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MM2211 Wireless Broadband Gateway User’s Guide
8000013, December 2006
Configuring the MM2211 Gateway
Figure 8—System Configuration—Bridge Mode
The System->Configuration window allows you to configure system mode—either Route or Bridge. In
addition, this window allows you to configure IP address assignment and to change the username and
password to access the device.
Route mode provides the capability to perform NAT (network address translation) of the traffic from the
Internet (WAN Interface) to the local interface. Route mode allows home users to hide the MM2211 IP
address from the Internet. Using Route mode, multiple devices can be connected behind the Metro Wireless
Access Gateway.
Bridge mode allows the Wireless Access Gateway to act in Layer 2 (or bridge) mode. When the bridge mode
is selected, the home PC's IP address will not be changed as it communicates with the Metro Mesh node. The
Wireless Access Gateway will use the MAC address of the home PC as it sends the packet to the Metro Mesh
Node. This mode is sometimes referring to as
cloning
mode. Using the Bridge mode, only a single device
can be connected behind the Metro Wireless Access Gateway.
3.
Choose the system mode, either
Route
or
Bridge
.
4.
Enter your configuration changes in the appropriate fields.
5.
Click the
Update
button to save your settings.