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One Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch
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One Setup Wizard CD-ROM with User Guide
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One Power Adapter
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One CAT 5 UTP Cable
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One Quick Installation and One Registration Card (not shown)
Minimum Requirements
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Network Adapter with Ethernet (UTP CAT 5) Cabling and TCP/IP Protocol
Installed per PC
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Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.7 or Higher for Web-based
configuration
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Cable Modem with Ethernet Connection and Internet Access
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Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP for the Setup Wizard
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CD-ROM Drive
An Introduction to LANs and WANs
A router is a network device that connects two networks together. The Router
connects your Local Area Network (LAN), or the group of PCs in your home
or office, to the Wide Area Network (WAN), which is the Internet. The Router
processes and regulates the data that travels between these two networks.
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Instant Wireless
Figure 1-1
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Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch
Think of the Router as a network device with two sides. The first side is made
up of your private Local Area Network (LAN) of PCs. The other side, the pub-
lic side, is the Internet, or the Wide Area Network (WAN), outside of your
home or office.
IP Addresses
What's an IP Address?
IP stands for Internet Protocol. Every device on an IP-based network, includ-
ing PCs, print servers, and routers, requires an IP address to identify its "loca-
tion," or address, on the network. This applies to both the WAN and LAN con-
nections.
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