Client Bridge Mode

[sakendrick]

I connected a hub to my 9250 and now run wires out of it to all my media devices. So I don't really need the repeater function, and it seems to cause confusion for a lot of my wireless devices. I have enough signal from my main wireless router in the office.

So I figured I'd just switch to client bridge mode. A couple questions
- Should I put it in Router mode? I don't fully understand the different but my guess is if I set all my devices connected to the hub to have static IPs, then I don't need to put it in router mode.
- Are the IP addresses of my connected devices going to be tied to my source wireless router IP range? Or will they now be within the range of the 9250?
- I changed it to client bridge mode, but it seemed to reset itself. I browsed to it's wireless address and the admin popped up still and the setting was back to Universal repeater. Is there something I have to do to keep it on client bridge?

Any help is appreciated. I also plan to get another one as these things are awesome for connecting TVs, etc for media sharing.

[TrojanMan]

If you want all your devices on your LAN to be able to communicate with each other, it is a lot simpler to keep router mode disabled.

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[sakendrick]

So I was able to get bridge mode to stick, but then none of my devices connected to the 9250 could obtain a network connection. Back to my original question

my main wireless router is 192.168.2.1

Does that mean I have to set the 9250 WAN address to 192.168.2.2 (for example), and is there another LAN address I have to worry about?

Then if I have a wired device connected to the 9250, assuming the 9250 is not in router mode, what would the possible IP address be and what should the DNS, and gateway be set to?

Thanks in advance

[heislerb]

So I was able to get bridge mode to stick, but then none of my devices connected to the 9250 could obtain a network connection. Back to my original question

my main wireless router is 192.168.2.1

Does that mean I have to set the 9250 WAN address to 192.168.2.2 (for example), and is there another LAN address I have to worry about?

The WAN address depends on the system you are getting internet from. It can be a static or dynamic IP or what what ever type of connection is needed.

Then if I have a wired device connected to the 9250, assuming the 9250 is not in router mode, what would the possible IP address be and what should the DNS, and gateway be set to?
I would expect your router should be set to provide DHCP Automatically (you set this up 192.168.2.100 to 192.168.2.200). The gateway address should be the device that is providing internet (in front of the router)
Thanks in advance

[sakendrick]

OK... many months later - I still can't get client bridge mode to work... I set it up for client bridge mode, router disabled. I then connect a device with an ethernet cable to the back of the 9250... no dice. Can't get an internet connection. Can someone please help maybe with some step by step?

[sakendrick]

Found this which may work... I have to try the steps in a couple days when I'm back at home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIpncp0BVxE

My other thought is, can I use it in normal mode but just disable the Radio Broadcast? Won't that effectively accomplish the same?

[Tofu]

There is no SSID broadcasted in client bridge mode as it is trying to connect to an AP. If you can clarify what you mean that would be appreciated.