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INTERNET ACCESS ROUTER
2.4 Internet Access Router and Single IP
Single IP is a feature of the Internet Access Router that can be enabled or
disabled by the user. When Single IP is enabled, the Router allows users in a
small office to connect to the Internet/Intranet quickly and transparently.
Connection can be made via ISDN, PSTN, Frame Relay, or leased lines. Single
IP also completely protects all the small office users from hackers on the
Internet and Intranet.
Normally, a LAN requires a complete statically assigned, unique, and legal
subnet in order to connect to the Internet or Intranet. Single IP allows an
entire small office to connect to the Internet or Corporate Intranet using only
one dynamically assigned IP address received from the IP Provider via a dial-
up modem, ISDN, Frame Relay, or leased-line connection.
Single IP is recommended for small-office LANs where up to around 20
users are expected at any one instant to access the Internet/Intranet.
2.5 Single IP Features
• Allows a small office to connect to the Internet/Intranet in the same way
as a single PC.
• Requires only one legal IP address.
• Dynamically obtains a single temporary IP address from the Router at the
other end of the connection (your Internet service provider, for example)
using standard IPCP.
• Allows a small office to use any private IP subnet.
• Allows up to 20 users to access the Internet/Intranet via Single IP
simultaneously.
• Allows Web browsing, FTP, Telnet, E-mail, News, and other IP applications
using any TCP/IP stack on any type of station in the small office.
• Provides total security against Internet hackers using the Solid Firewall
feature.
• Allows automatic connection and disconnection of the link by Single IP
based on actual or specific use of the Internet/Intranet.
• Allows filtering of traffic on the link to reduce waste of bandwidth and to
improve security.