D-Link DI-804 Product Manual - Page 4
Introduction - vpn
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the D-Link Broadband Router. Your Broadband Router enables you to share your DSL or Cable Internet connection with computers on your network. This guide will explain the features and functions of the Broadband Router to help you get the most out of your Internet experience. D-Link's Broadband Router allows LAN users to share a single Internet Connection while providing the safety and security of port blocking, packet filtering, and a natural firewall. Static address support, integrated DHCP, PPPoE, and device name support will allow it to connect to nearly any broadband provider whether Cable or DSL based, and at the same time simplify local area network settings. The Broadband Router provides two levels of security support. First, it masks local users' IP addresses from others on the Internet making it much more difficult for a hacker to target a machine on your network. Secondly, it can block and redirect certain ports to limit the services that outside users can access. Specific ports can be opened to ensure that games and other Internet applications will run properly. The Broadband Router provides special pass through support for common VPN implementations. The Virtual Server feature allows you to expose HTTP, FTP, Game Servers and other local services to be accessible to Internet users located outside of the LAN. The User-Definable Application Sensing Tunnel feature allows you to define the attributes to support special applications requiring multiple connections, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing, and Internet telephony. A DMZ setting can be applied to a single client behind the Broadband Router to expose it to the Internet and ensure complete Internet application compatibility even if specific ports are not known. Unlike proxy server or NAT software that requires the software server to remain visible on the Internet, no local computers are directly externally visible when using the Broadband Router. Also the Broadband Router, like broadband, is always on, removing the need to constantly boot a software server when access is desired from a client. Integrated DHCP services allow up to 253 users to get their IP address automatically on boot up from the Broadband Router. Client machines 4