3Com OFFICECONNECT 3C886 - Manual (Page 5)

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I MPORTANT S AFETY I NFORMATION
Additional Safety Information 3
A BOUT T HIS G UIDE
Introduction 11
How to Use This Guide 11
Conventions 11
Year 2000 Compliance 12
1 I NTRODUCTION
Introduction 13
56K Access 13
Applications 13
Local Networking with Access to the Internet 14
Local Networking with Access to a Remote Office 14
Features 15
Ease of Installation and Use 15
High Performance 15
Connectivity 15
Routing 15
Bandwidth Management 15
Remote Management 15
Protocols 16
Error Control and Data Compression 16
Modulation Schemes 16
Security 16
Upgradability 16
Diagnostics 16
Warranty 17
Support for Internet Applications 17
2 56K LAN M ODEM
F UNCTIONALITY D ESCRIPTION
Connection Types 19
56K Technology 19
LAN Side Connection 19
Application Sharing over the LAN 20