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X3200 User’s Guide 13
What Do You Need X3200 For?
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1.1 What Do You Need X3200 For?
Figure 1-2: Basic scenario
Why a router such as
X3200 ?
Routers are used to interconnect networks and to exchange information be-
tween the networks. For example, you can connect to the network of your Inter-
net Service Provider via your router as shown above and use the usual Internet
services, such as the World Wide Web (WWW) or e-mail. By connecting to an-
other partner network, e.g. your company’s head office, from your home or
branch office, you can conveniently access any information you may need from
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