BinTec X3200, User Manual

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X3200 User’s Guide 15
What Do You Need X3200 For?
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Automatic dialing and
disconnection
A significant advantage of your X3200 is also its means of obtaining access to
networks. Once configured, your router decides independently if and how it is
to set up a connection to the Internet Service Provider. If you enter an external
WWW address in your browser, for example, your X3200 determines that the
requested address lies outside your own LAN and establishes a connection to
your Internet Service Provider and the Internet automatically. To save costs,
X3200 disconnects the connection after a predefined time (short hold) if no
more information is exchanged.
The same principle is applied for conveniently accessing data at another loca-
tion, e.g. your company headquarters. While running Windows, for example,
you can even connect a network drive to a computer at your head office. You
then simply click the icon for this link in Windows Explorer and can surf in the
directories and data of the remote computer just as if you were using your own
hard disk. X3200 takes care of setting up and clearing the connection.
Security X3200 also has a lot to offer with regard to security. Your router offers you inte-
grated firewall mechanisms and provides extensive, low-cost features to meet
all the requirements for access security. It protects your network against unau-
thorized external access. This is made possible by X3200 ’s SAFERNET func-
tions such as NAT, encryption, filters and monitoring.
Configuration and
administration
A number of options are available for configuring X3200 . Most of the configura-
tion methods are independent of your computer’s operating system.
The simplest method using Windows is the Configuration Wizard . This config-
uration assistant guides you through the configuration step by step and helps
you to make the most important settings on your router. X3200 is ready for op-
eration in only a few minutes. Using the Configuration Wizard , you can con-
figure high-speed access to the Internet quickly and easily as soon as your
provider makes your xDSL connection available.
X3200 can also be configured and administrated remotely. As soon as your
router is connected to the ISDN – even in its ex works state, configuration set-
tings can be carried out from a distant location (e.g. by the administrator at your
head office). This means you can leave the configuration of the system to be
carried out by someone at HQ.