3Com Dual 56K User Manual

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18 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONFeatures Ease of Installation and Use Web-based, point-and-click user interface for easy configuration Automatic Internet configuration verification via your Internet Service Provider(ISP) Web-based, context-sensitive online help Dial-in Wizard for easy configuration of dial-in setup LAN Modem Desktop Manager tool for easy management and statsmonitoring (Windows 95 ® , 98® , NT ® and 2000 ® ) EZ- LAN Wizard, which optimizes workstation settings for use with the Dual56K LAN Modem (Windows 95, 98, NT and 2000)High Performance Two internal 56K modems, capable of downloading at speeds of up to 112Kbps 1 (without compression) V.42/MNP 2-4 error control and V.42 bis/MNP 5 data compression Hi/fn™ LZS ® compression, which conforms to the following IETF RFCs: The PPPCompression Control Protocol (RFC 1962) and PPP Stacker LZS CompressionProtocol (RFC 1974)Connectivity Two 56K integrated analog modems Built-in four-port 10BASE-T, 10 Mbps Ethernet hub. Up to 25 users can besupported by adding an external Ethernet hub Two pass-through, analog voice ports for connecting up to two external analogdevices Virtual Private Network (VPN) pass-through capability using client softwareVirtual FAX Modem Allows Windows users on the LAN to access one or both modems as if directlyconnected through an RS-232 serial (COM) port. Creates support for applications requiring a dedicated modem, such as Class2.0 fax applications, and online services.Routing IP Routing Dynamic or static IP addresses supplied by your service provider (WAN side) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server functionality on the LAN,which automatically assigns an IP address to a newly-attached PC on the IPnetwork Domain Name Service (DNS) server functionality for the LAN, which translatesthe common, alphanumeric name of a device (for example,“www.3com.com”) to its numeric IP address1.Current FCC rules limit download speeds to 53Kbps per modem.