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chrisbmx116-
It's really simple.
- ISP Modem goes into modem mode.
- ISP Modem connects to EdgeMax and the EdgeMax takes over router jobs
- EdgeMax runs your DHCP, Firewall, inbound VPN, networks, DNS proxy
- EdgeMax connects to a single Switch
- Connect everything to your Switch
:)
The EdgeMax does allow you to go nuts... complex configs, like multiple networks in a building, but for a home system you only want to use 1 port on the EdgeMax.
- ISP Modem goes into modem mode.
Velocio
The key thing...
The EdgeMax Router... every ethernet port is a physically distinct network.
Meaning a distinct IP range on each port.
i.e.
Eth1 = 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255
Eth2 = 192.168.2.1-192.168.2.255
Typically, you want a switch after the EdgeMax so that you run a single network if you expect devices attached to different WiFi access points to talk to each other.
If you are all Mac, and that is using Bonjour or other auto-discovery stuff... then you do want everything on the same network.