Motorola 7.7.4 manual Overview of Major Capabilities

CHAPTER 1 Overview of Major Capabilities

The Motorola Netopia® Gateway offers simplified setup and management features as well as advanced broadband Gateway capabilities. The following are some of the main features of the Motorola Netopia® Gateway:

•“Wide Area Network Termination” on page 12

The Gateway combines an ADSL modem with an Internet Gateway. It translates proto- cols used on the Internet to protocols used by home personal computers and elimi- nates the need for special desktop software (i.e. PPPoE).

•“Simplified Local Area Network Setup” on page 14

Built-in DHCP and DNS proxy features minimize or eliminate the need to program any network configuration into your home personal computer. UPnP™ feature allows ease of connection with many compatible networked devices.

•“Management” on page 16

A Web server built into the Motorola Netopia® Operating System makes setup and maintenance easy using standard browsers. Diagnostic tools facilitate troubleshooting.

•“Security” on page 18

Network Address Translation (NAT), password protection, Stateful Inspection firewall and other built-in security features prevent unauthorized remote access to your network. NAT Games and other services, default server, and other features permit access to computers on your home network that you can specify. VPN technology (standard VPN Passthrough and optional IPSec tunnelling) enables telecommuters, mobile workforce and branch offices to safely and affordably connect to a remote business network, for effective communication and collaboration.

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