3Com 3CRWE554G72 manual OfficeConnect, Wireless 11g, Cable/DSL Gateway

1 INTRODUCING THE GATEWAY

	Welcome to the world of networking with 3Com®. In the modern
	business environment, communication and sharing information is crucial.
	Computer networks have proved to be one of the fastest modes of
	communication but, until recently, only large businesses could afford the
	networking advantage. The OfficeConnect® product range from 3Com
	has changed all this, bringing networks to the small office.
	The products that compose the OfficeConnect range give you, the small
	office user, the same power, flexibility, and protection that has been
	available only to large corporations. Now, you can network the
	computers in your office, connect them all to a single Internet outlet, and
	harness the combined power of all of your computers.
OfficeConnect	The OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Gateway is designed to
Wireless 11g	provide a cost-effective means of sharing a single broadband Internet
Cable/DSL Gateway	connection amongst several wired and wireless computers. The Gateway
	also provides protection in the form of an electronic “firewall” preventing
	anyone outside of your network from seeing your files or damaging your
	computers. The Gateway can also prevent your users from accessing Web
	sites which you find unsuitable.
	Figure 1 shows an example network without a Gateway. In this network,
	only one computer is connected to the Internet. This computer must
	always be powered on for the other computers on the network to access
	the Internet.