Hawking Wireless-G Router, User Manual

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Introduction
Introduction
This Chapter provides an overview of the Hawking Technologies’ Hi-Speed
Wireless-G Router's features and capabilities.
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hi-Speed, 54Mbps, Hawking Technologies
Wireless-G Router. The Wireless-G Router is a multi-function device providing the
following services:
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Shared Broadband Internet Access
for all LAN users.
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4-Port Switching Hub
for 10BaseT or 100BaseT connections.
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Wireless Access Point
for 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless Stations.
Wireless Router Features
The Wireless-G Router incorporates many advanced features, carefully designed to
provide sophisticated functions while being easy to use.
Internet Access Features
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Shared Internet Access.
All users on the LAN or WLAN can access the
Internet through the Wireless Router, using only a single external IP Address. The
local (invalid) IP Addresses are hidden from external sources. This process is called
NAT (Network Address Translation).
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DSL & Cable Modem Support.
The Wireless Router has a 10/100BaseT
Ethernet port for connecting a DSL or Cable Modem. All popular DSL and Cable
Modems are supported. SingTel RAS and Big Pond (Australia) login support is also
included.
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PPPoE, and PPTP.
The Internet (WAN port) connection supports PPPoE (PPP
over Ethernet), PPTP (Peer-to-Peer Tunneling Protocol), as well as "Direct Connec-
tion" type services. Unnumbered IP with PPPoE is also supported.
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Fixed or Dynamic IP Address
, the Wireless-G Router supports both Dynamic
IP Address (IP Address is allocated on connection) and Fixed IP Address.
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