Bridge
The Router can also be used as a Wireless Bridge. This is used when it is not advisable to lay an
Ethernet line over a distance. Two routers can be set up to connect over this distance, acting as
the wired backbone.
Equivalent to:
LAN
LAN
Switch
Switch
Ethernet Cable
Wireless
Bridge
Router
LAN
LAN
Router
To establish the Bridge link,
1.
Connect your PC to Router1’s LAN port. Do not connect anything to the WAN.
2.
Get Router2’s MAC Address from Router2’s Station Information.
1. Log in to Router2’s
Station Information to
read the Router’s
MAC Address here.
3.
Key Router2’s MAC Address into Router1.
2. Enter
Router2’s MAC
into Router1’s
Bridge Link.
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