Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface138Overview of the Cascading ModesYou must apply a cascading mode to the USB-cascading configuration.See Setting the Cascading Mode (on page 136).Overview: The Bridging mode supports the wired network only while the PortForwarding mode supports both wired and wireless networks. All cascading modes support both DHCP and static IP addressing. In the Bridging mode, each cascaded device has a unique IPaddress. In the Port Forwarding mode, all cascaded devices sharethe same IP address. Each cascaded device can be remotely accessed through thenetwork regardless of the cascading mode applied.Illustration:In the following diagrams, it is assumed that users enable the DHCPnetworking in the USB-cascading configuration comprising fourdevices. The first cascaded device is the master device (M) and theother are slave devices (S). "Bridging" mode:As illustrated in the following diagram, the DHCP servercommunicates with every cascaded device respectively and assignsfour different IP addresses accordingly. Each device has one IPaddress. The way to remotely access each cascaded device iscompletely the same as accessing a standalone device in thenetwork.
