Let’s tell you how to configure Bridge Mode of the Movistar Smart WiFi 7 router, so that you can connect a neutral router. doing this You will make the main router a third-party router chosen and purchased by you, with features that can make better use of your network connection.
He Bridge Mode It is a function that disables the functions of your home router. This way, the router will become just a modema kind of gateway or bridge to which to connect another different router. The different router will become the main one, it will be in charge of the WiFis, security, privacy, connections and all the functions of the router, while the operator’s router only decrypts and sends the line.
Unfortunately, this means that you will not be able to stop using the operator’s fiber, it is a necessary intermediary between the fiber you have contracted and your neutral router. However, if you like to tinker, doing this can help you access functions that the new router may have but are limited in the operator’s, improve connectivity features, and make better use of your line.
Configure the Bridge / Single-user Mode on the Movistar Smart WiFi 7 router
To activate bridge mode on the Movistar Smart WiFi 7 router, the first thing you have to do is enter its settings. To do this, open the browser and type the address http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar. This address is the local IP, which is what the router uses to take you to its configuration panel.
When you enter, you will have to write your username and password. If you have not changed it, you can find these two pieces of information on a sticker under the routerin the “Router access data” line.
Once you are in the Movistar router configuration, you have to click on the menu button with the three stripes icon at the top left. This will display a menu of options, where you have to click on the option Multi-position/Single-position that will appear to you.
Once inside the configuration Multi-position/Single-positionnow you have to select the option Single-user (No NAT). This mode allows your device to directly acquire the public IP, avoiding using NAT (‘Network Address Translation’) to browse the Internet.
This mode means that you can only have one device connected to the router, which in this case will be the other router that we are going to use. Therefore, now all you have to do is install and configure the neutral router that you want to use following the instructions on the device.
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