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10.9. IP Bridge
10.9.1. Introduction
What is a Bridge ?
A Bridge is a device that connects two or more networks as a seamless single network. It supports any
protocol as it operates on MAC-layer addresses, and then protocol independent. The bridge passes
packets according to the destination and its internal table of addresses.
Why do we need a Bridge with TBox ?
This will be mostly required with MS-CPU32-X.
This allows carrying a seamless connection between SHDSL network and Ethernet; it connects through
SHDSL network, two Ethernet LANs of 2 distant MS-CPU32-X.
How do we configure a Bridge with TBox ?
From the IP Parameters folder, go to "IP Bridges" you create a Bridge and define an IP address.
Then you attach this Bridge configuration to the communication ports you want to bridge (see TCP/IP
configuration).
The IP address of the bridge has then priority on the one originally defined for the communication port.
10.9.2. Configuration
You define the IP setting of
the Bridge.
This IP will be attached to
each port that needs to be
bridged.
(See IP settings chapter
8.2.3)