3Com WL-537 User Manual

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1 INTRODUCING THE ROUTERWelcome to the world of networking with 3Com ® . In the modernbusiness environment, communication and sharing information is crucial.Computer networks have proved to be one of the fastest modes ofcommunication but, until recently, only large businesses could afford thenetworking advantage. The OfficeConnect ® product range from 3Comhas changed all this, bringing networks to the small office.The products that compose the OfficeConnect range give you, the smalloffice user, the same power, flexibility, and protection that has beenavailable only to large corporations. Now, you can network thecomputers in your office, connect them all to a single Internet outlet, andharness the combined power of all of your computers.OfficeConnectWireless54Mbps/108Mbps11g cable/DSLRouterThe OfficeConnect Wireless 54Mbps/108Mbps 11g cable/DSL Router isdesigned to provide a cost-effective means of sharing a single broadbandInternet connection amongst several wired and wireless computers. TheRouter also provides protection in the form of an electronic “firewall”,preventing anyone outside of your network from seeing your files ordamaging your computers. The Router can also prevent your users fromaccessing Web sites which you find unsuitable.Figure 1 shows an example network without a Router. In this network,only one computer is connected to the Internet. This computer mustalways be powered on for the other computers on the network to accessthe Internet.