XER10 - Enable Bridge Mode

I found a way to enable bridge mode on the XER10.

Hidden away in the "At a Glance" page of http://10.0.0.1 is the following function:

var token = "{Your Token Here}";

...

	function changeBridge(isBridgeModelEnable) {
		var cnt = 90;
		var jpMsg=$.i18n("Bridge Mode changes will be fully applied in")+' ' + cnt + ' '+$.i18n(" seconds, please be patient...");
		jProgress(jpMsg, 600);
		$.ajax({
		type:"POST",
		url:"actionHandler/ajax_at_a_glance.jst",
		data:{Bridge:"true",isBridgeModel:isBridgeModelEnable,csrfp_token: token},
		success:function(){
				// don't do jHide, with latest firmware, switch bridge will return before httpd restart, GUI reload at return will cause 500 error. So wait until http restored. 
				var hCnt = setInterval(function(){
					$("#cnt").text(cnt--);
					if (cnt < 0) {clearInterval(hCnt); location.reload();}
				}, 1000);
			}
		});
	}

Open up dev tools and you can find it for yourself. Copy/Paste it into the browser console and then type the following to run the command:

changeBridge("Enabled")

This will immediately start enabling bridge mode!

Hello @bert2me, thank you for taking the time to leave a post.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. At this time, the XB10 modem does not support bridge mode, so that option isn’t available to enable.

I am also interested in bridge mode.  Honestly I would prefer not to have the XER10 in the mix, but support told me that the fiber ONU is paired with the XER10 modem/gateway and that's the only way it will work.  As a result, Bridge mode needs to be used. They directed me to the bridge mode article, but as we know the XER10 currently doesn't support this function.   A firmware is really needed for this.      I upgraded today and moved to Xfinity fiber (from a cable connection).   The prior services was a much simpler design.  I had my own cable modem registered with my ISP.   Ethernet from cable modem to router.     Fewer devices in the mix and less points of failure. As it stands now, I have a double NAT setup which I don't like.    Fiber ONU > XER10 > My Router/Firewall.  

I just want to add my voice here.  It is unacceptable and ridiculous that there is no XER-10 bridge mode.  Many of the customers that would need this type of device are also ones that would want to use their own routers/gateways/firewalls.  

You don't even have to institute a bridge mode... allow users to use their own equipment as the gateway.  Authentication is the only reason an Xfinity gateway is even required in the first place. 

I just want to echo that it’s ridiculous that I just “upgraded” my speed only to have Xfinity basically break my network for all intents and purposes by forcing me to use a device that’s less capable than the router I used for my 1GB service. 

So if I keep the service, I have to reconfigure portions of my network that I’ve invested money in and has been running great for years. 

This is totally unacceptable in 2025. 

Hello All-

I'm in the same boat - with my cable provider service I was able to build the network that covered my entire household and outside property for wifi coverage.  Now I'm forced into an XER10 "brick" (EPON service of 2 gig) thinking I was getting better service only to find the bottle neck of a gateway you cannot bridge off to cover my network needs.  On top of that you cannot use the XPOD (2nd Gen) with this "brick" either.  So I cannot even get wifi "7" coverage through-out my multi-level 5000 sq ft home.  Any suggestions anyone?

Why would you limit a customer's needs and abilities with a piece of equipment that is "locked" down.  Give the community what they want or allow us to use our own equipment with the ONU module.  Stupid Stupid Stupid.