For network without servers, any of these units should be far above adequate. Common Features Configuration . Several gateways used a Web-based interface to configure and reboot. A few require proprietary Macintosh or Windows software operate, needlessly limiting their market. See notes accompanying each gateway.
Most gateways have firewall features that block ports and attacks.
The amount of customization varies, as does the difficulty of allowing certain kinds of traffic to pass throgh. 3Com's unit claims it monitors for pattern attacks. The Farallon does not log. All units surveyed except the Xircom offer a DHCP server to hand out IP addresses to local machines on request. These servers almost always work in bridge mode to offer DHCP over both a wired LAN and the wireless network.