Enabling The Bridge Mode Option {Bridge Mode - Nomadix AG 5000 User Manual

Enabling the Bridge Mode Option {Bridge Mode}

Bridge Mode allows complete and unconditional access to devices on the subscriber
side of the AG 5000. When the Bridge Mode option is enabled, the AG 5000 is
effectively transparent to the network in which it is located, allowing clusters of
switches (especially Cisco Systems switch clusters) to be managed using the STP
(Spanning Tree Protocol), or any other algorithm/protocol. The AG 5000 forwards
any and all packets (except those addressed to the AG 5000 network interface). The
packets are unmodified and can be forwarded in both directions. This is a very useful
feature when troubleshooting your entire network as it allows administrators to
effectively "remove" the AG 5000 from the network without physically
disconnecting the unit.
You can still manage the AG 5000 when Bridge Mode is enabled, but you have no
other functionality. If you enable the Bridge Mode option and then plug the AG 5000
into a network, all you need to do is assign it routable IP addresses. You can then set
up all other features and disable the Bridge Mode option whenever you want to start
using the AG 5000 in that network.
This procedure shows you how to enable the Bridge Mode option.
From the Web Management Interface, click on
1.
The Bridge Mode (Passthrough) Settings screen appears:
Click on the check box for
2.
The AG 5000 will be rebooted if this setting is changed.
Click on the
3. Submit
you want to reset the "Enable" option to its previous state.
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to enable this feature.
Bridge Mode
button to save your changes, or click on the
, then
System Bridge Mode .
Reset
System Administration
AG 5000
button if