
4D-Link DIR-855 User Manual
Section 1 - Product Overview
• Faster Wireless Networking - The DIR-855 provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connection with other
802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to participate in real-time activities online, such as
video streaming, online gaming, and real-time audio. The performance of this 802.11n wireless router
gives you the freedom of wireless networking at speeds 650% faster than 802.11g.
• Compatible with 802.11a/g Devices
- The DIR-855 is still fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11g
and 802.11a standards, so it can connect with existing 802.11g and 802.11a PCI, USB, and Cardbus
adapters.
• Advanced Firewall Features
- The Web-based user interface displays a number of advanced network
management features including:
• Content Filtering - Easily applied content ltering based on MAC Address, URL, and/or
Domain Name.
• Filter Scheduling - These lters can be scheduled to be active on certain days or for a
duration of hours or minutes.
• Secure Multiple/Concurrent Sessions - The DIR-855 can pass through VPN sessions. It
supports multiple and concurrent IPSec and PPTP sessions, so users behind the DIR-855
can securely access corporate networks.
• User-friendly Setup Wizard - Through its easy-to-use Web-based user interface, the DIR-855 lets you
control what information is accessible to those on the wireless network, whether from the Internet or from
your company’s server. Congure your router to your specic settings within minutes.
* Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g, 802.11a, and Draft 802.11n specications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions
and environmental factors, including volume of network trafc, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
Environmental conditions will adversely affect wireless signal range.
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