topic Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT? in ICX Switches

Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

giri_alwar — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:54 GMT

I have a new Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P switch. I’m wondering if I can connect it directly to my ISP’s modem and let it act both as a DHCP server for my devices inside my home and also do the routing/NAT from internal network to the single external IP it gets from the cable modem? In other words, can I get away without a dedicated router device?

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

simon_pollard — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:09:31 GMT

Hi Giri, Unfortunately the 7150 is not able to perform NAT functions so cannot replace your home router. Simon

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

giri_alwar — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 03:45:09 GMT

So the suggested configuration is Cable Modem -> Router -> Ruckus 7150 ICX-C12P -> devices (incl. Ruckus R510s)?

My current wifi router is a bit out of date and it's slowing down the download speed by a factor of 2 (when hard-wired to it vs. hard-wired to the cable modem). I'm assuming I need a basic router (not with wifi) since I also have two Ruckus R510's I plan to connect to the ICX switch.

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

simon_pollard — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:07:53 GMT

Yes, that config, is correct.

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

irfan_chaudhry_ — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:00:18 GMT

I am in the EXACT same situation and I was wondering what basic routers will you suggest?

I have fiber optic based Gbps internet connection.

Thanks,
-IC

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

giri_alwar — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:02:55 GMT

I have been using an Ubiquiti Edge RouterLite (https://www.ui.com/edgemax/edgerouter-lite/) and have been very happy with it.

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

simon_pollard — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:23:52 GMT

I have used an EdgeRouter in the past but currently have an Asus RTN68U with DD-WRT https://dd-wrt.com/ and it works very well.

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

irfan_chaudhry_ — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:15:28 GMT

Thank you both!
The speed is now consistently 3x to 4x faster.

Re: Can Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P act as a router and do NAT?

ken_korando — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:11:13 GMT

It's a complete miss by not having it act as a router as well. What a waste of hardware