SMC Networks EliteConnect SMCWHSG44-G User Manual page 20

• 64-bit and 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - For authentication
and data encryption.
• Enable/Disable SSID broadcast - The user can enable or disable the
SSID broadcasts functionality for security reasons. When the SSID
broadcast functionality is disabled, a client computer cannot associate
with the wireless AP with an "any" network name (SSID, Service Set
ID); the correct SSID has to be specified on client computers.
• MAC-address-based control - Blocks unauthorized wireless client
computers based on MAC (Media Access Control) addresses.
• Repeater - A wireless AP can communicate with other wireless APs via
WDS (Wireless Distribution System). Therefore, the wireless AP can
wirelessly forward packets from wireless clients to another wireless
AP, and then the later wireless AP forwards the packets to the
Ethernet network.
• Wireless client isolation - Wireless-to-wireless traffic can be blocked
so that the wireless clients cannot see each other. This capability can
be used in Hotspot applications to prevent wireless hackers from
attacking other wireless user´s computers.
• Transmit power control - Transmit power of the wireless AP's RF module
can be adjusted to change RF coverage of the wireless AP.
• Associated wireless clients - Shows the status of every wireless client
that is associated with the built in wireless AP.
• Replaceable antenna - The factory-mounted antenna can be replaced
with high-gain antennas for extending range or increasing wireless
coverage to a particular area.
• Internet Connection Sharing
• DNS proxy - The SMCWHSG44-G can forward DNS (Domain Name
System) requests from client computers to DNS servers on the Internet.
And DNS responses from the DNS servers can be forwarded back to the
client computers.
• Static DNS mappings - The network administrator can specify static
FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) to IP address mappings.
Therefore, a host on the internal network can access a server also on
the intranet by a registered FQDN.
• DHCP server - The SMCWHSG44-G can automatically assign IP addresses
to client computers by DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
• Static DHCP mapping capability - The network administrator can specify
static IP address to MAC address mappings so that the specified IP
addresses are always assigned to the hosts with the specified MAC
addresses.
• Current DHCP mappings - Shows which IP address is assigned to
which host identified by a MAC address.
• NAT Features - Client computers share a public IP address provided by
an ISP (Internet Service Provider) by NAT (Network Address Translation).
Our NAT server functionality supports the following:
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