Cl.-Brg.-Support

While the address adaption can only make the MAC address of just one connected device visible for the access point, client-bridge support enables all MAC addresses of the stations in the LAN behind the client stations to be transmitted transparently to the access point.

In this operation mode, not three MAC addresses are taken (in this example for server, access point and client station) as is normal for client mode, but four addresses as with point-to-point connections (additionally the MAC address of the station in the client station's LAN). The fully transparent connection of a LAN to the client station allows targeted transmission of data packets in the WLAN and hence functions such as TFTP downloads, which are initiated via broadcast.