APPro54G Client software for RTL8186-based Access Points

APPro54G Client software is a cost-effective alternative to WLAN cards. It allows easy installation, better wireless network management, and it protects the network from actions of irresponsible users, as well as users from some forms of virus attacks. Devices with APPro54G-series software offers high performance (up to 20 Mbit/s over standard WLAN, and up to 40 Mbit/s over LAN).

Hardware

• RTL8186 chipset (WLAN 2,4 GHz);
• 2 MB flash memory;
• 16 MB RAM.

Features

• APC mode (client station);
• routing, NAT, and DHCP in WISP mode;
• adjustable transmitter power;
• packet aggregation in client mode;
• "network neighborhood" filtering: RPC, and others (NETBIOS Filtering);
• broadcast traffic filtering;
• selectable transmission speeds (Tx Operation Rate);
• watchdog that restarts device in case of lost connectivity;
• PPPoE protocol support;
• PPPoE client on WLAN interface.

Bandwidth management

• traffic manager for up to 10 IP or MAC addresses;
• control over number of connections and transmitted packets per second;
• client identification based on IP address, subclass, or MAC address;
• preventing IP address change by a client, thanks to assigning IP to a specific MAC address;
• traffic priorities;
• traffic filtering for addresses without assigned bandwidth.

Security

• static ARP;
• firewall/NAT;
• traffic filtering for unauthorized IP addresses;
• traffic filtering on selected ports;
• port forwarding.

Flexibility

• device management via Web interface, SSH, or telnet;
• FTP access.

This software is based on the latest APPro54G version with wlan driver 1.11 (the version that got very good feedback among our clients). Web interface is identical to one found in APPro54G, except following restrictions:

• operation mode limited to APC (client);
• routing modes limited to: Bridge, Router, Router(LAN1,LAN2 Bridged);
• DHCP client available only on WLAN interface;
• NAT feature available only on WLAN and PPPoE interfaces;
• bandwidth management available only on WLAN and PPPoE interfaces;
• downlink traffic management available only on LAN1 and/or LAN2 interface;
• DHCP server available only on LAN1 and LAN2 interface;
• Traffic Manager table limited to 10 entries;
• disabled feature to modify files in flash memory.