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Chapter 1
Introduction
This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless Broadband router's
features and capabilities.
Congratulations on the purchase of Wireless Broadband router. The Wireless Broad-
band 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.
Figure 1: Wireless Broadband router
Wireless Broadband router Features
The Wireless Broadband 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 this Wireless Broadband 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 Broadband 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, PPTP, SingTel RAS and Telstra Big Pond Support.
The Internet
(WAN port) connection supports PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet), PPTP (Peer-to-
Peer Tunneling Protocol), SingTel RAS and Telstra Big Pond (Australia), as well
as "Direct Connection" type services. Unnumbered IP with PPPoE is also sup-
ported.
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