Whereas address adjustment allows only the MAC address of a directly connected device to be visible to the AP, client-bridge support provides transparency; all MAC addresses of the LAN stations behind the client stations are transferred to the AP.
Furthermore, the three MAC addresses usual in client mode are not used for this operating mode (in this example for server, AP and client station), but rather four addresses as with point-to-point connections (the fourth is the MAC address of the station in the LAN of the client station). The fully transparent connection of a LAN to the client station allows targeted transmission of data packets in the WLAN and hence functions such as TFTP downloads, initiated by a broadcast.
SNMP ID: 2.37.1.1.17
Telnet path: Setup/WLAN-Management/AP-Configuration/Networkprofiles
- Yes: Activates client-bridge support for this logical WLAN.
- No: Deactivates client-bridge support for this logical WLAN.
- Exclusive: Only accepts clients that also support the client-bridge mode.
Default: No