ichidan verb, transitive verb
reconfigure; change the wiring or connections
Used for physically or logically reconnecting things, especially electrical wiring, circuits, or network setups.
配線を繋ぎかえる必要がある。
We need to change the wiring.
ネットワークの設定を繋ぎかえた。
I reconfigured the network settings.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Alternate spelling using kana for the first part and kanji for 変える.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of 繋ぎ (continuative form of 繋ぐ 'to connect') + かえる 'to change, replace'. The kanji 変える is often used for the second part.