ZyXEL NBG334W User Guide - Page 30

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG334W 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 A B 1.4 Router Features vs. AP Features The following table shows which features are available in Router or AP Mode. Table 1 Features Available in Router Mode vs. AP Mode FEATURE ROUTER MODE AP MODE DHCP YES NO This allows individual clients to obtain IP addresses at startup from a DHCP server. Firewall YES NO This establishes a network security barrier, protecting your network from attacks and controlling access between your network and the Internet. Bandwidth Management YES NO This allows you to allocate network bandwidth to specific applications and or subnets. Any IP YES NO This allows a computer to access the NBG334W when the IP addresses of the computer and the NBG334W are not in the same subnet.) Wireless This allows two or more devices to communicate without wires, based on IEEE 802.11 wireless standards. YES YES 30 NBG334W User's Guide