3Com 3C892 manual Introduction, Applications, Access to the Internet

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INTRODUCTION

	This chapter provides an overview of the OfficeConnect® ISDN LAN Modem,
	referred to throughout this document as the ISDN LAN Modem.
Introduction	The ISDN LAN Modem is an easy to install, LAN to WAN modem. For the LAN, it
	provides four 10BASE-T Ethernet connections— expandable to 25 connections.
	Refer to Figure 1 for an example showing 10 connections by adding an 8-port
	10BASE-T Ethernet hub. For WAN access, it provides a Basic Rate Interface (BRI)
	ISDN port.
	With the ISDN LAN Modem, small office and home office users can share remote
	access to the Internet or to a remote office while continuing to network locally.
Applications	The primary application for the ISDN LAN Modem is:

■Local networking with shared access to the Internet and/or a remote office LAN.

Local Networking with Users can share access to the Internet while continuing to network locally.

Access to the Internet

OfficeConnect®	Internet/Intranet
Hub 8 TPO
	or
Connect¤	online service
Office
Hub
OfficeConnect®
ISDN LAN Modem	Public telephone
ISDN LAN Modem	network
OfficeConnect™
ISDN BRI line

Figure 1 Local Networking with Access to the Internet