LAN site and automatic switching between MDI and
PPPover Ethernet (RFC 2516) to establish a connection with the ISP. The product also supports
Network Address Translation (NAT): Allows
Firewall: Supports SOHO firewall with NAT technology. The packet filtering is also supported for filter packets based on IP, MAC address and URL keywords.
Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS): The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname. This dynamic IP address is the WAN IP address. For example, to use the service, you must first apply an account from this free Web server http://www.dyndns.org/.
PPPover Ethernet (PPPoE): Provide embedded PPPoE client function to establish a connection. Users can get greater access speed without changing the operation concept, sharing the same ISP account and paying for one access account. No PPPoE client software is required for the local computer. The Always ON, Dial On Demand and auto disconnection (Idle Timer) functions are provided too.
Virtual Server & DMZ: Users can specify some services to be visible from outside users. The router can detect incoming service request and forward it to the specific local computer to handle it. A DMZ host setting is also provided to a local computer exposed to the outside network, Internet.
Rich Packet Filtering: Not only filters the packet based on IP / MAC addresses, but also based on Port numbers.
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 up to 253 client 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.
Static and RIP1/2 Routing: Supports an easy static table or RIP1/2 routing protocol to support routing capability.
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
Rich management interfaces: Supports flexible management interfaces with local console port, LAN port, and WAN port. Users can use terminal application through console port to configure and manage the device, or Telnet and WEB GUI through LAN or WAN ports to configure and manage a device.
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