Planet Technology 802.11g Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Router ADW-4401A/Bv2 - Manual (Page 7)

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1. Introduction
The PLANET 802.11g Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Router, ADW-4401v2, provides office
and residential users the ideal solution for sharing a high-speed ADSL 2/2+ broadband
Internet connection on a 54Mbps wireless network and a 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
backbone. It can support downstream transmission rates of up to 24Mbps and upstream
transmission rates of up to 3.5Mbps. The product supports PPPoA (RFC 2364 - PPP
over ATM Adaptation Layer 5), RFC 2684 encapsulation over ATM (bridged or
routed), PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516), and IPoA (RFC1483) to establish a connection
with ISP.
Via the user-friendly management interface, ADW-4401v2 can be managed by
workstations running standard web browsers. Furthermore, ADW-4401v2 provides
DHCP server, NAT, virtual server, DMZ, access control, IP filter, PPTP/IPSec/L2TP
pass-through, DNS Proxy, DDNS, and UPnP capability.
The ADW-4401v2 also serves as an Internet firewall, protecting your network from
being accessed by outside users. It provides the natural firewall function (Network
Address Translation, NAT). All incoming and outgoing IPs are monitored and filtered.
Moreover, it can be configured to block internal users from accessing to the Internet.
1.1 Feature
Internet Access Features
Shared Internet Access. All users on the LAN or WLAN can access the
Internet through the ADW-4401v2 using only a single external IP Address.
The local (invalid) IP Addresses are hidden from external sources. This
process is called NAT (Network Address Translation).
Built-in ADSL 2/2+ Modem. The ADW-4401v2 provides ADSL 2/2+
modem, and supports all common ADSL connections.
IPoA, PPPoE, PPPoA, Direct Connection Support. Various WAN
connections are supported by ADW-4401v2.
Auto-detection of Internet Connection Method. In most situations, the
ADW-4401v2 can test your ADSL and Internet connection to determine the
connection method used by your ISP.
Fixed or Dynamic IP Address. On the Internet (WAN port) connection, the
ADW-4401v2 supports both Dynamic IP Address (IP Address is allocated on
connection) and Fixed IP Address.
Advanced Internet Functions
Virtual Servers. This feature allows Internet users to access Internet servers
on your LAN. The required setup is quick and easy.
Firewall. Supports simple firewall with NAT technology and provides option
for blocking access from Internet, like Web, FTP, Telnet, SNMP, and ICMP.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) UPnP allows automatic discovery and
configuration of the Broadband Router. UPnP is supported by Windows ME,
XP, or later.
Dynamic DNS Support. DDNS, when used with the Virtual Servers feature,
allows users to connect to Servers on your LAN using a Domain Name, even
if you have a dynamic IP address which changes every time you connect.