D-Link DSL-1500G manual Bridge with RFC 1483 Router/Bridge Configuration menu

DSL-1500G SHDSL Ethernet Router User’s Guide

Connect / Disconnect Buttons

If you have enabled the Connect on Demand feature, the Router will begin to negotiate the WAN connection upon restarting. If the Connect on Demand feature has been disabled, click the Connect button to initiate the connection via the WAN interface. The process will take a few seconds. To end the WAN connection, click on the Disconnect button.

Bridge Configuration

The DSL-1500 supports RFC 1483 sometimes called Bridged Ethernet. In bridge mode operation the device does not have the same capabilities as it does when operating in router mode. Packet forwarding for a bridge is limited to Layer 2, i.e. MAC address information only. A bridge operation may be appropriate when it is necessary to bridge the WAN and LAN interface in order to support non-IP based protocols. Bridge mode may also be best suited for LAN-to-LAN operations.

Bridge with RFC 1483 Router/Bridge Configuration menu

If you change the Connection Profile to Bridge with RFC 1483 or Router with RFC 1483 the user changeable parameters will be on the Connection Profile and the Encapsulation Method.

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