Bridging

Bridging is a mechanism to create a single network consisting of multiple devices, such as Ethernet devices and wireless access points. You can also use bridging to create a Vitural LAN switchport bridge. See Create a VLAN using switchport mode for more information about switchport bridging for VLANs.

By default, the IX20 has the following preconfigured bridges:

Interface type Preconfigured interfaces Devices Default configuration
Bridges (Wi-Fi model only)
  • Bridge: LAN
  • Ethernet: ETH2
  • Wi-Fi access point: Digi AP
  • Enabled
  • Used by the ETH1 interface
Interface type Preconfigured interfaces Devices Default configuration

You can modify configuration settings for the existing bridge, and you can create new bridges.

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