Does this router support NAT and DHCP?
325459
Yes, that's what all routers are supposed to do. Those two features are fundamental to any device calling itself a "router." It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 routing.
2038817
Yes. This is a basic switch, so connecting it to your router can serve as a useful extension of wired ports off your router. I disagree with the previous answer that indicated this unit is a router. It is not. It is a switch. Your router logs into your ISP, provides firewall, implements DHCP, and possibly your wireless service (etc). This device is not capable of doing any of that.
35482
You need a router rather than a switch. A router that will do NAT allows you to split one external fixed address up and use it for multiple in home addresses. You still only have the one address that your ISP gave you, but you you re-use it many times inside your home. Put another way - this is not the box you need.
1036491
Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it and try it out. Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it... » Read More Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it and try it out. « Show Less
507779
Nope, just link it to your router, I had no problems with this unit, I am still using it today, no problems.
2023247
Yes. You can use them with a standalone router. It just needs to be able to see the DHCP server on the same subnet as the access point. You only need to have the controller running if you use the guest services portal. Otherwise it is really a configuration utility not a controller. Hope that answers your questions!!
1456973
For the Price this is a very good NAT/VPN/Firewall switch/router. It does do some QoS and allows you do to custom QoS tables. You can download the manual from Netgear. It does allow you to manually specify various TCP/IP ports for QoS on the WAN and/or LAN interfaces.
1465539
you need one of this adapters on each side, and it works transforming Ethernet into coax and coax back to Ethernet, so yes if you have a adapter on each side, one on the router and the other on the switch you will be able to get DHCP on the devices.
1550336
Yes through the netgear net genie software that is built into the router when u install it. Also you can go to the IP address for the router and adjust there
2035158
No, this is a switch not a router. The ports can be managed over the network but the switch itsself can not issue IP addresses.
1136989
None the router I bought of Amazon didn't work so I bought a new 1 for 10 dollars more and it supports 5 devices
1000468
Yes, it can, it will be able to do WAN to LAN and vice versa through NAT at a little more than 800 mb/s.Edit: check out the full review on small net builder, as they ran either ttcp or iperf tests on it to see where the limits were.
555509
If you're asking if the router supports IPv6 protocol then the answer is no.
707901
Yes. There Is a configuration page that just has all the basics. I did that with mine when I got it and then started working on the more advanced functionality. Look up routerOS and you can.find a demo page so you can see what the interface looks like.
20265
Yes a router does not care about what operating system you are running. It's interface is accessed via a link in your web browser. You can use Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc to access the web interface.
35481
This is a switch, it doesn't know or do anything with IP addresses. It routes using MAC addresses. I think your problem is something else.
352502
Yes, just be sure to give them separate names, like "MyNet-East" and "MyNet-West". I have two of these and set them to static IP addresses in a range not assigned by my router's DHCP host so I can always get at them to check status, update firmware, and so on.