Bridge mode for Pano with wireless receivers?
I spoke at length today with tech support. We just replaced our old Contour box and Pano7 modem/router with a wireless receiver (connects to the TV via HDMI cable) and Pano8 modem/router. I would l...
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Hi, there. Thank you for your inquiry and I apologize for the confusion we may have created for you. With the gateway in bridge mode, it will disable the DHCP assignment. You can likely connect your "mesh" router to the panoramic gateway without setting the gateway into bridge mode. The pass-through is likely unnecessary, as your router will be assigning IPs on a different subnet (ie, 192,168.1.1 or 192,168.2.1). The gateway will use 192,168.0.1. I hope this helps explain.
Thanks for the reply. I know I can connect my mesh router to the panoramic gateway without enabling bridge mode on the panoramic device. However, by enabling bridge mode on the Panoramic device I can almost double my internet speed, by avoiding both routers incurring overhead. So there is a benefit to me, which is why I am looking for a way to enable bridge mode but still have my wireless TV receivers work.
A better suggestion is setup your MESH router as an Access point, and use the same SSID settings from the pano wifi on the mesh system. That's going to be a better alternative. AND will demonstrably increase your range and wifi capabilities.
Setting up as an access pint means not losing any speed as well.
