Installing the Wireless Barricade™ g Router
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Hardware Description
The Wireless Barricade™ can be connected to the Internet or
to a remote site using its RJ-45 WAN port. It can be connected
directly to your PC or to a local area network using any of the
Fast Ethernet LAN ports.
Access speed to the Internet depends on your service type.
Full-rate ADSL can provide up to 8 Mbps downstream and
640 Kbps upstream. G.lite (or splitterless) ADSL provides up
to 1.5 Mbps downstream and 512 Kbps upstream. Cable modems
can provide up to 36 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream.
ISDN can provide up to 128 Kbps when using two bearer
channels. PSTN analog connections can now run up to 56 Kbps.
However, you should note that the actual rate provided by specific
service providers may vary dramatically from these upper limits.
Although access speed to the Internet is determined by the
modem type connected to the Wireless Barricade™, data
passing between devices connected to your local area
network can run up to 100 Mbps over the Fast Ethernet ports.
The Wireless Barricade™ includes an LED display on the front
panel for system power and port indications that simplifies
installation and network troubleshooting. It also provides four
RJ-45 LAN ports and one RJ-45 WAN port on the rear panel.
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4 RJ-45 ports for connection to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN). These ports can auto-
negotiate the operating speed to 10/100 Mbps, the mode
to half/full duplex, and the pin signals to MDI/MDI-X
(i.e., allowing these ports to be connected to any network
device with straight- through cable). These ports can be
connected directly to a PC or to a server equipped with an
Ethernet network interface card, or to a networking device
such as an Ethernet hub or switch.
