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Q: how do you change to bridge mode?

how do you change to bridge mode?

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Posted on Feb 19, 2013 9:09 AM

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Q: how do you change to bridge mode?

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Feb 19, 2013 9:24 AM in response to marcifromorlando
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    Feb 19, 2013 9:24 AM in response to marcifromorlando

    If you are using the Lion or Mountain Lion operating system on your Mac.....

     

    Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility

    Click on the AirPort Exrreme icon, then click Edit

    Click the Network tab at the top of the window

    Change the setting for Router Mode from DHCP and NAT to "Off (Bridge Mode)"

    Click the Update button at the lower right of the window and the AirPort will restart in 30 seconds

     

    Then, power off your complete network, wait a minute, start the modem first and let it run a minute, then start the AirPort next the same way, then start other devices one at a time the same way.

     

     

    Screen Shot 2013-02-19 at 11.17.23 AM.png

     

     

    If you are using the Leopard or Snow Leopard operating system on your Mac.......

     

    Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utilty

    Click on the AirPort Extreme, then click Manual Setup

    Click the Internet icon

    Click the Internet Connection tab

    Change the setting for Connection Sharing to "Off (Bridge Mode)"

    Click Update at the lower right of the window and the AirPort will restart in 30 seconds.

     

    Then, power cycle the entire network as instructed above

     

     

    Screen Shot 2013-02-19 at 11.23.15 AM.png

  • by ningram21,

    ningram21 ningram21 Sep 26, 2013 9:36 AM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Sep 26, 2013 9:36 AM in response to Bob Timmons

    When using bridge mode on the AE do I also turn my ISP to bridge mode? Or leave it DHCP?

  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Sep 26, 2013 10:15 AM in response to ningram21
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    Sep 26, 2013 10:15 AM in response to ningram21

    If you use Bridge Mode on the AirPort, then the device supplied by your ISP should be using DHCP (and NAT).

     

    If your AirPort is set to use DHCP and NAT, then the device provided by your ISP should be configured to operate in Bridge Mode.