Scope Of This User Guide; The Satellite Router's Role; Figure 2: Role Of The Hn9400 In A Satellite Network - Hughes HN9400 User Manual

Chapter 1

Scope of this user guide

The satellite router's role

HN9400 Satellite Router User Guide
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This user guide describes the features and operation of the HN9400 satellite router, which
provides you Internet access by satellite. This guide also provides certain reference information,
such as the meaning of the router's front panel LEDs. The HN9400 satellite router is designed
to meet the needs of enterprise business customers, small business users, and consumers.
Audience
This guide is intended for users of the HN9400 satellite router.

Figure 2: Role of the HN9400 in a satellite network

satellite router provides connectivity and functionality that allow a computer, Ethernet device,
or LAN to connect to the Internet by satellite.
Figure 2: Role of the HN9400 in a satellite network
This illustration shows the HN9400 with a single computer host. However, the satellite router
may also be used in a multiple-host configuration, in which hosts on a LAN share satellite Internet
or intranet connectivity through an Ethernet hub, router, or wireless base station. A host may be
a computer using Windows, Mac OS, or another supported operating system.
Note: You must provide and configure hub, router, or wireless base station equipment if
any of these are used.
Even though the HN9400 satellite router is typically connected to a host, it is self-hosted, meaning
it can operate without a host. it does not depend on a computer to establish and maintain the
Internet or intranet connection. However, the router must be connected to a satellite antenna.
The Hughes Internet Gateway is a Hughes-operated satellite station that provides a connection
between the Internet and the satellite. The gateway routes data to and from the Internet and to
and from the satellite. The satellite transmits a signal to the antenna, which is passed to the
satellite router to provide Internet connectivity.
Satellite router overview
on page 2, illustrates how the HN9400