3Com WL-537 User Manual

3Com®OfficeConnect®Wireless 54 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router

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Featuring eXtended
Range (XR) technology
to enable wireless
coverage over longer
ranges, plus robust
routing and security
features, this high
speed 11g wireless
router allows wired
and wireless users
to confidently and
economically share
a single broadband
connection.

OVERVIEW

The 3Com®OfficeConnect®Wireless 54 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router
provides robust routing and security features allowing up to 253 total
wired and wireless users (maximum 64 wireless users) to share a single
broadband connection. Boasting eXtended Range (XR) technology and
wireless data speeds of up to 54 Mbps plus a high-speed routing engine
this Cable/DSL Router is able to handle high-bandwidth applications
confidently. Advanced security features include 128-bit WPA
with TKIP/AES wireless encryption, a stateful packet inspection firewall,
hacker pattern detection, URL filtering, IP and MAC address filtering
and SurfControl’s optional content filtering technology (a 14-day free
trial of which is included with the router, subject to registering the
product at http://esupport.3com.com to get the trial activated). Easy to
set up and use, this product is backed by a market-leading three year
hardware warranty with next business day replacement.

The 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router with
eXtended Range (XR) technology is designed to provide “extreme”
wireless LAN coverage to help eliminate indoor dead spots and give
line-of-sight range that is 2x to 3x that of traditional solutions.

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KEY BENEFITS

ECONOMICAL SHARED INTERNET ACCESS FOR WIRED AND
WIRELESS USERS

Wireless router with four-port 10/100 Ethernet LAN switch enables up
to 253 total (64 wireless) users to securely share a single cable or DSL
Internet connection to leverage broadband expenses.

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HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY

Wireless speeds of up to 54 Mbps easily handle large data transfers and
Internet downloads, including those from multimedia applications for
users with 11g-equipped PCs and laptops. The router is also backward­compatible with 11b wireless LAN equipment, preserving existing
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EXTENDED RANGE TECHNOLOGY

3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Routers come
with a new advanced chipset which features new baseband architecture
that enables long-range connections. The architecture delivers receive

ensitivities of up to -105dBm, over 20 dB better than the 802.11 speci-

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fication. This technology provides single access point coverage in home
networking environments, eliminates the dead spots in corporate wireless
LANs, and provides outdoor coverage of up to two times the distance of
competing WLAN solutions.

MULTIPLE SECURITY FEATURES

Advanced wireless security and multiple firewall features offer advanced
levels of protection for the network. To shield wireless connections, the
11g router implements 128-bit WPA/WPA2 with TKIP/AES encryption
for maximum security, along with 40/64 and 128-bit WEP encryption for
legacy clients. URL filtering, including support for the SurfControl Web
Filter service, traffic metering, and other security features help protect
the entire network from attacks and other Internet security risks.

SurfControl Web Filter allows you to actively monitor network use and
abuse anywhere in your organization.

SurfControl Web Filter bolsters your defenses by providing:

Bulletproof infrastructure security - Automatic, real-time security

updates through our comprehensive threat database, which is constantly
kept current with knowledge gathered by SurfControl's global threat
experts.

Legal liability protection - Prevents circulation of inappropriate content

that violates copyright laws or infringes on rights.

Regulatory compliance - Helps you meet HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and

other industry or government security requirements.

Enhanced employee productivity - Limits Web surfing and downtime due

to attacks and improves IT productivity because it’s easy to implement
and manage.

ROBUST ROUTING FEATURES

IP routing (RIP 1 and 2) and static routing allow the router to be used
in multi-network environments. Dynamic Domain Name Service (DNS)
enables users connecting to the Internet with dynamic IP addresses to
use network applications such as Web or FTP servers that normally
require static IP addresses.

RELIABLE AND SIMPLE TO USE

Designed to meet 3Com’s proven standards of quality, reliability is
assured and supported by a three-year hardware warranty. Browser­based user interface, device discovery, and simple setup wizards ease
installation, configuration, and administration.

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