3COM
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OFFICECONNECT
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WIRELESS 54MBPS 11G TRAVEL ROUTER DATA SHEET
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Wireless Travel Router
Applications
Router Mode
With its compact size and operation
simplicity, the 3Com
®
OfficeConnect
®
Wireless 54Mbps 11g Travel Router is ideal
for many applications:
• On the road, keep in contact with
coworkers, clients, friends, and family
• In the office, establish temporary wireless
workgroups
• In the home and home office, share your
high-speed DSL or cable connection with
other computers
In Router mode, the 3Com
®
OfficeConnect
®
Wireless
54 Mbps 11g Travel Router acts as a DHCP server, allo-
cating IP addresses for wireless clients. It also acts as a
wireless NAT router with stateful packet inspection fire-
wall, sharing the IP address on the Ethernet (LAN/WAN)
port with all wireless clients, protecting them from
direct exposure to the Internet.
Access Point Mode
In AP mode, the 3Com
®
OfficeConnect
®
Wireless
54 Mbps 11g Travel Router connects wireless clients to
each other through wireless 11g connections, and to
the LAN through its Ethernet port. Choose AP mode
when you want wireless clients to use a DHCP server
on the LAN.
Client Mode
In Client mode, the 3Com
®
OfficeConnect
®
Wireless
54 Mbps 11g Travel Router connects a PC (or other
device) that does not have a wireless interface to the
WLAN. The PC connects to the Ethernet port on the
travel router; the travel router connects to the WLAN
through another travel router, access point, or gateway.
