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User’s Manual of WGR-500
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4.2.5 Operation Mode
If you want to set a different mode between router and switch, it can only be configured by DIP switch instead of
web GUI.
The industrial wall-mount Gigabit router supports two modes for your application, select the Router mode to act as
a Gateway which provides the firewall function to protect your private network. To select the Switch mode,
industrial wall-mount Gigabit router will act as a pure 5-Port Ethernet Switch.
The setup is shown in Figure 4-19 and default mode is Router mode.
Figure 4-19: Operation Mode
Object Description
Router
In this mode, the device is supposed to connect to internet via
xDSL/Cable/xPON/Fiber modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in LAN ports
share the same IP with ISP through WAN port. The connection type can be
set up in WAN page by using PPPOE, DHCP client, PPTP client , L2TP
client or static IP.
Switch
In this mode, all Ethernet ports are bridged together and NAT function is
disabled. All the WAN related function and firewall are not supported.