Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Product Overview

Thank you for purchasing the NetComm NB620W Super-G Wireless Gateway. The NB620W is a state-of-the-art Wireless Gateway with the latest in advanced broadband wireless connec- tivity. Now it's simple and cost-effective to build a local network with Internet access using wired or wireless technology.

The NB620W features the latest 802.11g wireless standard for high speed transfer rates up to 54Mbps, as well as a Atheros' Super G mode to turbocharge your transfer rates. The NB620W is backwards compatible with 11Mbps, 802.11b wireless networks and carries a built-in 4 port 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet Switch.

The NB620W introduces three levels of security to keep those intruders and hackers out of your wired or wireless network. The combination of NAT and SPI/DOS (Stateful Packet Inspection/Denial of Service) firewall technology, the latest WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocols) and WPA (WiFi Protection Access – PSK and Radius) ensures the safety of your network PCs and their data.

Working with any Operating System that supports TCP/IP, including Windows, Apple Macintosh and Linux, the NB620W Web-based user interface facilitates easy set up and ongoing administration.

The NB620W also features two USB 2.0 ports for Disk and Print Serving. Simply connect a supported USB 1.1 or 2.0 printer to the built-in USB host and all authorised users can use this printer, via both the LAN and wireless LAN. You can also connect any USB hard or Flash drive to the other USB port to make the data available to authorised users on the local LAN as well as wireless users.

This reference manual assumes that the reader has an installed Ethernet card in the computer to be connected and has basic to intermediate computer and Internet skills. However, basic Computer Networking, Internet, and Firewall technology information is available from the NetComm Web site. See www.netcomm.com.au.

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