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Bridge
operating mode is selected by default as it is widely used by subscriber stations, while
connecting to Access Point or using WDS. In this mode the device will act as a transparent bridge
and will operate in Layer 2. There will be no network segmentation while broadcast domain will be
the same. Bridge mode will not block any broadcast or multicast traffic. Additional
Firewall
settings
can be configured for Layer 2 packet filtering and access control in
Bridge
mode.
Router
operating mode can be configured in order to operate in Layer 3 to perform routing and
enable network segmentation. Wireless clients will be on a different IP subnet.
Router
mode will
block broadcasts while it is not transparent.
N-Tron 702-W supports Multicast packet pass-through in
Router
mode.
N-Tron 702-W powered
Router
can act as a DHCP server and supports Network Address
Translation (Masquerading) feature which is widely used by Access Points. NAT will act as the
firewall between LAN and WLAN networks. Addition
Firewall
settings can be configured for Layer
3 packet filtering and access control in
Router
mode.
Bridge Mode
In bridge mode, the N-Tron 702-W will simply forward the network management and data packets to the
client PC without any intelligent routing. For some applications, this can provide a more efficient and
simple network solution. WLAN (wireless) and LAN (Ethernet) interfaces belong to the same network
segment which has the same IP address space. WLAN and LAN interfaces form the virtual
bridge
interface
while acting as
bridge
ports. The
bridge
has assigned IP settings for management purposes:
Bridge IP Address
: The device can be set for static IP or can be set to obtain an IP address from the DHCP
server connected to it.
One of the IP assignment modes must be selected:
DHCP – choose this option to assign the dynamic IP address, Gateway and DNS address by the local
DHCP server.
Static – choose this option to assign static IP settings for the
bridge
interface.
IP Address
: enter the IP address of the device while
Static Bridge IP Address
mode is selected. This IP will
be used for the N-Tron 702-W device management purposes.
IP Address
and
Netmask
settings should be consistent with the address space of the network segment
where the 702-W resides. If the 702-W’s and the administrator PC’s (which is connected to the
device on the wired or wireless interface) IP settings reside in different address spaces, the 702-W
will become unreachable.
Netmask
: This is a value which when expanded into binary provides a mapping to define which portions of
the IP address groups can be classified as host devices and network devices. Netmask defines the address
space of the network segment where N-Tron 702-W device resides. 255.255.255.0 (or /24)
Netmask
is
commonly used among many C Class IP networks.
