Motorola WR850GP manual Wireless Access Point, Port Full Duplex 10/100 Ethernet Switch and Router

Section 1 Overview

Your wireless router is really several products built into one router:

Wireless Access Point

–Connects your router to your laptop wirelessly and allows you to roam unfettered

–Supports a multitude of devices that operate with both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless communication standards

–Protects your wireless communications using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2TM), 802.1X, and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security algorithms

–Supports peer-to-peer communication using built-in Wireless Distribution System (WDS) functionality

4-port Full Duplex 10/100 Ethernet Switch and Router

–Supports wired connection of up to 4 computers or devices

–Shares a broadband Internet (cable, DSL, or other) connection with each of your networked devices

–Enables you to form a Local Area Network (LAN)

Security and Protection

–Protects against Internet intruders with a built-in firewall

–Hides your LAN IP addresses and devices from the Internet, using Network Address Translation (NAT) and IP and/or MAC Address filtering

–Frees you to connect to your corporate network, with Virtual Private Network (VPN) compatibility

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