R7450 Bridge Mode Configuration

tkvoice wrote:

f I am bridging using 5GHz radio is there a way to use the 2.4GHz radio (that is currently doing absolutely nothing) to work as an Access Point? That way wireless devices in the remote area can use the bridge too.

No.

There is no description in the manual about what can be used on the RJ45 ports. Can the WAN RJ45 port be used for anything while in bridge mode? Or is it just the 4 LAN ports I can use?

MIght see if mirror WAN to LAN is seen on the Routers debug page. If not there, then only the LAN ports work in bridge mode.

Once in Bridge Mode how do I view the WiFi SSID I am currently connected to or chose a different WiFi connection?
Should be seen on the status page on the bridge router. 

Yup I get how NG built the Bridging mode and all I am saying is that they could have put a lot more thought into it as they have basically bricked the radio that is not being used.

Just to put this in context and prove that the ability to do more is easily achievable. Years ago (5-7 years) I bought a cheap Chinese RS232 wifi adapter (Elfin EW10a) for under $10 brand new delivered. I was so impressed that a tiny cheap device could have an independent WiFi Server and Client running simultaneously. This little device could actually be connected as a client to your home wifi router and the device itself was serving and additional wifi server so you could connect directly to it for using another wifi device. It only had 1 2.4GHz radio but the Chinese figured out how to do both(server & client) at the same time using 1 radio. Point is the technology on the NG router is there it just a better firmware to add more features.