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User Guide Ethernet Broadband Router BR700 ...

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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. THE UNIT MUST NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING. DO NOT PLACE OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, ON THE UNIT. CAUTION: TO ENSURE REGULA...

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Canadian Compliance This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respects toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouille...

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CONTENTS I Contents Section 1:Overview _______________________ 1-1 Features ................................................................................................................ 1-2 Understanding Your User Guide ......................

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CONTENTS II CONTENTS Section 3:Configuration ___________________ 3-1 Using the Configuration Utility.............................................................................3-1 Log In ........................................................

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SECTION 1, OVERVIEW 1-1 Section 1:Overview Congratulations on purchasing the Motorola Ethernet Broadband Router BR700. With this router you have entered the world of convenience and independence. Your router enables you to set up your own priv...

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SECTION 1 OVERVIEW 1-2 SECTION 1, OVERVIEW 4-port Full Duplex 10/100 Ethernet Switch and Router Enables connection of up to 4 PCs. The routing function enables each of your networked PCs to share files and printers as well. Firewall and NAT ...

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OVERVIEW SECTION 1 SECTION 1, OVERVIEW 1-3 Understanding Your User Guide The User Guide is subdivided into the following sections: Overview Provides a general introduction for using your product, the type of technology used, and recommende...

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SECTION 1 OVERVIEW 1-4 SECTION 1, OVERVIEW Understanding Functions The various technologies and features utilized by your router require some explanation so you can make the correct choices when configuring your router. Router Routers conn...

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OVERVIEW SECTION 1 SECTION 1, OVERVIEW 1-5 DHCP Server A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server assigns IP addresses to clients connected to the router. Client is the general term used to describe any device that connects with you...

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SECTION 1 OVERVIEW 1-6 SECTION 1, OVERVIEW Router Physical Description The following sections describe the physical characteristics of your unit. Back of Router The following illustration shows the BR700 back panel: Reset Power LAN 4 WAN...

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OVERVIEW SECTION 1 SECTION 1, OVERVIEW 1-7 Feature Description 3-6 LAN Ports 1-4 These four ports can connect your LAN with Ethernet cables. This enables communication among clients, such as PCs or print servers, on the network. The LAN...

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SECTION 1 OVERVIEW 1-8 SECTION 1, OVERVIEW Front of Router The following illustration shows the BR700 front panel: 12 3 P o w e r M o d e m Local Network 1 2 4 3 The LEDs of the router indicate its operational status. LED Description The ...

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SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-1 Section 2:Installation To get your network up and running: ! Setup your hardware. ! Insert the CD-ROM for Product Setup. Follow the prompts. If you prefer to setup the router’s software manually, refer to the M...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION Vertical Installation 1 To use the router in a vertical position, insert the router into the supplied base. The router’s foot slides snugly into a notch in the base to keep the unit sta...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-3 To mount your router on the wall: 1 Print the Wall Mounting Template. 5.1” [129.5mm] The illustration is drawn at a one-to-one scale, which means that when printed, it provides the exa...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-4 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2 Click the Print icon or choose Print from the File menu to display the Print dialog box: Be sure you print the template at 100% scale and that Fit to page is not checked in the Print ...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-5 9 Using a screwdriver, turn each screw until part of it protrudes from the wall, as shown: ! There must be 4.0 mm (.16 inches) between the wall and the underside of the screw head. ! The...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-6 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION Electrical Connection to Router Your router does not have an On/Off power switch and therefore will only be powered on by plugging in the power adapter: Reset Power LAN To power supply 1 ...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-7 Connection to Router LAN 4 WAN321 Re set Power ETHERNET USB CABLE +12VDC USB CP E MAC I D:AB DCEF012 345 S/N: PP PPMMYJJJSSSSSCA A BBCCCC HFC MAC ID: ABCDEF012345 CUSTOMER S/N:BCDFGHJKLMNP ...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-8 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION You have now completed the hardware installation. The next section, Configure Your Computers, steps you through the various configuration options needed for your PCs. Configure Your Computer...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-9 Configuring Windows 98SE and ME 1 Click Start. 2 Select Settings > Control Panel. 3 Double-click Network. The Network window is displayed: 4 On the configuration tab, select the TC...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-10 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 5 Click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties window is displayed: Windows 98SE Windows ME 6 Click the IP Address tab. 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically. 8 Click OK. 9 ...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-11 Configuring Windows 2000 1 Click Start. 2 Select Settings. 3 Select Control Panel. Double-click Network and Dial-Up Connections. Double-click Local Area Connection. 4 Click the Pro...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-12 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 5 Ensure the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is selected. ...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-13 6 Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button. 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK twice to exit and save your settings. 8 Restart your comp...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-14 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 5 Double-click Local Area Connection. 6 Click the Properties button. 7 Ensure the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is selected. ...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-15 8 Click to highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button. 9 Click Obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK twice to exit and save your settings. ...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-16 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION Log In Log into the router using the following procedure: 1 Once the router is connected, open your web browser. Enter into the URL field http://192.168.20.1 (the router’s default IP add...

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INSTALLATION SECTION 2 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION 2-17 Configure Your Basic Internet Settings The following settings illustrate how to configure your router for accessing the Internet. Detailed descriptions for using the web-based utility follo...

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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION 2-18 SECTION 2, INSTALLATION Static IP If you are required to use a permanent IP address for connecting to the Internet, then select Static IP. Your ISP informs you if this is the connection to use. 1 From Connection...

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SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-1 Section 3:Configuration You can use the information in this section to modify the router’s settings. For example you can customize features for your home network, change settings such as your user name or passwo...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-2 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 4 Click LOG IN to enter the Router’s Web-based Configuration Utility. Navigation Each of the following subsections provides descriptions for the components of the router’s Configura...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-3 Configuring Internet Settings These screens enable you to configure your Internet settings: ! Basic ! Advanced ! Network Diagnostic Internet - Basic This is the first screen that...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-4 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION The following table provides descriptions for the fields in the Basic window: Field or Button Description WAN Interface Active Your WAN link is active. Inactive Your WAN link is not...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-5 Field or Button Description IP Address The router’s IP Address used to connect to your ISP. It is either automatically displayed or manually entered from information provided by you...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-6 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Field or Button Description PPP Authentication Available when PPPoE or PPTP is selected in the Connection Mode. Check with your ISP for the proper type of authentication to choose: ! ...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-7 Internet - Advanced This screen enables you to adjust additional Internet settings. To access the screen, click INTERNET > ADVANCED. Click APPLY to save changes, click CANCEL to undo ...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-8 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Field or Button Description Clone WAN MAC Address Your router has the ability to duplicate the MAC address of your PC’s network adapter into the router’s WAN MAC address. To avoid ...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-9 Internet - Network Diagnostic This screen helps you troubleshoot problems that might occur. To access the screen, click INTERNET > NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC. Ping An Internet utility used...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-10 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Configuring Parental Control Settings The settings described in this section enable you to tailor the type of content you want to allow your router to access. You create a policy that de...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-11 To access the screen, click PARENTAL CONTROL > CONTENT POLICY. Click APPLY to save changes, click CANCEL to undo unsaved changes. Field Description Content Policy Enables or disa...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-12 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Field Description Denied URL The URL that the recipient of the policy isn’t able to access. For example, a Kid Policy would not be able to access: www. xxx. com. Separate multiple UR...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-13 To create a policy, follow this procedure: 1 Enter a Name in the Policy Name field. 2 Decide if you want to Allow or Deny a URL. You can add more than one URL, separated by semicolons...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-14 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Field Description Time Displays the time of access. MAC Displays the PC’s MAC address. Visited URL The URL (website) that the PC has accessed. Configuring Networking Settin...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-15 To access the screen, click NETWORKING > DHCP SERVER. Click APPLY to save your settings or CANCEL to cancel changes. Field Description LAN MAC Address Displays the LAN MAC addres...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-16 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Field Description LAN Subnet Mask Enables you to create your own Subnet Mask for your network. The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a destination LAN IP address is the network p...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-17 Field Description Reserved Leases The DHCP reserves a set IP addresses. However, if you require a specific IP for a specific device, such as a print server: To reserve a lease: 1 En...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-18 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION To access the screen, click NETWORKING > DNS PROXY. Click APPLY to save your settings or CANCEL to cancel changes. Field Description LAN Private Host Name Displays the current Hos...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-19 Networking - Routing You can define up to 20 static routes that specify the Network Destination, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Interface, and Metric. You configure the Network Routing Table her...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-20 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Field Description RIPv2 Transmit Enables or disables RIPv2 Transmit. The default is disabled. Routing Table To add a Routing Entry: 1 Enter a Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask,...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-21 To access the screen, click NETWORKING > DDNS. Click APPLY to save your settings or CANCEL to cancel changes. Field Description DDNS Enables or disables DDNS. The default is disa...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-22 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION Networking - NAT Network Address Translation (NAT) translates multiple IP addresses on a private LAN to one public address that is sent out to the Internet by your ISP. This adds a level...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-23 Field Description UDP Session Idle Time User Datagram Protocol. A method used along with the IP to send data in the form of message units (datagram) between network devices over a LA...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-24 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION To access the screen, click NETWORKING > PORT TRIGGER. Click APPLY to save your settings or CANCEL to cancel changes. To add a Port Trigger entry: 1 Port Trigger Name: Enter th...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-25 Networking - Virtual Server The Virtual Server sets up an automatic inbound forwarding mechanism for services running on your home computer, such as web servers, email servers, or other...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-26 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 6 Schedule: This is an optional feature. Click to enable. Select the time for the forwarding service to be active. To update or remove an entry, select it and then click Update or Remov...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-27 3 Packet Direction: From the drop down box, select either Outgoing or Incoming. 4 Packet Protocol: From the drop down box, select from TCP, UDP, ICMP, or All. 5 Source and Destinati...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-28 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION To access the screen, click CONTROL PANEL > DEVICE SECURITY. Click APPLY to save your settings or CANCEL to cancel changes. Field Description Login User ID Changes the User ID use...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-29 Field Description WAN Ping Response Enables a remote user to ping the router. Select to enable WAN Ping response. The default is disabled. Control Panel - Firmware Update This scree...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-30 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION To reset the router to its original configuration; click Factory Default. To backup your settings, 1 Click Backup. 2 From the pop-up window, choose the destination for the file. 3 E...

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CONFIGURATION SECTION 3 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 3-31 Field Description NTP Time Synchronization If you want the unit to automatically check the current time, select to enable this feature. The default is enabled. NTP Server List Lis...

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SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3-32 SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION To access the screen, click CONTROL PANEL > EVENT LOG. Click APPLY to save your settings or CANCEL to cancel changes. To setup your event notification: 1 Enter the SMTP Server Nam...

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SECTION 4, TROUBLESHOOTING 4-1 Section 4:Troubleshooting This section details possible solutions to common problems that might occur in using the router. Contact Us If you are unable to locate a solution here, please access our website ...

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SECTION 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 4-2 SECTION 4, TROUBLESHOOTING ! Ensure that your Ethernet adapter is enabled. Check the System Tray at the bottom right of your display to see an icon that looks like a monitor. You can click on this to see th...

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TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION 4 SECTION 4, TROUBLESHOOTING 4-3 There is a good possibility that the Default Gateway’s IP address is the router’s IP address. You can verify the router’s IP address on the Internet > Basic screen. ! If...

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SECTION 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 4-4 SECTION 4, TROUBLESHOOTING ! Once the router is reset to factory default setting, re-verify the Ethernet connectivity and IP address issues. ! Verify you are using the latest version of IE or Netscape. IE 5...

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SECTION 5, GLOSSARY 5-1 Section 5:Glossary A Adapter A device or card that connects a computer, printer, or other peripheral device to the network or to some other device. An adapter connects a computer to a LAN. Address translation See ...

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SECTION 5 GLOSSARY 5-2 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY CPE Customer Premise Equipment: typically computers, printers, etc, that are connected to the gateway at the subscriber location. CPE can be provided by the subscriber or the cable service provider....

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GLOSSARY SECTION 5 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY 5-3 Download To copy a file from one computer to another. You can use the Internet to download files from a server to a computer. Driver Software that enables a computer to interact with a network or ...

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SECTION 5 GLOSSARY 5-4 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY G Gateway A device that enables communication between networks using different protocols. See also router. The BR700 enables up to 253 computers supporting Ethernet to share a single broadband Int...

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GLOSSARY SECTION 5 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY 5-5 IP Internet Protocol is a set of standards that enable different types of computers to communicate with one another and exchange data through the Internet. IP provides the appearance of a single, s...

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SECTION 5 GLOSSARY 5-6 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY physical network. The MTU places an upper bound limit on the size of a message that can be transferred by the network in a single frame. Messages exceeding the MTU must be fragmented before transmis...

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GLOSSARY SECTION 5 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY 5-7 PPP Point-to-Point Protocol is used to transport other protocols, typically for simple links over serial lines. It is most commonly used to access the Internet with a dial-up modem. PPPoE Point-to...

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SECTION 5 GLOSSARY 5-8 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY A router is often included as part of a network switch. A router can also be implemented as software on a computer. Routing Table A table listing available routes that is used by a router to determ...

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GLOSSARY SECTION 5 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY 5-9 checks error in incoming packets, and retransmits packets if requested. TCP/IP The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol suite provides standards and rules for data communication between ...

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SECTION 5 GLOSSARY 5-10 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY circuit for each line. VoIP enables calls to travel as discrete data packets on shared lines. VoIP is an important part of the convergence of computers, telephones, and television into a single int...

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MGBI 494263-001 07/03 Visit our website at: www.motorola.com/broadband ...