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Security
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Parental control of web browsing and newsgroup access using Web Address (URL)
keyword blocking
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Auditing and e-mail reporting of web browsing activities
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Blocking can be scheduled by day and time
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Network Address Translation (NAT) hides local PCs from the Internet
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Incoming port forwarding and DMZ for specific services
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Built in 4-port 10/100 Mbps Switch
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Allows LAN connections at 10 megabits per second (Mbps) or 100 Mbps
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Autosensing for Ethernet (10BASE-T) or Fast Ethernet (100BASE-Tx) transmissions
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Auto Uplink
connection
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Half-duplex or full-duplex operation
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Ethernet connection to a wide area network (WAN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL
modem
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RJ-45 interface allowing connection to a 10BASE-T device
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Protocol Support
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IP routing
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Dynamic extended Network Address Translation (NAT+) with port forwarding for
operation with a single static or dynamic IP address
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server for dynamically assigning
network configuration information to PCs on the LAN
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DHCP client for dynamically obtaining configuration information from the Internet
Service Provider (ISP)
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DNS Proxy for simplified configuration
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PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) support
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Login capability
Automatically executes user login for
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RoadRunner cable modem service,
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PPP over Ethernet accounts, PPTP login (for European service providers)
(autosensing MDI/MDIX) configures each port for normal or uplink
TM