Caution
Remember to change the password immediately when you log in to the device for the
first time. All funkwerk devices are supplied with the same password, which means
they are not protected against unauthorised access until you change the password.
How to change the passwords is described in chapter
Passwords
on page 108.
The next chapters describe the technical data and further access and configuration options
for your funkwerk device. The subsequent chapters contain a complete reference of all
configuration options of the Funkwerk Configuration Interface . This user's guide con-
cludes with a glossary and then an index.
1.1 Possible Applications
Connecting networks
Gateways are used to connect networks and to exchange information between the net-
works. For example, you can use your device to establish a connection to the network of
your Internet Service Provider and use the usual Internet services, such as the World Wide
Web (WWW) or e-mail.
Access to head office
By connecting to another 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
the head office, even if this is geographically far away. These local networks are connected
over an ISDN connection or a DSL connection. The size of your own local network –
whether it consists of several computers or just one workstation – is irrelevant.
Your gateway is your link to the outside world
Every device serves as a link between the individual local networks. Within each LAN, the
gateway is connected to the network like a normal computer. Its task is to transmit informa-
tion as necessary from its own network to an external network (e.g. to the network of your
Internet Service Provider or your head office) and to find the most suitable routes for trans-
mission. Conversely, it receives information and routes it to its own network.
One gateway for everyone
If you have a local network with several computers, you only need a single gateway to al-
low all computers in the network access to the Internet or the head office. The lower ex-
penditure on equipment and administration for several computers in the network means
substantial savings. If you used ISDN cards or modems, every workplace would have to be
equipped separately.
1 Introduction
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