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Your Working Connection to the Internet
Before installing the FM114P firewall, you
should have an external DSL or cable
modem with an Ethernet port set up and
working with one computer. You'll be
installing the firewall between the modem
and the computer.
For each computer that you want to con-
nect to the firewall, you must have
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An available RJ-45 Ethernet port (or
adapter) — either built-in or from a
network interface card (NIC) installed
in the computer
OR
an 802.11b-compliant wireless adapter.
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TCP/IP installed.
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If your computer is a Windows
computer, it must have the Client for Microsoft
Note: Please see the Reference Manual on the CD if you need help installing
TCP/IP software or the Client for Microsoft Networks software on any Windows
computer that hasn't been networked previously.
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A Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet patch cable
Note: There is one cable in the box with the firewall.
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Networks software installed.
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Note: If you have a cable
modem, you will have a cable
connection between the
modem and your cable outlet.
DSL modem
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