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Chapter 6 Bridge Mode
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Bridge Mode
6.1 Overview
Use your NBG6818 as a bridge if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this mode
your NBG6818 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the
figure below for an example.
Figure 16 NBG6818 in Bridge Mode
Many screens that are available in Standard Mode are not available in Bridge Mode , such as port
forwarding and firewall. See Section 3.3 on page 29 for more information.
6.2 What You Can Do
• Set up a network with the NBG6818 as a bridge ( Section 6.3 on page 39 ).
• Use the Status screen to view read-only information about your NBG6818 ( Section 6.4 on page 41 ).
6.3 Setting your NBG6818 to Bridge Mode
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Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how
to do this.