Devolo MicroLink 56k Fun USB - Manual (Page 7)

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V.44 data compression
Data throughput can be increased by a factor of six, e. g. when downloa-
ding web sites.
Please note that your Internet service provider must offer the V.92 standard
before you can use these features with your MicroLink 56k Fun USB!
1.3 Communications software
The MicroLink 56k Fun USB is supplied with the BVRP software package Clas-
sic PhoneTools. Classic PhoneTools is a communications program which pro-
vides you with the most important data communications applications in a
convenient, easy-to-use package.
The included software Classic PhoneTools provides the following features in
conjunction with your modem:
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fax operation: send and receive up to 14,400 bps
b answering machine
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address book (e.g. fax and telephone numbers)
1.4 Firewall and virus scanner
The MicroLink 56k Fun USB is supplied with the Norman Internet Control soft-
ware. Norman Internet Control is a firewall and anti-virus program that moni-
tors your PC for malicious software, also referred to as malware. The most
common types of malware are viruses, worms, and trojans. For the sake of
simplicity, we often use the term virus as a collective description of unwan-
ted code.
Norman Internet Control can detect and remove known and unknown viruses
from hard disks, floppy disks, e-mail attachments, etc. Norman Internet Con-
trol checks files when they are accessed, and possible viruses are removed
automatically. If Norman Internet Control is unable to clean an infected file,
you will receive a warning and instructions on how to proceed.