Bridge mode, 2 bridge mode, Ip settings – GeoDesy GD-Geo20 User Manual

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Network mode - choose the device operating mode [bridge/router]

Bridge

– in this mode the device works as transparent bridge interconnecting wireless network

and LAN port. The Firewall related functions and NAT are not available in this mode.

Router

– in this mode the device works as router between wireless network and all LAN ports.

Ethernet speed

– configures the Ethernet link speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet port.

Choose "auto" for automatic detection of link speed and duplex mode.

Network settings will vary according to the selected Network mode. The Bridge mode allows
configuring device LAN IP settings, while the Router mode requires more parameters such as LAN
network settings, W AN network settings, LAN DHCP settings.

7.2.2 Bridge Mode

Port forwarding and Static routes are not available on Bridge mode.


When device is configured to operate in Bridge mode, only device LAN settings should be configured
on the Network page:

IP Settings

When assigning IP address make sure that the chosen IP address is unused and belongs to the same
IP subnet as your wired LAN, otherwise you will lose the connection to the device from your current PC.
If you enable the DHCP client, the browser will lose the connection after saving, because the IP

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