Overview
In this post, I will cover everything I did in building a router and installing Sophos XG Firewall v17. This contains multiple parts as I wanted to capture the entire experience from beginning to end. The first two sections cover the hardware itself, Motherboard, CPU, RAM and the overall system. The second covers a fresh installation from an ISO as well as the initial configuration.
In future upcoming posts, I will cover more of the basic configuration settings, principles, as well as creating some basic rules.
Hardware
Motherboard and CPU
Overall Hardware Overview
Installation
Installing Sophos XG v17 – Part 1
Installing Sophos XG v17 – Part 2
Summary
The next sections will get more under the hood and we will explore rules, filters, network configurations, and security. I truly believe this is one of the best solutions out there that is provided at no-cost to home users. If you are concerned about security, consider giving this a try. The learning is a bit higher than off the shelf routers but the end result is definitely worth it. Check back for the next videos.
I had Sophos 9 and 10 as my UTM but gave up when they moved to the XG and went back to UT (especially when they also gave a free version).
I will follow your install and the hard bit (configuration) with the intention of changing back to sophos.
The Hardware you picked is unbelievable for the price. I am sure it took many hours of work and I say to anyone following that they will not get a better rig for the job for the price.