Features, Ease of installation and use, High performance – 3Com OFFICECONNECT 3C886 User Manual

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Features

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Features

Ease of Installation and Use

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Web-based, point-and-click user interface for easy configuration

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Automatic Internet configuration verification via your Internet Service Provider
(ISP)

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Web-based, context-sensitive online help

High Performance

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Internal 56K modem, capable of transmitting at speeds up to 33.6 Kbps and
downloading at speeds up to 56 Kbps

1

(without compression)

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V.42/MNP 2-4 error control and V.42 bis/MNP 5 data compression

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Hi/fn™ LZS

®

compression, which conforms to the following IETF RFCs: The PPP

Compression Control Protocol (RFC 1962) and PPP Stacker LZS Compression
Protocol
(RFC 1974)

Connectivity

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One 56K integrated analog modem

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Built in four-port 10BASE-T, 10 Mbps Ethernet hub. Up to 25 users can be
supported by connecting to an external eight port-hub

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One pass through analog voice port for connecting an external analog device

Routing

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IP Routing

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Dynamic or static IP addresses supplied by your service provider (WAN side)

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server functionality on the LAN,
which automatically assigns an IP address to a newly-attached PC on the IP
network

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Domain Name Service (DNS) server functionality for the LAN, which translates
the common, alphanumeric name of a device (for example,
“www.3com.com”) to its numeric IP address

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Network Address Translation (NAT) between LAN and WAN, which allows
multiple users on the LAN to share a single remote connection

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Multiplexing traffic from several computers to the same remote destination

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LAN access to the Internet using a single-user account

Bandwidth Management

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Dial on Demand (Automatic call connection)

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Automatic disconnection of idle calls after a user-specified length of time

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Manual call connection and disconnection

Remote Management

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Remote management via Web browser-based interface

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Remote firmware upgrades

1.Current FCC rules limit download speeds to 53Kbps.

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