3Com OfficeConnect Series, User Manual

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Features
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Features
Ease of Installation and Use
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SPID Wizard automatic configuration for telephone company switch and
service profile ID (SPID) numbers.
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Web-based, point-and-click user interface for configuration and online help.
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Automatic configuration verification with Internet connection through your
Internet Service Provider (ISP).
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Firmware updates, user guides and technical notes available on the Web.
High Performance
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Hi/fn™ LZS ® compression, which conforms to these IETF RFCs: The PPP
Compression Control Protocol (RFC 1962) and PPP Stacker LZS Compression
Protocol (RFC 1974).
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Multilink PPP (RFC 1990), which combines two PPP B channel calls to create a
virtual, single 128 Kbps network connection.
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TollMizer, which places a single B channel or a Multilink PPP data call over a
voice connection, saving you the additional charge for a data call.
Connectivity
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ISDN Basic Rate U interface.
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Built in four-port 10BASE-T, 10 Mbps Ethernet hub. Up to 25 users can be
supported by connecting to an external eight port-hub.
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Two analog voice ports.
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Preferred Provider support which allows simultaneous connections to two
different ISPs.
Routing
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IP Routing.
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Dynamic or static IP addresses supplied by the ISP (WAN side).
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WAN access for up to 25 local workstations on the LAN (10BASE-T).
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Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server functionality on the LAN, which
automatically assigns an IP address to a newly-attached computer on an IP
network.
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Domain Name Service (DNS) server functionality for the LAN, which translates
the common, alphanumeric name of a device to the numeric IP address of a
device.
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Network Address Translation (NAT) between LAN and WAN, which allows
multiple users on the LAN to share a WAN connection. Note that individual
email accounts may still be maintained at the ISP.
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Multiplexing traffic from several computers to the same remote destination.