NETGEAR DG814 DSL manual Introduction

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway

–Blocking can be scheduled by day and time

–Network Address Translation (NAT) hides local PCs from the Internet

–Incoming port forwarding and DMZ for specific services

•Built in 4-port 10/100 Mbps Switch

–Allows LAN connections at 10 megabits per second (Mbps) or 100 Mbps

–Autosensing for Ethernet (10BASE-T) or Fast Ethernet (100BASE-Tx) transmissions

–Half-duplex or full-duplex operation

•Direct connection to the wide area network (WAN) using the built-in ADSL modem

•Protocol Support

–IP routing

–Network Address Translation (NAT) for operation with a single static or dynamic IP address

–Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server for dynamically assigning network configuration information to PCs on the LAN

–DHCP client for dynamically obtaining configuration information from the Internet Service Provider (ISP)

–DNS Proxy for simplified configuration

–PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) support

–PPP over ATM (PPPoA) support

–Classical IP support

•Login capability

Automatically executes user login for:

–Automatically executes user login for PPP over Ethernet or PPP over ATM accounts

•Easy, web-based setup for configuration

•Front panel LEDs for easy monitoring of status and activity

•Flash memory for firmware upgrade

•Free technical support seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day

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