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InBusiness™ Internet Station
Any computer with Internet Explorer* 4.01, or Netscape Navigator* or Commu-
nicator* 4.06 (or newer versions of each) can access the Internet through the
Internet Station.
New Technologies
The Internet Station offers many new technologies that make your company’s
Internet access easier to manage.
InstantIP technology
InstantIP technology is a powerful feature of the Internet Station. It provides
simplified setup and administration of complicated Internet addresses. The
InstantIP technology design allows both beginner and experienced users to make
their network Internet-ready in minutes. InstantIP technology saves money on
additional software and Internet addresses that you may have to purchase. It also
provides advanced security features that protect computers, servers, and files on
the local network from external intrusions such as hackers on the Internet.
InstantIP technology combines four key functions: Dynamic Host Control
Protocol (DHCP), Network Address Translation (NAT), Domain Name Services
(DNS), and Dynamic Addressing.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Control Protocol is a standard that dynamically allocates
or leases Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to individual computers on the
local network. The Internet Station has a pool of addresses pre-installed.
Choose to use this range of addresses or a range that you have already set
up on your network. DHCP also configures the computers to automati-
cally use the Internet Station as their gateway to the Internet. The
alternative to DHCP is to manually configure the TCP/IP settings of
every computer on the network.
NAT
Network Address Translation translates IP addresses on the private
network (the Local Area Network) through a single IP address used by
the Internet Station. In other words, while multiple users are accessing
the Internet through the product, the public side (the Internet) only sees
the address of the Internet Station. When used in combination with