AmpliFi User Guide
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Clone MAC Address
Disabled by default. Select this
option to clone a computer's MAC address to the Router.
Enter the MAC address in the field provided.
This may be helpful if your service provider registered
the MAC address of the computer you had previously
connected to the modem. MAC address cloning allows the
Router to be recognized instead.
Bridge Mode
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Disabled by default, bridge mode can
help you grow your network and/or separate multiple
networks. It allows you to use more than one router on the
same network by placing one router in bridge mode and
connecting it to the client port on another.
Here are a few of the most common applications for
bridge mode:
• Connect two routers to share network resources.
• Use the Router as an additional access point on an
existing network.
• Use the Router with a fiber service.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is a virtual
private and secure connection between two systems that
enables encapsulated data transport.
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PPPoE Username
Enter the username used to connect to
the PPPoE server.
PPPoE Password
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Enter the password used to connect to
the PPPoE server.
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Show Password
Disabled by default. Select this option to
display the password in plain text.
Primary DNS Address
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Enter the IP address of the service
provider's primary DNS server.
Secondary DNS Address
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service provider's secondary DNS server.
Enter the IP address of the
UPnP
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Enabled by default. Universal Plug and Play
automatically configures port forwarding when you have
hardware that supports UPnP.
•
Clone MAC Address
Disabled by default. Select this
option to clone a computer's MAC address to the Router.
Enter the MAC address in the field provided.
This may be helpful if your service provider registered
the MAC address of the computer you had previously
connected to the modem. MAC address cloning allows the
Router to be recognized instead.
Bridge Mode
•
Disabled by default, bridge mode can
help you grow your network and/or separate multiple
networks. It allows you to use more than one router on the
same network by placing one router in bridge mode and
connecting it to the client port on another.
Here are a few of the most common applications for
bridge mode:
• Connect two routers to share network resources.
• Use the Router as an additional access point on an
existing network.
• Use the Router with a fiber service.
Wireless
The Wireless screen for the Router allows you to access
wireless network settings. Tap
General
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SSID Name
The name of the wireless network is
displayed. Tap to change it.
Password
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The password to the wireless network is
displayed. Tap to change it.
Verify Password
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To change the password, enter the new
password again.
Chapter 2: Overview
to save your changes.
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