SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual 128

Configuring Bridging

The page displays radio buttons for enabling, and a table for specifying the interfaces on which bridging will be performed. The table may be empty if bridging has not yet been configured.

2.Select the [Interface Name] on which you want to perform bridging and click [Add]. For example, select [eth-0] (LAN) and [eoa-0] (WAN) interfaces. If you use a USB-connected computer, you can also select [usb-0].

Note: If you enable bridging on an interface that has already been assigned an IP address, it is considered IP-enabled and will route (rather than bridge) IP packets received on the interface. The interface will however bridge the non-IP data it receives. You can determine whether the Ethernet ([eth-0]) and USB ([usb-0]) interfaces have to be assigned IP addresses by displaying the [IP Address Table] (display the [Routing] tab, and click [IP Address]). The interfaces will appear in the table only if they have been assigned IP addresses. You can check whether the [eoa-0] interface has been assigned an IP address by displaying the [EOA Configuration Table] (click the [WAN] tab, and click [EOA]). If the [Config IP Address] field is empty and the [Use DHCP] field contains the word [Disable], then no IP address has been assigned.

3.Click [Bridging:] and [Enable] the radio button to turn on bridging.

4.Click [Submit].

5.A page will briefly display to confirm your changes, and will return you to the [Bridge Configuration] page.

6.Click the [Admin] tab. Click [Commit & Reboot] in the task bar.

7.Click [Commit] to save your changes to the permanent memory.

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