User's Manual

I NTRODUCTION
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Applications
SpeedTouch 180 provides great networking features:
• Remote access to corporate network information
Email, file transfer, and terminal emulation.
• Difficult-to-wire environments
Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open areas where
wiring is difficult to employ.
• Frequently changing environments
Retailers, manufacturers, and banks that frequently rearrange the
workplace or change location.
• Temporary LANs for special projects or peak times
Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites which need temporary
setup for a short time period. Retailers, airline and shipping companies
that need additional workstations for a peak period. Auditors who
require workgroups at customer sites.
• Access to databases for mobile workers
Doctors, nurses, retailers, or white-collar workers who need access to
databases while being mobile in a hospital, retail store, or an office
campus.
• SOHO users
SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users who need easy and
quick installation of a small computer network.
• Security
The SpeedTouch 180 supports security features that deny Internet
access to specified PCs, or filter all requests for specific services that
might affect your network security. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy),
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), and MAC filtering provide security
over the wireless network.