Using The Prestige's Bridging Feature; Defining Bridge Interfaces - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 623 series User Manual

Prestige 623 Series Dual-link ADSL Router
destination computer. Routers can read this information and pass the data to the destination computer, or
determine which next router to send the data to if the destination is not on a connected network.
Bridges cannot read or use IP information, but instead use the manufacturer-assigned hardware IDs to
determine the port through which it should send the data packet.
Routers are considered more intelligent and flexible devices than bridges, and often provide a variety of
security and network administration services.

17.4 Using the Prestige's Bridging Feature

Although the Prestige is pre-configured to serve as a router to provide Internet connectivity to your LAN,
there are several instances in which you may also want to configure bridging:
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Your ISP may use protocols that require bridging with your LAN. The Prestige can be configured to
appear as a bridge when communicating with your ISP, while continuing to provide router functionality
for your LAN.
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Your LAN may include computers that communicate using "layer-3" protocols other than the Internet
Protocol. These include IPX
bridge for packets that use these protocols while continuing to serve as a router for IP data.
In both cases, you need to specify the Prestige's interfaces as bridge interfaces.

17.5 Defining Bridge Interfaces

To enable bridging, specify the Prestige interfaces on which you want to bridge data and then enable
bridging mode.
Step 1. Click
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he Bridge Configuration screen. The table may be empty if bridging
Configuring Bridging