R7000in bridge mode

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I am using an R7000 in bridge mode for extended wi-fi (with an R8000 as the primary router). Does anyone know if the wired ports are still live on the 7000 or does bridge mode disable them ? (Yes - I know I could test, but it’s in an inaccessible location and it would help to know beforehand)

antinode · Answer

&gt; I am using an R7000 in bridge mode for extended wi-fi [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What, exactly, does "bridge mode" mean to you in this context?&nbsp; Howis the R7000 connected to the "primary router" LAN?&nbsp; (Hint: If a devicehas different types of Ethernet ports, then "connected to device" is notenough detail.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and lookfor Documentation.&nbsp; Get the User Manual.&nbsp; Look for "Set Up the Router asa WiFi Access Point" and "Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode".&nbsp; Are youdoing one of those?&nbsp; (Which, or what else?)&nbsp;&gt; [...] Does anyone know if the wired ports are still live on the 7000&gt; or does bridge mode disable them ? [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As Netgear uses the term, "in Bridge Mode", the LAN Ethernet portsare the _only_ things to which you can connect client devices.&nbsp; If,instead, you've configured the R7000 as a wireless access point, thenyou should be able to connect client devices to it wirelessly or usingits LAN Ethernet ports.

Timgf · Answer

Thank you. I guess I’m a bit hazy on the terminology. I switched recently from a DSL to a microwave ISP. This is quite a large house so I put in an R8000 and ran a wire from the basement to the attic. The R 8000 wi - fi is in the basement and the R7000 is now in the attic providing wi-fi (with different names) for the upper part of the house. I thought this was called bridge mode but I may be using the wrong name. The R8000 is acting as the router and I was trying to establish if I can use the ports on the R7000 or if in this mode it is suitable for wi-fi only. I think you have answered that the ports are still live and can be used.

Timgf · Answer

Oh. The Ethernet wire runs from one of the ports on the R8000 to the WAN port on the R7000

antinode · Answer

&gt; [...] I guess I'm a bit hazy on the terminology. [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "bridge mode" essentially means "stupid" (or, more politely,"simple"), and it's been used by so many people in so many ways thatit's come to mean almost anything (hence, nothing).&nbsp; At least notwithout more context.&nbsp;&gt; [...] ran a wire [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sounds like a wireless access point.&nbsp;&gt; [...] I think you have answered that the ports are still live and can&gt; be used.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I think so too, depending, of course, on exactly what you did to theR7000.&nbsp; You'll find out when you run the experiment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&gt; [...] The Ethernet wire runs from one of the [LAN?] ports on the R8000&gt; to the WAN port on the R7000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And client devices which are connected to the R7000 get (LAN) IPaddresses on the same subnet as client devices which are connected tothe R8000?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And if you point a web browser at the R7000 management web site (atits new/different LAN IP address, as discovered in an Attached Devicesreport on the R8000), it mentions something like "Operation Mode:AccessPoint" in yellow in the heading?

Timgf · Answer

Thanks for the info.

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