Introduction
ELSA LANCOM DSL/10 Office
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Introduction
The sheer speed of development of computer technology over the last few years has
resulted in a huge increase in the volume of electronic data traffic. More users every day
want to send and receive a constantly increasing volume of data. Conventional
transmission technologies (modem or ISDN devices) are no longer equal to the demand.
New technologies are eliminating the restrictions and are offering the user true
broadband communications at significantly higher transfer speeds. An important
criterion for the spread of these new access technologies is their availability in as many
offices and companies as possible. One new technology is transmission by xDSL, which
covers the “last mile” over conventional copper wires.
The
ELSA LANCOM DSL/10 Office
gives you a router that has been specially developed
for xDSL terminals.
ELSA LANCOM DSL/10 Office
can connect individual workstations or entire local
networks to the Internet. It makes it possible for you to download data from the Internet
at previously unknown speeds (768 Kbps).
This section is a brief introduction to the device and its functions. See the following
sections for a detailed description of the functions, the software and how to use it and
an introduction to the technical basics.
What does a router do?
A router connects local networks (LANs) and individual PCs to form a Wide Area Network
(WAN). This allows any computer in this WAN to access the computers and services on
the entire network, depending on its access privileges. The router does this by seeking
out a path over which data can be exchanged between the computers.
This is available in the form of an xDSL connection, for example, that can be realized via
normal copper telephone lines.
Connection to the Internet is a particularly widespread form of network connection. If
the local network in a company is connected with the network of an Internet service
provider, all computers in the LAN will be able to access the services and sites on the
World Wide Web.
The router is incorporated into the network in the same way as any normal PC. Any data
traveling on the network cable, therefore, is seen by the router too. It automatically
determines whether or not the data needs to be transmitted to another network. If
necessary, it establishes the connection to the destination network.
