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R7450 Bridge Mode Configuration
I am new to Bridge Mode I have a R7450 router and have managed to place it in bridge mode. I chose to connect to 5GHz SSID on another WiFi router and got it to connect. Wired devices connected to ...
Does the SSID of the R7450 appear to WiFi devices as an available network?
No
When in bridge mode the R7450 does not present a SSID. It is basically a WiFi device so you have to choose either 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz to connect (just like your cel phone).
I am disappointed in "Bridge Mode" it is a minimal design. It wastes 1 of the 2 radios. Too bad they didn't put a litter more effort into adding features like:
- Using both radios for the bridge for redundancy in case one frequency is having trouble.
- Allow you to use the other radio act as an AP
Brige mode is only meant for a connection with one frequency. The other radios can't not be used as would cause some interferences and how the system worked. Wireless bridge mode is only intended to work as a client mode configuration with one radio, either 2.4 or 5Ghz. How this has been for a long time. Seen with other mfr routers that support bridge mode. I have an ASUS router that does same thing. Pick one radio to connect with, all others are not used. Bridge mode has had a limited use for the average user and NG seems to have no longer supported this in there newer class routers. So bridge mode maybe doing away for some.