3Com 3C510 manual Welcome to Home Networking, Home Ethernet, Gateway

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WELCOME TO HOME NETWORKING

In today’s fast-paced world, communication and sharing information are crucial. Computer networks are among the fastest ways to share information, and 3Com has brought this exciting technology into the home with the our home networking product line.

The home networking products from 3Com give the home user the same power, flexibility, and protection that has been available only to large corporations. Now, you can network the computers in your home, connect them all to a single Internet outlet, and harness the combined power of all of your computers.

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The Home Ethernet Gateway features:

■Modem and IP sharing

Connect multiple computers to a modem (cable, DSL, analog, or ISDN) or an Ethernet router to surf the Internet.

■Auto-sensing Ethernet switch

Network up to four computers with the 4-port auto-sensing Ethernet switch.

■Virtual private network (VPN)

Support for multiple PPTP sessions included, allowing you to setup VPN server and VPN clients.

■Printer sharing

Embed a print server to allow all of the networked computers to share one printer.