3Com Wired Networks

Wired Networks

 

Businesses must communicate and share information effectively to be competitive. Connecting individual PCs using a wired local area network (LAN) is a first step toward obtaining the many networking benefits.

The Solution
 

3Com has all the components needed to build a wired Ethernet network to meet the needs of your small office. For a network of eight or fewer PCs, to share files and access common resources such as printers, use a 3Com® OfficeConnect® Dual Speed Switch 8 Plus and 3Com OfficeConnect Network Interface Cards.

Solution Fundamentals

 

3Com OfficeConnect Switches

At the center of any network is a switch or hub. Now more affordable than ever, switches are ideal for growing businesses. The 3Com OfficeConnect family of compact-design switches brings business-class, high quality switches to your network, with a lifetime warranty and one year of telephone support.

 

3Com Network Interface Cards

 

To enable computers, printers, and other devices to talk to one another on a LAN, each requires a network interface. Most typically, this connection is provided by a Network Interface Card (NIC). This card fits into a computer's expansion slot and provides the physical connection for the network's cabling.

 

Alternatives to this Solution

• Too expensive? Try an OfficeConnect hub, a lower cost, lower performance solution for networking.

• Need shared Internet access? Some devices combine multiple functions including a switch. Gateways are devices that allow a broadband Internet connection to be shared by multiple devices. They include router functionality and security features so that LAN devices on the local network can securely access the Internet. They also include a switch that can be used to build a network or to connect to an existing network.

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