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Configuring Bridge Mode 41
HomePortal 3801HGV Gateway User Guide Configuring Broadband Settings
Steps
1. Navigate to Settings > Broadband > Link Configuration. Configure the following section of
the Link Configuration page to enable the bridge mode and add supplementary networks:
2. Select the Use Broadband IPs on LAN check box. This enables bridge mode on the
gateway.
3. Enter the subnet mask address in the Specify usable subnet mask text box. You must
specify this address on the LAN devices or supplementary network devices while
configuring the subnet mask. The recommended subnet mask address is 255.255.255.0.
4. Select the Auto Firewall Open check box. This disables the firewall of the gateway. Make
sure that you select this option because the firewall must be disabled for the bridge mode
to function.
5. Select the Use the built-in system MAC address radio button from the System MAC
Address section to use the configured MAC address.
OR
Select the Override the built-in MAC address radio button from the System MAC Address
section, and mention a MAC address of your choice in the Specify MAC address text box.
6. Leave the Upstream MTU value as is. This is the maximum size allowed on packets that
are communicated between your network and your ISP.
7. Select the Add Additional Network check box to tail a router from the Local Ethernet port
located at the back panel of the gateway. This adds a secondary network to the broadband
WAN interface.
8. Enter the gateway address of the supplementary network device in the Router Address text
box. This is the gateway address of the secondary subnet.