# Setup Mode

> Pick Easy Mode or Advanced Mode, the choice that decides how many questions follow.

Source: https://joinnasnet.com/en/guides/nasnet-connect/choose/setup-mode/
Last updated: 2026-08-14

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## Overview

The screen is titled **Choose Your Setup Mode**, with the subtitle *"Select the
setup mode that best fits your needs and experience level"*. Two cards sit side
by side. Whichever you pick becomes the mode for the whole wizard, and the step
list rebuilds around it immediately, because Easy Mode drops several sub-steps and the
entire **Extra Config** step, filling their values in with defaults behind the
scenes.

You are not locked in. A mode toggle stays visible in the main stepper, and
switching mode at any point re-generates the step list.

## Before you start

- If this is your first configuration and you have one link on each side, Easy
  Mode will get you a working script faster.
- Choose Advanced Mode if you need more than one link per side, custom subnets,
  network tunnels, per-interface bridge assignment, or control over RouterOS
  service ports.

## Steps

1. Read both cards.
2. Click the card you want. Selecting it completes the sub-step and moves you on
   to **WAN Link Type**.

## Reference

| Option | Description in the app | Listed features |
| ------ | ---------------------- | --------------- |
| **Easy Mode** | Simplified setup with basic options. Perfect for beginners and standard home network configurations. | Quick setup process; Basic network configuration; Guided step-by-step setup; Simple interface management; Automated security settings |
| **Advanced Mode** | Full-featured multi-WAN configuration wizard. Perfect for complex network setups with multiple internet connections. | Multi-WAN link configuration; Load balancing & failover; Advanced routing strategies; PPPoE, Static IP, DHCP support; VLAN and MAC address control |

## Related

- [Easy mode vs Advanced mode](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/easy-vs-advanced/)
- [WAN Link Type](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/choose/wan-link-type/)