Get the Most Out of Your Router with Xfinity Bridge Mode

By placing your Xfinity router into bridge mode, here are some tips that can help you improve your home Wi-Fi experience. The decision to place the Xfinity router in bridge mode can be achieved simply by enabling the device to work as a modem only and allowing consumers to use their own powerful Wi-Fi router. This is a great way to avoid most problems that come with using the default Xfinity router and grants users more control and the ability to tweak settings on the home network.

First, what do you know about Bridge Mode?

The organization also points out that, when a Xfinity router is in bridge mode, it turns off many of the intrinsic router features. It ceases to serve as a router and Wi-Fi access point but only works as a bridge connecting other devices to the Xfinity network. This in effect turns it into an Xfinity modem through which the internet runs. Enabling bridge mode essentially transfers these additional hosts such as assigning DHCP addresses to a third-party router that is connected to the Xfinity modem router.

Benefits of Bridge Mode

Putting your Xfinity gateway into bridge mode offers several advantages: Putting your Xfinity gateway into bridge mode offers several advantages:

More on this, improved Wi-Fi signal – Many Xfinity Customer Service have made complaints about poor Wi-Fi signal from the Xfinity gateways. A better mesh or gaming router helps increase the speed, coverage, and more connections. You have more control over settings for wireless standards, channels, security, and QoS to manage performance optimally.

More Network Control – when you are connected to the FTT router through bridge mode, all the network routing and management happens through your router. This allows you to set up more complex defining of features such as VLANs, port management, DNS, and even VPN tunneling many times more effectively for power networking.

Reduces Double NAT Problems – You do not get involved in “Double NAT” scenarios which complicate and prevent services as well as devices requiring inbound internet connection. When you have only one NAT point with your router, the setup is simpler than the other two provided below.

Versatility And Modifications – This means that you can select a router that will meet your needs at a specific time in the market such as the mesh systems for enhanced whole-house coverage. Another benefit for the future is that the upgrade of the router is easier without touching the ISP Xfinity Equipment Guide. Most gateway devices offered by Xfinity are now more than five years old – employing your router guarantees you only the latest hardware.

To put an Xfinity gateway into bridge mode you follow the steps here.

Putting your Xfinity gateway/router combo device into bridge mode is a process that takes just a few steps: Putting your Xfinity gateway/router combo device into bridge mode is a process that takes just a few steps:

Changing Old Router

First, plug in a new high-performance Wi-Fi router to your Xfinity gateway so that you can integrate it perfectly. Plug one of the Ethernet cables into one of the LAN ports in the Xfinity router and the other end of the Ethernet cable into the WAN port or Internet port in the new router. Another way you can connect is through wireless, especially in case your new router accompanies the WPS option by pressing the sync button on both routers. Discuss ‘Turn all the units on and wait for at least 5 minutes for the units to connect’.

Access Gateway Admin Interface

To do this, you need to go to the address bar and enter the specific address of your Xfinity gateway admin interface. This can be achieved by entering URL 00.0.0.1 in a browser while using any device connected to your home network. Login to your admin with the admin details, which are usually found on a label at the back of the router. Sometimes the default login is username = “admin” password = “password”.

Enable Bridge Mode

Go to the bridge mode option: It is usually under the modem or gateway setting option. Select this check box to uncheck the routing functions and consequently, make the device work as a modem only. As a result, the device is also likely to reboot to the initial settings because of the process. Allow it to take 2-3 minutes to perform this conversion that puts the device into bridge mode and removes most of the router features rebooting to simply act as a modem.

Connecting Your Router to a New Wi-Fi SSID

When your Xfinity modem/router fully reboots in bridge mode, power on your devices and connect them to the Wi-Fi network name that your new router will broadcast instead of the Xfinity network name SSID. Go through the setup process on any other wireless products such as mesh range extenders or Wi-Fi switches in addition to ensuring that all the products are connected to the new custom router without any complications.

Adjust New Router Settings

Since your devices are connecting through your router, it is possible to log in to this specific router’s admin page which allows you to set up options such as SSID and password, MAC address, port forwarding, and other preferences that dictate your specific home network.

Ongoing Benefits

This is because your gateway is in bridge mode where it only functions as a modem leaving all the network traffic to pass through your optimized router for efficient and effective results. A special customized Wi-Fi setting for your home or office environment helps you eliminate all those annoying dead spots, and congestion problems and provides you with a simple unified location to manage your entire network. Getting rid of the dependency of relying on Xfinity’s typically old router hardware while implementing your modern routing option means your connectivity stays modern employing the most advanced available technologies.

You can easily turn it back to the normal configuration if in the future you have to unbridle the Xfinity gateway by simply accessing the device’s settings and turning off bridge mode. This would prove useful in eliminating the issues that result from one router's equipment. Simply follow the steps above one more time to change the gateway back to the bridged configuration that will allow you to use your better-customized router equipment making your networking even better.

This sums up the basics of how and why to set up your Xfinity gateway to be in bridge mode. Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions or need clarification on any of the concepts above.

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