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Figure 4: Operating as an Internet Gateway Router
The private local network, connected to the LAN port or wireless interface,
provides a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server for
allocating IP addresses to local PCs and wireless clients, and Network
Address Translation (NAT) for mapping the multiple "internal" IP addresses
to one "external" IP address.
The public external network, connected to the WAN port, supports DHCP
client, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) and static IP for
connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) through a cable or DSL
modem.
LAN ACCESS POINT
The Wireless Broadband Router can provide an access point service for an
existing wired LAN, creating a wireless extension to the local network. The
Wireless Broadband Router functions as purely an access point when set to
Bridge Mode. When used in this mode, there are no gateway functions
between the WAN port and the LAN and wireless interface.
A Wi-Fi wireless network is defined by its Service Set Identifier (SSID) or
network name. Wireless clients that want to connect to a network must set
their SSID to the same SSID of the network service.
Wireless AP/Router
Server
(IP: 192.168.2.x)
Desktop PC
(IP: 192.168.2.x)
Cable/DSL
Modem
Internet
Service
Provider
Notebook PC
(IP: 192.168.2.x)
WAN (IP assigned from ISP)
LAN (IP: 192.168.2.x)
LAN Switch
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