Chapter 1 Introduction
example, user can assign a PC in LAN acting as WEB server inside and expose it to the outside network. Outside user can browse inside web server directly while it is protected by NAT. A DMZ host setting is also provided to a local computer exposed to the outside network, Internet.
Firewall: Supports SOHO firewall with NAT technology. Automatically detects and blocks the Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The
Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) client and server: In the WAN site, the DHCP client can get an IP address from the Internet Server Provider (ISP) automatically. In the LAN site, the DHCP server can allocate multiple clients IP addresses and distribute them including IP address, subnet mask as well as DNS IP address to local computers. It provides an easy way to manage the local IP network.
Rich Packet Filtering: Not only filter the packet based on IP address, but also based on Port numbers and MAC address. It will increase the performance in LAN and WAN, also provide a
SNTP: An easy way to get the network real time information from an SNTP server.
Web based GUI: Supports web based GUI for configuration and management. It is
Virtual Private Networks (VPN): Allows user to make a tunnel with a remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection. User can use IPSec with IKE key management are supported by this router to make a VPN connection and the router already provides L2TP, IPSec and PPTP pass through function to establish a VPN connection if the user likes to run the PPTP client in his local computer.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): It is an easy way to remotely manage the router via SNMP.
1.4 BIPAC 7100SG Application
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