A 4-port 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet switch is built in with automatic switching
between MDI and MDI-X for 10Base-T and 100Base-TX ports. An Ethernet
straight or cross-over cable can be used directly for auto detection.
Multi-Protocol to Establish A Connection
Supports PPPoA (RFC 2364 - PPP over ATM Adaptation Layer 5), RFC 1483
encapsulation over ATM (bridged or routed), PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516) and
IPoA (RFC1577) to establish a connection with the ISP. The product also
supports VC-based and LLC-based multiplexing.
Quick Installation Wizard
Supports a WEB GUI page to install this device quickly. With this wizard, end
users can enter the information easily which they get from their ISP, then surf the
Internet immediately.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and UPnP NAT Traversal
This protocol is used to enable simple and robust connectivity among
stand-alone devices and PCs from many different vendors. It makes network
simple and affordable for users. UPnP architecture leverages TCP/IP and the
Web to enable seamless proximity networking in addition to control and data
transfer among networked devices. With this feature enabled, users can now
connect to Net meeting or MSN Messenger seamlessly.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Allows multi-users to access outside resources such as the Internet
simultaneously with one IP address/one Internet access account. Many
application layer gateway (ALG) are supported such as web browser, ICQ, FTP,
Telnet, E-mail, News, Net2phone, Ping, NetMeeting, IP phone and others.
Firewall
Supports simple firewall with NAT technology and provides option for blocking
access from Internet, like Telnet, FTP, TFTP, WEB, SNMP and ICMP.
Domain Name System (DNS) relay
Provides an easy way to map the domain name (a friendly name for users such
as www.yahoo.com) and IP address. When a local machine sets its DNS server
with this router’s IP address, every DNS conversion request packet from the PC
to this router will be forwarded to the real DNS in the outside network.
Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS)
The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static
hostname. This dynamic IP address is the WAN IP address. For example, to use
the service, you must first apply for an account from a DDNS service like
http://www.dyndns.org/.
SUA (“port forwarding”)
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