I should already be getting with the gateway and 1gig plan. So trying to figure out if getting my own router with ip pass through would help me by moving my router upstairs. And then possibly using my own wifi extender to connect to the router for any other dead spots. Is this feasible or is there another way to enhance my wifi signal upstairs without paying for att extenders monthly?

[@SPXLabs]

Wifi is too difficult to troubleshoot via youtube comments. my recommendation would be to watch videos describing how certain situations perform.

[@cjamesgill]

Thank you for this informative video. I do have one question on the process: I attached my Lynksys Velop parent node to the BGW320-500 via ethernet and powered it up, but it does not show up in the device list even after doing the “clear and rescan” and it does not show up as a choice in the Passthrough device list dropdown. But the Lynksys Velop WiFi is connecting to the internet through the BGW320 gateway and can be accessed by devices. If the Velop WiFi is connecting to the internet but is not selected/added in the Passthrough Fixed MAC Address field on the gateway device, is the performance of the Velop WiFi being impacted?

[@SPXLabs]

Effecting WiFi performance, doubt it. WiFi is effected more by external factors; distance, objects, competing WiFi signals, radar, and other wavelength interference. However, you could have issues with double NAT, where software needs certain ports to be open. I know the ATT gateway won't show the MAC address in the drop down menu, I see it do that to this day. You can type it in manually and doing so does seem to work permanently. Can't speak for any of the other issues you mentioned.

[@jimnuie8242]

When plugging in my third party router, should I also plug it into an Ethernet port? Or just power. It sounds like since I have to disable the wifi on the BGW first, I do need to connect it to an ethernet port to connect the router to the gateway right

[@SPXLabs]

I don’t understand. Can you rephrase?

[@michaelw6554]

I understand that you want your router to get its IP address dynamically from the gateway, but if you want your router to be the DHCP host for its clients, should you turn DHCP off on the BGW320?

[@tjsage4676]

Thanks!

[@SPXLabs]

No, thank you!

[@tjsage4676]

@@SPXLabs OK. I am not sure what is the proper method here but I truly appreciate your information.. No offense was ever meant

[@SPXLabs]

Lol I can’t type. I was trying to thank you back

[@davidcarroll3357]

What port is used on the bgw320 to set up passthrough

[@SkateEverythingProject]

Thanks dude! Clear and concise and just what I need appreciate it so much!

[@Brutatech]

Hello. I am trying for a month to make it working, my issue is that only broadcast packets are being passed... rest of the traffic is still handled by the bg... any ideas ?

[@SPXLabs]

There is no way to completely bypass the BGW320. This is by design so AT&T can charge customers a rental fee. AT&T has not implemented true IP Passthrough.

[@CaptNemo_]

should i also turn off all those firewall advance setting and packet filtering?

[@SPXLabs]

You can if you’d like. I didn’t notice a difference with them off. I currently have all of that turned off.

[@mattmyer2]

Would this cause any issues with port forwarding on the router you have passed through? Or do I need to forward ports on the BGW320 as well?

[@SPXLabs]

More than likely not. It just depends on what ports we are talking about here

[@mattmyer2]

@@SPXLabs Generally things such as ports for a Plex server.

[@SPXLabs]

Naw. It’s the more common ports where you may run into issues

[@mattmyer2]

@@SPXLabs Awesome thank you for your help

[@BeeHev32]

So I did everything in the video and I’m using the ASUS rt-ax82u router, but I’m only getting about half the speeds that I was getting with the AT&T gateway router. Any suggestions?

[@SPXLabs]

Reboot the ATT gateway

[@nukedaddy]

When you connect your desired router to the gateway, do you plug into the WAN port on the router or the LAN port on the router?

[@billblanchette3604]

Why can't you unplug the SFP module from the AT&T router, plug it into the replacement router and go from there?

[@SPXLabs]

I don’t know the full most correct answer because I’m not a network professional but that module is “programmed” to work n a very specific way where it is not plug and play.

[@andril]

I really appreciate this but how do you update the Synology RT2600ac after this happens

[@SPXLabs]

Unplug and plug it back in. But no I do not.

[@deathward990]

Can I use a Orbi CBR40 with ATT BGW210 in IP passthrough to connect my other satellites on wifi?

[@SPXLabs]

Yup

[@phizlip]

did u connect the satellite to the main orbi or to the att box?

[@scizofrenics]

When I go to Allocation Mode and change it to Passthrough, the Passthrough Mode field is greyed out displacing "Manual" and won't let me change it to DHCPS-fixed as you mentioned It also will not let me enter anything into the Passthrough Fixed MAC Address field. Any advice? Thanks!

[@SPXLabs]

After changing what you can try saving and then unplugging the gateway and then plug it back in. Try again. Never seen whatever problem you are havjng

[@aaronhall8548]

I am unable to access my passthrough router settings. Can't do it via the app or by entering the ip address. Any ideas?

[@SPXLabs]

Are you sure you have the right IP address?

[@willcarter7079]

@shinytechthings sent me over to your channel. I am wondering which of your videos is about how to get rid of at&t 's equipment and replace it with my own Ubiquiti equipment. Last time I had at&t they had a terrible router and wifi AP. Now the equipment they installed seems to be pretty good. However I'm wondering if at&t would allow me to plug their fiber directly into my Ubiquiti equipment. That way I don't have to convert to rj45 copper then convert back to SFP+ fiber. It may not be possible. And it may not even be necessary now that att has upgraded their hardware. Just wondered if it was possible.

[@SPXLabs]

It is not possible. The gateway runs a certificate authentication service, no CA service, no internet. Best you can do is ip passthrough

[@willcarter7079]

@@SPXLabs hey! Thanks for the snappy response! I really appreciate that. Well, so far I don't seem to be suffering to much loss. It's a little higher latency than if I was connected with fiber all the way, but only a couple Milliseconds. Nothing I could actually notice during real world work loads.

[@SPXLabs]

@@willcarter7079 Interesting. I didn't notice any latency differences. The runs vary greatly run to run though. I'd say within margin of error kinds of differences.

[@willcarter7079]

@@SPXLabs oh yeah I'm sure it's margin of error. And Im not comparing speed test of at&t with at&t. I'm comparing speed tests from another ISP to at&t. So their infrastructure is going to be different. So it's really not a surprise that at&t is 1 or 2 ms slower.

[@SPXLabs]

@willcarter7079 ooooh okay that makes more sense

[@ShinyTechThings]

NOTE: if you are using that Linksys you won't get good speeds 😲🤓😎

[@SPXLabs]

Hey, yo. It's faster than you!

[@amjads8971]

Not true

[@SPXLabs]

He’s referencing the router I showed in the video that is about 20 years old.

[@markarca6360]

Linksys WRT54G

[@Kirisutekarl]

Hi! So is double Nat over wifi on a phone something like this: testing the wifi speed I get full speed np. But loading some apps take time to load more than normal?

[@SPXLabs]

Network address translation (NAT) is a function that your router or gateway performs to create your network. NAT changes the wide area network (WAN) IP address that your Internet service provider (ISP) assigns you from public to private, which allows multiple devices in your network to share it. NAT also secures your network by blocking direct access to your local IP addresses. For more information, see What is NAT (Network Address Translation)? Double NAT occurs when you connect your router to an ISP gateway or another router. Because NAT is performed by each router or gateway, your network is split into two different private networks. The devices connected to one private network might have communication problems with the devices connected to the other private network, and you might experience problems with: 1. Online games 2. VPN connections 3. Port forwarding and triggering 4. Secure websites that use SSL

[@nickjacobsss]

Is this what I would do if I want to set up a second dedicated accesspoint with a different name? Basically want to keep using the BGW for my normal devices like apple tv, phones, etc, and then a second router with only my gaming devices.

[@SPXLabs]

You don’t have to do this if you add a dedicated access point. If you use a second router you will probably want to do this if you have issues with NAT.

[@dzmitrysidarau7161]

I didn't manage to turn bgw320 into ip passthrough in case of connection of my external router to it's 5G port (I have 1G plan and 1G router), succeed only when physically reconnect to 1G LAN port.

[@SPXLabs]

That’s strange. It’s worked for me on the 5GbE port, 1st 1GbE port, and 2nd. Haven’t tried all of them but I’m confident it doesn’t matter which port you use.

[@dzmitrysidarau7161]

@@SPXLabs I've checked it few times - remove plug from 1G to 5G, it stopped, connected it back - starting ip passthrough again, and no any changes in parameters between. I'm using Tp-link mesh with 1G ports.

[@SPXLabs]

That’s so weird. Well at least you were diligent and figured it out. Nicely done!

[@Gratefully-]

Please help. Does the new router have to be next to the att router? Or can it be in another location from the fiber box

[@luiscaudillo3500]

I have the same question can you get rid of the old AT&T modem?

[@Gratefully-]

@@luiscaudillo3500 I never figured out so I just got a long Ethernet cord

[@jeffcasterella8461]

Hello and thank you for this video. We had our fiber 350 gateway in passthrough mode and working fine for months with our Unifi gateway. But we suspect that ATT pushed out some updates and all of a sudden the passthrough seemed not to be working any more. Have you noticed that updates will negate the passthrough settings and do you recommend turning off the 350 updates and if so how do we do that on the 350. thanks.

[@SPXLabs]

I'm not sure my BGW 320 has ever been updated. I haven't had any issues while configured in this mode. I don't believe you can turn off updates. The best you might be able to do is change the remote login password and that might help out but I don't it.

[@jeffcasterella8461]

@@SPXLabs Thanks for that information. We're going to have a closer look at it this weekend. I don't think we know how to log in to the router remotely to put it back into pass-through mode. If you have information on that I'd appreciate it. I saw your video about the air exchange in the IT closet and we just had our HVAC guys put a dedicated cold air return line in the closet to pull the hot air out. Very helpful.

[@craigh714]

@@jeffcasterella8461 I am having these issues as well. Something definitely changed on the ATT BG320 side. I have been in Passthrough and Cascade router which this video is missing, since I had it installed a year or two ago. Something changed mid-January and since I have not been able to get Passthrough working. I have spent countless hours testing. Bottomline IMHO, Passthrough does very little without enabling Cascade. Once you enable Cascade, within 45 minutes you will start having reset connection issues.....I just bought a TP-Link Fiber converter and transceiver to see if I can just get rid of the BG320....doesnt deliver till tomorrow.

[@devans83]

A firmware was pushed recently. Were you able to look into this and resolve the issues? I'm trying to figure out my options and purchase a router so I can set up NAT loopback for my ARK server.

[@jeffcasterella8461]

@@devans83 my son and I think we have this resolved, and if a firmware update was pushed to ours it apparently handled it ok. The added wrinkle to our situation, which may have been the problem from the start, was that we had a smart power plug in place that the 320 was plugged into. The ATT tech who came to the house said most likely when the firmware update came through that the 320 tried to do power cycle and our "smart" plug did not like that and tried to restart the 320 in the middle of the firmware update - obviously not good. We have since removed the smart plug. It was a case where we thought the smart plug would be helpful but it actually caused a bunch of trouble. We are hoping all works well now. My son who is an engineer also set up a Proxmox so that we can login from a distance as if we are on site (he understands the far more than his Dad does....) so we are trying to create safety layers since we live 2000 miles from this network.

[@pedro.alcatra]

Please explain the difference ip passthrough vs bridge mode

[@SPXLabs]

Googled it and got this result! IP passthrough and bridge mode are both network configurations that act as a bridge for an internet connection, but they work in different ways: IP passthrough This mode allows a secondary router to process and pass network traffic to the next router in the chain, while maintaining some control over the traffic. This mode is useful for devices that need a direct connection to the internet, such as gaming servers, public servers, and external communication services. Bridge mode This mode disables routing functions on a secondary router, turning it into a bridge that forwards traffic to the next device in the chain. This mode is often used to expand network reach, and the secondary router acts as a signal repeater or extender. Here are some other differences between IP passthrough and bridge mode: Traffic termination IP passthrough terminates traffic at the gateway, while bridge mode does not. IP addresses In IP passthrough mode, the secondary router gets a public IP address, while other devices connected to the modem/router get local IP addresses. In bridge mode, the modem/router passes the WAN IP to the next device, which is usually a router. Firewall protection IP passthrough removes firewall protection provided by the gateway, while bridge mode does not perform firewall protection.

[@pedro.alcatra]

@@SPXLabs unfortunately I already read this words.... And they mean not much for me. At the end I conclude that bridge disabled all the Lan port and WiFi once the first device is connected while Pass through instil keep the Lan and WiFi working after the first up leasing. And still there are yet another thing that DHCP could be on or off in both case scenarios. But it wasn't from this text. I just read of forums

[@jkiu2692]

My drop down menu is working but the MAC address doesn’t match the physical code of the device. What do I use the physical code or the one on the drop down menu

[@SPXLabs]

As mentioned in the video you will want to manually type it in.

[@BoeWalls]

I have followed these steps 1 at a time and it does not help. Trying to install this behind my unified security gateway pro 4. They are both trying to use the same IP address range. Any ideas?

[@SPXLabs]

I don't believe it is possible to install the Gateway behind another device. The ATT Gateway runs a certificate checking service and if there is any interference the connection sort of wigs out. I've read that the best you can hope to achieve is allowing an attacker to compromise the ATT Gateway but protect your network behind it. I've talked to several people who claimed to be network engineers whom have had no success having any firewalls/IPS/IDS/ in front of the Gateway. And unfortunately, I am way too dumb and inexperienced with networking to even begin to figure out how to get around the issue. Otherwise, leave DHCP enabled on the gateway, configure IP Passthrough to the SGP4. Rebooting the Gateway often helps passing through the WAN IP. Also, each time ATT decides to update the Gateway, be prepared to do these steps all over again as sometimes the settings get modified or reset.

[@BoeWalls]

@@SPXLabs Sorry. I believe I wrote that wrong. I’m trying to put my security gateway pro 4 behind the BGW320. But, even when when I unplug everything, follow these instructions and then plug in just the gateway, the pass through doesn’t seem to work. Any ideas?

[@SPXLabs]

Yeah I’ve seen this a handful of times and normally rebooting the gateway after making the changes works. That in addition to manually inputting your MAC should work.

[@scottcopus]

Once the AT&T router is in IP pass through mode, do you lose access to that router’s interface (192.168.1.254)? If does that mean you need to configure all other aspects of it (like turn off its own wifi) before enabling IP pass through? Is the only way to get the AT&T router interface back is to “reset” it?

[@SPXLabs]

No you will not lose access to it.

[@SleazyJones]

What's would the difference between Dhcps fixed and dynamic be

[@SPXLabs]

I don’t know for sure. My assumption is fixed is for when ATT gives you an IP that you pay for, like in a business situation to on. Dynamic may be for homes where periodically a new IP is handed out.

[@TubButter]

Came across your video and have a quick question. Passthrough has been working flawlessly until just recently. Now the BGW320 randomly changes the WAN IP from 209 to 190 which obviously messes things up. Any ideas?

[@SPXLabs]

Your WAN IP is switches back and forth between 209 and 190?

[@TubButter]

@@SPXLabs correct. When I setup pass through the IP will start with 209. When I have issues, still showing pass through, the IP has changed to start with 192

[@SPXLabs]

@TubButter something isn’t done right. Doesn’t sound right. I’d reboot and try everything all over again

[@TubButter]

@@SPXLabs okay. One ATT tech says it’s a firmware issue. Thanks

[@csf1757]

How about the DHCP server setting on the 320, under "Home Network? Does leaving it on give you 2 DHCP servers, and if so this is a problem, yes?

[@SPXLabs]

I left mine on. It hasn't been an issue. The only issue that could arise is if IP Passthrough isn't actually working which is likely due to how buggy the software can be during setup.

[@Cerebus805]

@@SPXLabs If there's problems with port forwarding, will turning DHCP off on the 320 help?

[@carlosinc.7927]

Can you have both active, the gateway and a router?

[@SPXLabs]

Yes

[@uryhernandez8134]

How did you configure your ER605 router to DHCP under the Omada Hardware Controller🤔?

[@SPXLabs]

That's the default setting.

[@JPDuffy]

Using a WRT54G as a prop in a video where you have 5Gb internet service was golden.

[@SPXLabs]

Finally someone noticed! THANK YOU!

[@dons1643]

so if i so this - allow or setup as passthrough you mentioned at end to disable wifi I would think this ip passthrough feature would disable that,... but guess not... where is video on how to do that? disable wifi? or do I just not broadcast SSID

[@SPXLabs]

Ip Passthrough allows you to use your own equipment. You can still use the WiFi on the bgw if you want. It all kind of just depends on what you want to do. If you use your own WiFi router then you should disable the WiFi on the bgw. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3aWkpmwh96BesUsi=jq487ZC7ZzrpQI0k

[@B-Ryder]

If I don’t have computer to connect, what should I do? Can iPhone work without actual connection to router?

[@SPXLabs]

If you have the patience I’m sure you can make it work.

[@frankhoang9819]

So if i was to set up ip passthough, can i still connect one of my devices like my computer to a lan port on the atat modem?

[@SPXLabs]

Yes

[@frankhoang9819]

@@SPXLabs what is passthrought dhcp lease?

[@SPXLabs]

a temporary assignment of an IP address to a device on the network

[@tg9754]

Thanks for this great video. I'm trying to help a buddy setup the Linksys Easy VPN fort his office. He's has an ATT with BGW210 modem with a linksys router behind it. He has security cameras on the ATT BGW210 network so I don't want to mess up his remote viewing of those cameras. I'm assuming he has multiple IP's on the ATT Account. Does the IP Passthrough allow me to only pass one IP to the secondary router (Linksys) where I have the EasyVPN service setup? On the ATT modem, I don't see a way to forward one port to the Linksys router for VPN traffic. Can you provide that info? Thank You!

[@SPXLabs]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJPFZodvi7x5kJo Maybe this will help, I hope.

[@Osteadyz]

Hey I was wondering would it work if I was using the bgw320 and use pass through to a separate wireless router for my room only? I use AT&Ts Wi-Fi extender to get Ethernet connection but noticed I’m paying $10 extra and it’s not giving me the full 1k up and down.

[@SPXLabs]

It's highly unlikely you will ever see 1Gpbs Up and Down. You can also use your own equipment regardless if you do IP Passthrough or not. If you use your own Wireless AP just remember to turn the wifi off on the BGW320

[@Singkhorn.S]

Do you still have access to BGW 320 webui if you have your own router setup with network different than 192.168.1.x ?

[@SPXLabs]

It depends on firewall rules but yes

[@luismedina3971]

I set this up and put it into bridge mode but the WiFi network still pops up and gives internet. I did some research and people are saying that AT&T fiber doesn’t give true bridge mode. Could this be why my AT&T router still give off WiFi even though it’s in bridge mode?

[@SPXLabs]

Well as stated in the video, this is IP Passthrough which is not at all the same as Bridge Mode. But thats an aside. The reason the WiFi still works on your ATT gateway is because you have not disabled it yet. If you don’t to use their WiFi you need to disable it.

[@plmpcharisma9686]

Question...if I need to reboot my personal router will it mess with the IP passthrough?

[@SPXLabs]

Nope

[@plmpcharisma9686]

@@SPXLabs great thanks

[@andy_byrd]

I couldn't get my router to recognize it was connected to the Internet. It's an ASUS AC1900P. It recognized my public IP but said not connected to the web in the interface.

[@SPXLabs]

Maybe rebooting both will help otherwise not sure why you wouldn’t have internet after configuring ip passthrough

[@andy_byrd]

​@@SPXLabs Retried the steps in the vid and got it working. I think I forgot to set DHCP mode 👍

[@SPXLabs]

@andy_byrd nice work!

[@irayankhan2658]

Are all the Ethernet ports still functional on the Modem when in pass through?

[@SPXLabs]

Yes and they will get an IP of 192.168.0.# assuming default settings.

[@aaronhall8548]

Weirdest thing, I am trying to ask a follow-up questions but they keep getting removed by KZbin. So frustrating.

[@SPXLabs]

Oh lol yeah I was very confused

[@aaronhall8548]

@@SPXLabs I have no idea why it keeps deleting. I am not saying anything inappropriate at all lol

[@SPXLabs]

Maybe your account was flagged for being mean to another KZbinr or commenter?

[@ChaseSwingle-ue9py]

wait so with this video i can hook up my own gaming router like a nighthawk instead of using this white block?

[@TheRodelreyes]

Hello, just discovered your channel, good info. I recently changed to a eero 6+mesh system. With your method, would you also turn off the firewall on the att modem/router? I have the BGW 210.

[@SPXLabs]

You can if you want. It won't hurt anything if you do.

[@daddywise7641]

Great content!! Just wish you could do a video on a mesh network. I feel like I’m missing something on how to optimize my network. Keep grinding my Guy!

[@SPXLabs]

I've been seeing many comments like yours asking about mesh but unfortunately I don't own a mesh system so it probably isn't going to happen. But the best way to have a good mesh system is by having all of your access points directly connected to the BGW320 so they can provide the best wifi experience.

[@alichekhali7943]

@@SPXLabs hello, what do you mean by this?

[@SPXLabs]

Plug the mesh points into the gateway with an Ethernet cable

[@homesteadandhighways]

@@SPXLabsdo you mean plug the mesh units into each other? I know in bridge mode, the public IP is handed from the modem to your own firewall, is that not the same in IP Passthrough? I would think the internal switch on the ATT firewall would essentially be disabled if in Passthrough. I would recommend plugging a switch into the ATT firewall and connect all mesh units to that (or if the mesh units have several Ethernet ports, use those).

[@SamuraiHageshi]

Does this work if I have an Orbi CBR750? I see these instructions are for a router but my Orbi is a Modem / Router combo so I'm not sure if the modem feature disallow me from following your same steps. Thanks!

[@SPXLabs]

Try and find out it. It won’t break anything and you can just undo everything if it isn’t working.

[@SamuraiHageshi]

​@@SPXLabswell it works! Weird that the orbi stays flashing purple but otherwise it's solid. I even connected a satellite to it wirelessly and Ethernet on the satellite works across the house. Thanks!!!

[@phizlip]

​@SamuraiHageshi did you daisy chain the satellite to the other Orbi router or did you plug it directly into the at&t box? I am thinking of getting the same exact system

[@SamuraiHageshi]

@@phizlip orbi satellite was in my bedroom not plugged into anything. It works wirelessly. The only thing plugged into the att box was the modem / router. Ended up selling because the fact it had a modem inside meant it lacked some router features. Going to buy a straight orbi router this time

[@FinalContra]

Thanks for this guide! It's working great!

[@SPXLabs]

No problem

[@cybeard_space]

When you set up ip passthrough, does that mean all ports are now forwarded to the router that you connected to the BGW 320? If not, is there a way to set up all port forwarding to the new router so that it can manage it's own ports independently of the BGW 320?

[@SPXLabs]

No, ip passthrough only works through one port to your router. But you can still do everything you’ve said with your own router.

[@MatCSim]

So how does that work? What port is passed through or don’t I understand how this works? If I’m trying to connect to my router externally I get a black browser screen. Nothing seems to get through even to be rejected. I have a UCG Ultra.