Chapter 1. Introduction - D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction

D-Lin k W ireles s Co n t ro ller (DW C), DW C-1000, is a fu ll-feat u red wireles s LA N
co n t ro ller d esig nin g fo r s mall n et wo rk en v iro n men t . Th e cen t ralized co n t ro l fu n ct io n
co n t ain s v ario us access p oin t man agemen t fu n ctio ns, s uch as fast -roamin g , in t er-s ubn et
ro amin g , au t o mat ic ch an n el an d p o wer ad ju s t men t , s elf -h ealin g et c. Th e ad v an ced
wireles s s ecu rit y fu n ct io n , in clu d in g ro u g e A P d et ect io n , cap t iv e p o rt al, wireles s
in t ru s io n d et ect io n s y s t em (W IDS), o ffers a s t ro n g wireles s n et wo rk p ro t ect io n
av o id in g at t acks fro m h ackers . A ft er licen s e u p g rad e o p t imal n et wo rk s ecu rit y is
p ro v id ed v ia feat u res s u ch as v ir t u al p riv at e n et wo rk (VPN) t u n n els , IP Secu rit y
(IPs ec), Po in t -t o -Poin t Tu n nelin g Pro t ocol (PPTP), Lay er 2 Tu n n elin g Pro t ocol (L2TP),
an d Secu re So cket s Lay er (SSL). Emp o wer y o u r ro ad warrio rs wit h clien t les s remo t e
acces s an y wh ere an d an y t ime u s in g SSL VP N t u n n els .
Th ere are t wo t y p es o f licen s es av ailab le t o act iv at e in creas ed fu n ct io n alit y fo r t h e
DW C. Th es e licen s es are n o t act iv at ed b y d efau lt .
1. VPN l i cens e u p grade enables t h e fo llo win g feat ures: ISP Co n n ect ion t y p es
(PPPo E, PPTP, L2TP, NA T/ Tran s p aren t mo d e ), Op t io n 2/ DM Z p o rt , IP
A lias in g , Dy n amic Ro u t in g (RIP), VPN (PPTP clien t / s erv er, L2TP clien t
/ s erv er , SSLVPN, Op en VPN) , In t el A M T, Dy n amic DNS, W eb s it e Filt er,
A p p licat io n Ru les , Firewall Ru les , UPNP, IGM P p ro xy , an d A LG/ SM TP -
A LG
2. AP l i cens e u p g rad es t h e n u mb er o f A Ps co n t ro ller can man ag e. Yo u can
u p g rad e u p t o 3 A P licen s es . By d efau lt DW C-1000 ca n man ag e u p t o 6
A P's . Yo u in creas e t h e n u mb er b y 6 u p o n each A P licen s e.
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