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Chapter 6 Bridge Mode
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CHAPTER 6
Bridge Mode
6.1 Overview
Use your NBG7815 as a bridge if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this mode
your NBG7815 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the
figure below for an example.
Figure 16 NBG7815 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 30 for more information.
6.2 What You Can Do
Set up a network with the NBG7815 as a bridge (Section 6.3 on page 40).
Use the Status screen to view read-only information about your NBG7815 (Section 6.4 on page 42).
6.3 Setting your NBG7815 to Bridge Mode
1 Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how
to do this.