ConnectGear gr-104 User Guide

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2.2.6 Bridge 
 
The bridge mode screen allows you to set your Broadband router to bridge mode and allows you 
to assign an IP address for management purposes. When the bridge mode is selected, the router 
in effect becomes a switch, transferring packets from the WAN port to the LAN port and vice 
versa without any NAT involvement. In bridge mode, the original WAN MAC is ignored, and the 
original LAN MAC address will be used as the MAC address. These values will be restored when 
you set the device to operating modes other than the bridge mode. 
 
 
 
 
 
Parameters 
 
 
Description 
 
IP address  
Enter an IP Address for the Bridge Mode. This IP address allows 
you to access the web-based management should you decide to 
switch back to the router mode. 
 
Subnet Mask 
The Subnet Mask for the Bridge Mode management 
 
 
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now 
configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)