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Administration via Web Browser?
Upgrade Via Web Browser?
Telnet Administration?
PCI Card NIC
PC Card NIC (16-bit)
CardBus NIC (32-bit)
USB 1.1 NIC
USB 2.0 NIC
FireWire NIC
Ethernet NIC
Compact Flash NIC
ISA NIC
Networking Standard:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Ethernet
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
Bluetooth
HomeRF
USB
Home Phoneline (HPNA)
Home Powerline (HomePlug)
MP3 Player
Video Player
Voice over IP
Wireless:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Wireless Modulation
DSSS
Chipset
n/a
Antenna Type
n/a
Antenna Notes
n/a
Wi-Fi Certified?
Wi-Fi5 Certified?
HomePNA Certified?
HomeRF Certified?
HomePlug Certified?
Removable Antenna?
Supports 40/64 bit WEP?
Supports 128 bit WEP?
Broadband Service Provider Authentication:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Support RoadRunner (TAS) Protocol?
Support for PPPoE?
Set Host Name?
Changeable WAN MAC Address?
Set Domain Name?
Content Control:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Content Control List Subscription?
Time Enabled Content Controls?
Firewall:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
'DMZ'/'Exposed Server' support?
Multi-NAT supported?
Access Controls (Port Filtering)?
Single Port Forwarding?
Port Range Forwarding?
Triggered Maps?
Stateful Packet Inspection?
Firewall Type?
n/a
LAN DHCP:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Can LAN DHCP Server be Disabled?
Maximum Clients
n/a
LAN Port Info:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Switched ports?
Uplink port available?
HPNA Port available?
Wireless Access Point?
Number of LAN ports
n/a
LAN Port Speed
n/a
Logging:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Logging?
Syslog logging?
SNMP logging?
Email Alerts?
Real Time Clock?
Anti-Virus?
Routing:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Static Routing?
Dynamic Routing?
VPN Client:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Client PPTP Pass-Thru?
Client IPsec Pass-Thru?
Client L2TP Pass-Thru?
VPN Server:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Server PPTP Pass-Thru?
Server IPsec Pass-Thru?
Server L2TP Pass-Thru?
Endpoint?
DES encryption
3DES encryption
IKE encryption
Stateful Packet Inspection
VPN Server Pass-Thru Notes
n/a
Wan Info:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
WAN Interface type
n/a
WAN Dialup Support
Router Other:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
Print Server?
Remote Access Server?
DHCP Server?
DHCP Client?
Can define users?
Web server capability?
FTP Server capability?
Rack installation
Number of Simultaneous Sessions supported
32
Network Attached Storage:
Hawking Technology's Wireless 11M 3 Port Print Server or AP
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