NETGEAR manual Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router

Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router

–Powerful packet filtering capabilities

–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

–Auto Uplink TM (autosensing MDI/MDIX) configures each port for normal or uplink connection

–Half-duplex or full-duplex operation

•Ethernet connection to a wide area network (WAN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL modem

–RJ-45 interface allowing connection to a 10BASE-T device

•Protocol Support

–IP routing

–Dynamic extended Network Address Translation (NAT+) with port forwarding 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

•Login capability

Automatically executes user login for

–RoadRunner cable modem service,

–PPP over Ethernet accounts, PPTP login (for European service providers)

–BigPond service (for Telstra Australia)

•Easy installation and management

–Easy, web-based setup for configuration of most features

–Built-in Manager interface for configuration of advanced features, accessible by Telnet Protocol

1-2 Introduction