Ntroducing The; Officeconnect Wireless Cable/Dsl Gateway - 3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWE51196 User Manual

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Welcome to the world of networking with 3Com
environment, communication and sharing information is crucial. Computer
networks have proved to be one of the fastest modes of communication but, until
recently, only large businesses could afford the networking advantage. The
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OfficeConnect product range from 3Com has changed all this, bringing networks
to the small office.
The products that compose the OfficeConnect range give you, the small office
user, the same power, flexibility, and protection that has been available only to
large corporations. Now, you can network the computers in your office, connect
them all to a single Internet outlet, and harness the combined power of all of your
computers.
The OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway is designed to provide a
cost-effective means of sharing a single broadband Internet connection amongst
several wired and wireless computers. The Gateway also provides protection in the
form of an electronic "firewall," preventing anyone outside of your network from
seeing your files or damaging your computers.
As you can see in the example in Figure 1, one computer is connected to the
Internet. This computer must always be powered on for the other computers on
the network to access the Internet.
Figure 1 Example Network Without a Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway
When you use the Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway in your network (Figure 2), it
becomes your connection to the Internet. Connections can be made directly to the
Gateway, or to an OfficeConnect Hub or Switch, expanding the number of
computers you can have in your network.
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