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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1887970" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Lisa, that is what bridge mode does. It turns off the WiFi in the CL. Then it just becomes a bridge between the ISP RF signal on the exterior line to the Ethernet on the internal. From the user guide, there is no other way to turn off the WiFi in the CL. </p><p></p><p>[USER=408357]@Faqua[/USER] , you said:</p><p></p><p>You have a couple of options. You can get a longer cable of the type from the wall to the CL. (That is typically a coaxial cable, you can get them at the local HomeDepot/Lowe's or even BestBuy. If you don't mind running the cable through your house, that might let you put the CL in the bedroom with the Mac. Or you can get a long Ethernet cable, run that from the CL to the AE and put that in the bedroom, then put the CL in Bridge mode. The net effect will be that the WiFi is now in the bedroom with the Mac, either way. </p><p></p><p>You also said, while I was typing this: </p><p></p><p>Yes, the setting is on the Advanced Settings menu. Under "WAN Settings" is a place to change the "Transparent Bridging." But as soon as you make the change, your WiFi disappears, so you won't have any internet access until you get the AE set up and running. So don't make the change over WiFi or you will be lost. Use an Ethernet cable from your Mac to the CL and leave that connection when you shift to Transparent Bridge mode. Then attach the AE by an ethernet cable to the CL, power it on and use the Airport Utility on the Mac (In the Utilities folder in Applications) to configure the AE. Then check using the WiFi fan icon that you are connected to the AE successfully. Once you know the WiFi through the AE and bridge work, you can disconnect the ethernet from the CL to the Mac. </p><p></p><p>OK, so that is how to do it. If it all goes sideways, use the Ethernet cable from the CL to the Mac to undo the Transparent Bridge mode and put it back to whatever it was before you changed it. The manual doesn't give the settings in that section, so just note what it is before you change it. </p><p></p><p>Unless you are older than me, the old man claim is not valid. I'm 75.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1887970, member: 396914"] Lisa, that is what bridge mode does. It turns off the WiFi in the CL. Then it just becomes a bridge between the ISP RF signal on the exterior line to the Ethernet on the internal. From the user guide, there is no other way to turn off the WiFi in the CL. [USER=408357]@Faqua[/USER] , you said: You have a couple of options. You can get a longer cable of the type from the wall to the CL. (That is typically a coaxial cable, you can get them at the local HomeDepot/Lowe's or even BestBuy. If you don't mind running the cable through your house, that might let you put the CL in the bedroom with the Mac. Or you can get a long Ethernet cable, run that from the CL to the AE and put that in the bedroom, then put the CL in Bridge mode. The net effect will be that the WiFi is now in the bedroom with the Mac, either way. You also said, while I was typing this: Yes, the setting is on the Advanced Settings menu. Under "WAN Settings" is a place to change the "Transparent Bridging." But as soon as you make the change, your WiFi disappears, so you won't have any internet access until you get the AE set up and running. So don't make the change over WiFi or you will be lost. Use an Ethernet cable from your Mac to the CL and leave that connection when you shift to Transparent Bridge mode. Then attach the AE by an ethernet cable to the CL, power it on and use the Airport Utility on the Mac (In the Utilities folder in Applications) to configure the AE. Then check using the WiFi fan icon that you are connected to the AE successfully. Once you know the WiFi through the AE and bridge work, you can disconnect the ethernet from the CL to the Mac. OK, so that is how to do it. If it all goes sideways, use the Ethernet cable from the CL to the Mac to undo the Transparent Bridge mode and put it back to whatever it was before you changed it. The manual doesn't give the settings in that section, so just note what it is before you change it. Unless you are older than me, the old man claim is not valid. I'm 75. [/QUOTE]
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