Garmin HN294DP/DI manual Ease of Use, Wireless Features

Introduction

HN294d is a powerful addition to your home; HN294d stands for Ericsson quality, Wireless (WLAN) stands for freedom from cables, ADSL stands for high-speed access to the Internet, Router stands for security/convenience and they altogether stands for the future.

The HN294d is available in two versions: HN294dp and HN294di. Both products offer the same features, but they rely on different types of telephone line in order to provide the ADSL service. HN294dp offers ADSL service over POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) lines, while HN294di uses ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) lines to provide the ADSL service.

Based on the IEEE 802.1d wireless standard the HN294d will let you experience the freedom from cables, this means "no more annoying cables"! With up to 11 Mbit/s in wireless speed you will have access to your broadband network from wherever you are in your home.

With the fast and powerful HN294d you can spend less time waiting and more time doing the things you want to do and you can do it anytime anywhere. You can even talk on the telephone simultaneously as you surf the Internet using your existing phone line. Using this wireless router will give you lots of advantages over only using a simple ADSL modem (simple ADSL modems are often referred to as "bridged" modems). With a router you can connect multiple PCs together to use a single Internet connection using wireless, Ethernet- or USB devices (the HN294d can handle all three simultaneously) and you will be protected by state-of-the-art firewall technology. But, perhaps the best thing about the HN294d is that you don’t have to be a computer expert to use it, simple plug it in and you are done. No complex configuration with a lot of questions you don’t know how to answer, Ericsson has already answered them for you.

1.2.1Ease of Use

For standard Internet access (surfing websites, playing network games, downloading files, using peer-to-peer programs etc) all you have to do is select an appropriate ADSL-mode in the web-based Configuration Wizard and the technical details is set-up and managed automatically. The HN294d comes pre-programmed with different ADSL-modes to suit different end-users.

1.2.2Wireless Features

It is very easy to have a wireless network up and running when using the HN294d. As the HN294d is preconfigured, all you have to do is to install and configure a wireless card to your computer (wireless PCMCIA-card, wireless PCI-card or wireless USB adapter) and when your computer is correctly setup just turn on your HN294d. Your computer will automatically

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