System Requirements; Using This Document; Notational Conventions - SMC Networks ADSL Barricade SMC7204BRA User Manual

Introduction

System Requirements

In order to use the ADSL Barricade, you must have the following:
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ADSL service up and running on your telephone line,
with at least one public Internet address for your LAN.
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One or more computers each containing an Ethernet
10/100 Base-T network interface card (NIC).
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An Ethernet hub/switch, if you are connecting the device
to more than one computer on an Ethernet network.
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For system configuration using the supplied web-based
program: a web browser such as Internet Explorer V5.0
or later, or Netscape V6.1 or later.

Using this Document

Notational conventions

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Acronyms are defined the first time they appear in the text
and in the Terminology.
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For brevity, the ADSL Barricade is referred to as the device.
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The terms LAN and network are used interchangeably to refer
to a group of Ethernet-connected computers at one site.
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