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Introduction
Welcome to the world of inter-networking with
3Com ® . This chapter contains all the information you
need to install and configure the OfficeConnect
Remote to make it operational. You can carry out more
sophisticated configuration using the information in
the Software Reference guide.
In the modern business environment sharing
information is crucial. Until now only large businesses
could afford the high speed connections between
offices to gain the networking advantage. The
OfficeConnect Remote changes this and provides
high speed, low cost inter-networking for small
offices and home users.
The OfficeConnect Remote is ideal for linking together
remote offices or workgroups. It is compact and
attractively designed for desktop use and is part of
the OfficeConnect™ range which neatly stack together
with clips to provide a host of other facilities, for
example, Ethernet hub, print sharing and network fax.
OfficeConnect Remote Features
The OfficeConnect Remote is designed to connect a
LAN (Local Area Network) at one location with a
number of other LANs at remote locations. The LAN
could comprise any number of PCs, servers or other
computing equipment, which in an office or small
business environment are typically linked together
using a centrally located Office Connect hub. In order
to interconnect the hubs in different locations, the
OfficeConnect Remote unit transmits information
over a WAN (Wide Area Network) service provided by
telephone carrier organizations.
The most modern and efficient of these WAN
services includes ISDN (Integrated Services Digital
Network). This provides a high speed dialup facility
to allow your OfficeConnect Remote to
automatically and quickly dial remote offices,
transmit your data between remote PCs just as
speedily and then disconnect the call. You incur
minimum ISDN telephone charges as calls are made
only when needed. This is known as Dial on Demand.
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