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Features, Ease of installation and use, High performance – 3Com OFFICECONNECT 3C886 User Manual

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Features

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Features

Ease of Installation and Use

Web-based, point-and-click user interface for easy configuration

Automatic Internet configuration verification via your Internet Service Provider
(ISP)

Web-based, context-sensitive online help

High Performance

Internal 56K modem, capable of transmitting at speeds up to 33.6 Kbps and
downloading at speeds up to 56 Kbps

1

(without compression)

V.42/MNP 2-4 error control and V.42 bis/MNP 5 data compression

Hi/fn™ LZS

®

compression, which conforms to the following IETF RFCs: The PPP

Compression Control Protocol (RFC 1962) and PPP Stacker LZS Compression
Protocol
(RFC 1974)

Connectivity

One 56K integrated analog modem

Built in four-port 10BASE-T, 10 Mbps Ethernet hub. Up to 25 users can be
supported by connecting to an external eight port-hub

One pass through analog voice port for connecting an external analog device

Routing

IP Routing

Dynamic or static IP addresses supplied by your service provider (WAN side)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server functionality on the LAN,
which automatically assigns an IP address to a newly-attached PC on the IP
network

Domain Name Service (DNS) server functionality for the LAN, which translates
the common, alphanumeric name of a device (for example,
“www.3com.com”) to its numeric IP address

Network Address Translation (NAT) between LAN and WAN, which allows
multiple users on the LAN to share a single remote connection

Multiplexing traffic from several computers to the same remote destination

LAN access to the Internet using a single-user account

Bandwidth Management

Dial on Demand (Automatic call connection)

Automatic disconnection of idle calls after a user-specified length of time

Manual call connection and disconnection

Remote Management

Remote management via Web browser-based interface

Remote firmware upgrades

1.Current FCC rules limit download speeds to 53Kbps.