Reference Guide for the Model MR314 Cable/DSL Wireless Router
1-2 Introduction
•Security
– Parental control of web browsing and newsgroup access using Web Address (URL)
keyword blocking
– Auditing and e-mail reporting of web browsing activities
– Blocking can be scheduled by day and time
– Network Address Translation (NAT) hides local PCs from the Internet
– 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
–IProuting
– 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)