ZyXEL Communications NBG334W - Manual (Page 32)

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG334W
NBG334W User’s Guide
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1.3 Router Mode
Select Router Mode if you need to route traffic between your network and another network
such as the Internet, and require important network services such as a firewall or bandwidth
management.
The following figure shows computers in a WLAN connecting to the NBG334W (A), which
has a DSL connection to the Internet. The NBG334W is set to Router Mode and has router
features such as a built-in firewall (B).
Figure 2 Secure Wireless Internet Access in Router Mode
1.4 Router Features vs. AP Features
The following table shows which features are available in Router or AP Mode.
A B
Table 1 Features Available in Router Mode vs. AP Mode
FEATURE ROUTER MODE AP MODE
DHCP
This allows individual clients to obtain IP addresses at start-
up from a DHCP server.
YES NO
Firewall
This establishes a network security barrier, protecting your
network from attacks and controlling access between your
network and the Internet.
YES NO
Bandwidth Management
This allows you to allocate network bandwidth to specific
applications and or subnets.
YES NO
Any IP
This allows a computer to access the NBG334W when the
IP addresses of the computer and the NBG334W are not in
the same subnet.)
YES NO
Wireless
This allows two or more devices to communicate without
wires, based on IEEE 802.11 wireless standards.
YES YES