Chapter 1: Introduction
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The incredible speed of
How does the Gateway do all of this? By connecting the Internet, as well as your computers and peripherals, to the Gateway, then the Gateway can direct and control communications for your network. Plus, since the Gateway is wireless, Internet access can be shared over the wireless broadcast as well as the wired network.
Use wireless security to secure your wireless network while the whole network is protected through a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) technology. The Gateway also offers VPN passthrough and other features, which can be configured through the
But what does all of this mean?
Networks are useful tools for sharing Internet access and computer resources. You can access one printer from different computers and access data located on another computer’s hard drive. Networks are even used for playing multiplayer video games. So, networks not only are useful in homes and offices, but also can be fun.
PCs on a wired network create a LAN, or Local Area Network. They are connected with Ethernet cables, which is why the network is called “wired”. PCs equipped with wireless cards or adapters can communicate without cumbersome cables. By sharing the same wireless settings, within their transmission radius, they form a wireless network. This is sometimes called a WLAN, or Wireless Local Area Network. Since the Gateway has wireless capabilities, it can bridge your wired and wireless networks, letting them communicate with each other.
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802.11g: an IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with 802.11b devices.
spi (stateful packet inspection) firewall: a technology that inspects incoming packets of information before allowing them to enter the network.
firewall: Security measures that protect the resources of a local network from intruders.
nat (network address translation): NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet.
network: a series of computers or devices connected for the purpose of data sharing, storage, and/or transmission between users
lan (local area network): The computers and networking products that make up the network in your home or office.
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