Users Manual

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• Vlan Mode - Virtual LAN Setting.
- None (DEFAULT)
- Access - Use this if this interface is intended to be a member of only a single
VLAN.
- Trunk - Use this if this interface is intended to be a member of multiple VLANs.
For information about VRRP setup, refer to “VRRP – Virtual RouterRedundancy Protocol” in
the MDS Orbit MCR Technical Manual (05-6632A01).
5.8 Bridging
Understanding
The unit supports transparent bridging of LAN, and in firmware versions of 3.0.0 and higher,
WiFi and SD networks. The LN network supports Ethernet payload since its release in 4.0.0 The
bridge forwards traffic between LAN interfaces and wireless interfaces at the layer-2 of OSI
model. This allows LAN and wireless clients to be in the same IP sub-network.
The bridge learns the clients’ locations by analyzing the source address of incoming frames from
all attached networks. For example, if a bridge sees a frame arrive on LAN port from Host A, the
bridge concludes that Host A can be reached through the segment connected to LAN port.