Wireless Broadband Routers User Guide

Section 1 Overview
1-2 WR850
Your wireless router is really several products built into one router:
Wireless Access Point
– Connects your router to your laptop wirelessly and allows you to roam unfettered
– Supports a multitude of devices that operate with both 802.11g and 802.11b
wireless communication standards
– Protects your wireless communications using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Wi-Fi
Protected Access version 2 (WPA2
TM
), 802.1X, and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
security algorithms
– Supports peer-to-peer communication using built-in Wireless Distribution System
(WDS) functionality
4-port Full Duplex 10/100 Ethernet Switch and Router
– Supports wired connection of up to 4 computers or devices
– Shares a broadband Internet (cable, DSL, or other) connection with each of your
networked devices
– Enables you to form a Local Area Network (LAN)
Security and Protection
– Protects against Internet intruders with a built-in firewall
– Hides your LAN IP addresses and devices from the Internet, using Network Address
Translation (NAT) and IP and/or MAC Address filtering
– Frees you to connect to your corporate network, with Virtual Private Network (VPN)
compatibility