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WER-401
Wireless SOHO Firewall Gateway
8.2 FAQ
Check these FAQs for additional information about your wireless SOHO Firewall gateway configuration in
various environments.
8.2.1 What is the maximum number of IP addresses that the wireless SOHO
Firewall gateway will support?
The wireless SOHO Firewall gateway will support up to 253 IP addresses.
8.2.2 Where is the wireless SOHO Firewall gateway installed on the network?
In a typical environment, the wireless SOHO Firewall gateway is installed between the Cable/DSL modem
and the LAN. Plug the wireless SOHO Firewall gateway into the Cable/DSL modem's Ethernet port.
8.2.3 Does the wireless SOHO Firewall gateway support IPX or AppleTalk?
No. TCP/IP is the only protocol standard for the Internet and has become the global standard for
communications. IPX, a NetWare communications protocol used only to route messages from one node to
another, and AppleTalk, a communications protocol used on Apple and Macintosh networks, can be used
from LAN to LAN connections, but those protocols cannot connect from WAN to LAN.
8.2.4 Does the WAN connection of the wireless SOHO Firewall gateway
support 100Mb Ethernet?
Because of the speed limitations of broadband Internet connections, the wireless SOHO Firewall gateway’s
current hardware design supports 10Mb Ethernet on its WAN port. It does, of course, support 100Mbps over
in the auto-sensing Fast Ethernet 10/100 switch on the LAN side of the wireless SOHO Firewall gateway.
8.2.5 What is Network Address Translation and what is it used for?
Network Address Translation (NAT) translates multiple IP addresses on the private LAN to one public
address that is sent out to the Internet. This adds a level of security since the address of a PC connected to the
private LAN is never transmitted on the Internet. Furthermore, NAT allows the wireless SOHO Firewall
gateway to be used with low cost Internet accounts, such as DSL or cable modems, where only one TCP/IP
address is provided by the ISP. The user may have many private addresses behind this single address
provided by the ISP.
Troubleshooting
8-3
Summary of Contents for WER-401
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