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Publishing, R&D, video, multimedia, or accounting departments can enjoy a 100Mbps pace, while other corporate segments can operate at slower and more affordable 10Mbps speeds. Every 10/100 RJ-45 port on your Analog Router is capable of running at either 10Mbps or 100Mbps, allowing you to mix and match economical 10BaseT hardware with high performance 100Mbps network cards, hubs, switches, and other equipment. Before You Begin Before you install your EtherFast 10/100 4-Port Analog Router, you should take careful consideration and ensure that several requirements have been met on your network. The router supports 10Mbps or 100Mbps connections. It also supports multiple external modem connections. Please be sure that your network adapters are installed properly and working, you have a separate telephone line and an Internet Service Provider (ISP) account for every modem you plan to use. You must have or obtain the access phone number, user account and the password for each of your ISP accounts. If you were using a Proxy software previously to connect to the internet, use the instructions that came with the software to remove the software from your computer. The modem router will not work properly if proxy software has been previously installed. Workstations on your network must have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically using Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP). If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT, detailed instruction about setting up TCP/IP on Windows 98 or 95 workstations are includ- 5

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Publishing, R&D, video, multimedia, or accounting
departments can enjoy a 100Mbps pace, while other
corporate segments can operate at slower and more
affordable 10Mbps speeds.
Every 10/100 RJ-45 port on your Analog Router is
capable of running at either 10Mbps or 100Mbps,
allowing you to mix and match economical 10BaseT
hardware with high performance 100Mbps network
cards, hubs, switches, and other equipment.
Before You Begin
Before you install your EtherFast 10/100 4-Port
Analog Router, you should take careful consideration
and ensure that several requirements have been met on
your network.
The router supports 10Mbps or 100Mbps connections.
It also supports multiple external modem connections.
Please be sure that your network adapters are installed
properly and working, you have a separate telephone
line and an Internet Service Provider (ISP) account for
every modem you plan to use. You must have or obtain
the access phone number, user account and the pass-
word for each of your ISP accounts. If you were using
a Proxy software previously to connect to the internet,
use the instructions that came with the software to
remove the software from your computer. The modem
router will not work properly if proxy software has
been previously installed.
Workstations on your network must have TCP/IP
installed and configured to obtain an IP address auto-
matically using Dynamic Host Control Protocol
(DHCP). If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98 or
Windows NT, detailed instruction about setting up
TCP/IP on Windows 98 or 95 workstations are includ-
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