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Chapter 1
Introduction
This Chapter provides an overview of the Hawking Technologies Hi-Speed
Wireless-G Router's features and capabilities.
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hi-Speed, 54Mbps, Hawking Technologies
Wireless-G Router. The Wireless-G Router is a multi-function device that provides the
following services:
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Shared Broadband Internet Access
for all LAN users.
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4-Port Switching Hub
for 10BaseT or 100BaseT connections to connect your PCs
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Wireless Access Point
for 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless Stations.
Figure 1: Wireless Router
Wireless Router Features
The Wireless-G Router has been carefully designed to provide advanced features while being
easy to use and configure,
Internet Access Features
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Shared Internet Access.
All users on the LAN or WLAN can access the Internet
through the Wireless Router, 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).
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DSL & Cable Modem Support.
The Wireless Router has a 10/100BaseT Ethernet port
for connecting a DSL or Cable Modem. All popular DSL and Cable Modems are
supported. SingTel RAS and Big Pond (Australia) login support is also included.
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PPPoE, PPTP Support.
The Internet (WAN port) connection supports PPPoE (PPP
over Ethernet), PPTP (Peer-to-Peer Tunneling Protocol) as well as "Direct Connection"
type services.
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Fixed or Dynamic IP Address.
The Wireless Router supports both Dynamic IP
Address (IP Address is allocated on connection) and Fixed IP Address from your ISP.
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