SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual System Requirements, Using this Document, Introduction

Introduction

System Requirements

In order to use the ADSL Barricade, you must have the following:

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ADSL service up and running on your telephone line, with at least one public Internet address for your LAN.

One or more computers each containing an Ethernet 10/100 Base-T network interface card (NIC).

An Ethernet hub/switch, if you are connecting the device to more than one computer on an Ethernet network.

For system configuration using the supplied web-based program: a web browser such as Internet Explorer V5.0 or later, or Netscape V6.1 or later.

Using this Document

Notational conventions

•Acronyms are defined the first time they appear in the text and in the Terminology.

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For brevity, the ADSL Barricade is referred to as the device.

The terms LAN and network are used interchangeably to refer to a group of Ethernet-connected computers at one site.

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