Thursday, March 20, 2014

Bridge Mode Workaround for Rogers Router CGN2-ROG

  1. Log into your CGN2-ROG, normally located at 192.168.0.1
  2. Credentials are cusadmin/password by default, because it’s a magical star child who wants to be different.
  3. If you can’t log in, factory reset it, or use the usb unlocker they may or may not have been included with the device.
  4. Go to 192.168.0.1/user/setup-capability.asp
  5. Disable everything, hit apply. This will place the router into bridge mode. You will NOT be able to access the router now. If you need to, I’d recommend factory reset. It’s possible to directly connect a machine to the router, and access the router through it’s external IP, but just…don’t do that.
  6. Set up your second router, plug the ethernet cable into the LAN port 1 of the CGN2-ROG, and into the WAN port of the new router. Turn it on.
  7. You should be good to go, and can treat your new router as the main router. For all intents and purposes, the CGN2-ROG is now just a fancy internet box.