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Set up a bridge for a VLAN tag group

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Orbi Whole Home AC1200 Mesh WiFi System Set up a bridge for a VLAN tag group If the device that is connected to the router's Ethernet port is an IPTV device, your ISP might require you to set up a bridge for a VLAN tag group for the router's Internet interface. If you are subscribed to IPTV service, the router might require VLAN tags to distinguish between the Internet traffic and the IPTV traffic. A bridge with a VLAN tag group prevents packets that are sent between the IPTV device and the router's Internet port from being processed through the router's Network Address Translation (NAT) service. You can add VLAN tag groups to a bridge and assign VLAN IDs and priority values to each VLAN tag group. To add a VLAN tag group and enable the bridge: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi network. 2. Enter orbilogin.com. A login window opens. 3. Enter the Orbi admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VLAN/Bridge Settings. The VLAN/Bridge Settings page displays. 5. Select the Enable VLAN/Bridge Group check box. The page expands. 6. Select the By VLAN tag group radio button. The section expands. 7. Click the Add button. The Add VLAN Rule page displays. 8. Specify the settings as described in the following table. Specify Network Settings 83 User Manual

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Set up a bridge for a VLAN tag group
If the device that is connected to the router’s Ethernet port is an IPTV device, your ISP
might require you to set up a bridge for a VLAN tag group for the router’s Internet
interface.
If you are subscribed to IPTV service, the router might require VLAN tags to distinguish
between the Internet traffic and the IPTV traffic. A bridge with a VLAN tag group prevents
packets that are sent between the IPTV device and the router’s Internet port from being
processed through the router’s Network Address Translation (NAT) service.
You can add VLAN tag groups to a bridge and assign VLAN IDs and priority values to
each VLAN tag group.
To add a VLAN tag group and enable the bridge:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
Orbi network.
2.
Enter
orbilogin.com
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the Orbi admin user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VLAN/Bridge Settings
.
The VLAN/Bridge Settings page displays.
5.
Select the
Enable VLAN/Bridge Group
check box.
The page expands.
6.
Select the
By VLAN tag group
radio button.
The section expands.
7.
Click the
Add
button.
The Add VLAN Rule page displays.
8.
Specify the settings as described in the following table.
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Specify Network Settings
Orbi Whole Home AC1200 Mesh WiFi System