Planex MZK-WDPR, User Manual

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Network Planning
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The private local network, connected to the LAN port or wireless interface, provides a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server for allocating IP addresses to local
PCs and wireless clients, and Network Address Translation (NAT) for mapping the
multiple "internal" IP addresses to one "external" IP address.
The public external network, connected to the WAN port, supports DHCP client,
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), static IP for connection, L2TP and PPTP
to an Internet service provider (ISP) through a cable or DSL modem.
LAN Access Point
The Multimedia Router can provide an access point service for an existing wired LAN,
creating a wireless extension to the local network. The Multimedia Router functions as
purely an access point when set to Bridge Mode. When used in this mode, there are no
gateway functions between the WAN port and the LAN and wireless interface.
A Wi-Fi wireless network is defined by its Service Set Identifier (SSID) or network name.
Wireless clients that want to connect to a network must set their SSID to the same SSID
of the network service. The Multimedia Router supports two separate wireless interfaces,
that is two SSIDs or Virtual Access Points (VAPs). The two VAP interfaces can be
configured separately to support different security settings or other wireless functions.
Figure 3-2. Operating as an Access Point
Desktop PC
(IP: 192.168.2.x)
LAN Switch
Multimedia Router
Notebook PC
(IP: 192.168.2.x)
SSID 1
(public)
Server
(IP: 192.168.2.x)
Notebook PC
(IP: 192.168.2.x)
SSID 2
(private)