Hardware Description - SMC Networks SMC Barricade g SMC2804WBR User Manual

Installing the Wireless Barricade g Router

Hardware Description

The Router can be connected to the Internet or to a remote site
using its RJ-45 WAN port. It can be connected directly to your PC
or to a local area network using any of the Fast Ethernet LAN
ports.
Access speed to the Internet depends on your service type.
Full-rate ADSL can provide up to 8 Mbps downstream and
640 Kbps upstream. G.lite (or splitterless) ADSL provides up to
1.5 Mbps downstream and 512 Kbps upstream. Cable modems
can provide up to 36 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream.
ISDN can provide up to 128 Kbps when using two bearer
channels. PSTN analog connections can now run up to 56 Kbps.
However, you should note that the actual rate provided by
specific service providers may vary dramatically from these
upper limits.
Although access speed to the Internet is determined by the
modem type connected to the Router, data passing between
devices connected to your local area network can run up to
100 Mbps over the Fast Ethernet ports.
The Router includes an LED display on the front panel for system
power and port indications that simplifies installation and network
troubleshooting. It also provides four RJ-45 LAN ports and one
RJ-45 WAN port on the rear panel.
• 4 RJ-45 ports for connection to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN). These ports can
auto-negotiate the operating speed to 10/100 Mbps, the mode
to half/full duplex, and the pin signals to MDI/MDI-X
(i.e., allowing these ports to be connected to any network
device with straight-through cable). These ports can be
connected directly to a PC or to a server equipped with an
Ethernet network interface card, or to a networking device
such as an Ethernet hub or switch.
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