New Technologies, InstantIP technology

Any computer with Internet Explorer* 4.01, or Netscape Navigator* or Commu- nicator* 4.06 (or newer versions of each) can access the Internet through the Internet Station.

New Technologies

The Internet Station offers many new technologies that make your company’s Internet access easier to manage.

InstantIP technology

InstantIP technology is a powerful feature of the Internet Station. It provides simplified setup and administration of complicated Internet addresses. The InstantIP technology design allows both beginner and experienced users to make their network Internet-ready in minutes. InstantIP technology saves money on additional software and Internet addresses that you may have to purchase. It also provides advanced security features that protect computers, servers, and files on the local network from external intrusions such as hackers on the Internet.

InstantIP technology combines four key functions: Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), Network Address Translation (NAT), Domain Name Services (DNS), and Dynamic Addressing.

DHCP

Dynamic Host Control Protocol is a standard that dynamically allocates or leases Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to individual computers on the local network. The Internet Station has a pool of addresses pre-installed.

Choose to use this range of addresses or a range that you have already set up on your network. DHCP also configures the computers to automati- cally use the Internet Station as their gateway to the Internet. The alternative to DHCP is to manually configure the TCP/IP settings of every computer on the network.

NAT

Network Address Translation translates IP addresses on the private network (the Local Area Network) through a single IP address used by the Internet Station. In other words, while multiple users are accessing the Internet through the product, the public side (the Internet) only sees the address of the Internet Station. When used in combination with

Intel® InBusiness™ Internet Station