Addonics WebShuttle II Allows Multiple Users to Share Internet Access Using One ISP Account Over a Single DSL or Cable Modem.Business Editors, High Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2000 Addonics Technologies today announced an Internet sharing device for Ethernet networks that allows multiple users to simultaneously connect to the Internet over a single DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary or Cable Modem, using one Internet account. Addonics' new WebShuttle II, list priced at $299, connects to any 10/100Base-T Ethernet network and provides Internet access for the entire network. The product eliminates the need to have dedicated lines and DSL or Cable Modem ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. accounts for each computer. It also saves users from monthly charges for each connection and can support up to 250 users. The WebShuttle II is operating system independent. It takes the full bandwidth capacity of your DSL or Cable Modem connection and shares it among all the users connected to your network whether they are running Windows, Macintosh OS, Linux, or UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . The WebShuttle II has an email gateway, which allows users to share one e-mail account, with one address for many users. The email gateway, which is easily configured through the web browser set-up screens, will automatically route emails to individuals on the network. WebShuttle II includes built-in firewall protection and administrator access management features with password protected configuration settings to ensure network security. It also has a filter, which can be set by the administrator to limit whether users have access only to email, web-browsing, or both functions. The WebShuttle II also has a built-in DHCP Server that assigns an IP address automatically to every network user. Protocol support includes TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , IPX, Net BEUI, NAT and HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. . WebShuttle II is available immediately from Addonics' national distributors, Tech Data, D&; Internet resellers CDW, PC Connection, Cyberian Outpost; and retail stores such as Micro Center. Addonics Technologies Inc. is a member of the multi-billion-dollar ACER Group. ATI designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of storage products that connect to many PC platforms including Desktop, Notebook, Win CE, iMAC and Apple Power Book, through the PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. , USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , Firewire and Network interfaces. Addonics is headquartered at 48434 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA 94538. Web Site -- www.addonics.com. All products/company names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders. |
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