Belkin routers use Network Address Translation, which supports connecting up to 253 clients to the Internet using a single IP address. The router is assigned the public address from your broadband service, and it then utilizes NAT to provide private addresses to connected computers. NAT doesn’t just expand the router’s addressing capabilities; it also acts as a firewall, protecting connected devices from attack. You can set up an open NAT on your Wireless-G router to bypass the firewall when using certain programs and thereby increase data transfer speed, or you can create a completely closed NAT to lock down your network. Tips Writer Bio
