Office Connect Product Information
Hubs, Print, Fax & CD-ROM Server and Remote Connectivity
Compact, Easy-to-Use Products that Simplify Small-Office Networking
The OfficeConnect family of products provides all the networking capabilities a small office needs to begin sharing its computer and information resources effectively.
The basic OfficeConnect Hub 8 /TPO supplies eight shielded twisted-pair ports and simple LEDs for network monitoring. For offices that plan to expand, the OfficeConnect Hub/8TPC features a ninth, coaxial port that permits connection of other devices. The OfficeConnect Hub/8TPM offers the added power of support for Transcend ® Quick Configuration Manager software via an integral SNMP SmartAgent.
The OfficeConnect Hub 8 TP/100 provides eight 100BASE-T Ports, for users requiring speeds ten times faster than standard Ethernet.
The OfficeConnect Remote models offer digital ISDN connections, as well as options that accommodate standard analog phone and WAN leased-line equipment, and Internet Connectivity.
Developed by Castelle, a leader in print and fax servers, the OfficeConnect Print, Fax and CD-ROM. Server enable print sharing, network fax and CD-ROM capability.
Key Benefits:
OfficeConnect Advantages
Simplicity distinguishes every aspect of the OfficeConnect family. Whether it's fast installation, ease of use and administration, space-saving design, expandability, or cost-effectiveness, OfficeConnect makes advanced network technology effortless and affordable for small businesses and offices.
Quick Installation
OfficeConnect products are designed to facilitate fast installation. To install an OfficeConnect hub, for instance, you simply plug a twisted-pair cable from each PC into one of the hub's eight RJ45 ports then power it on. Configuration of popular PC or network operating systems such as Windows® 95 or Novell® NetWare® is equally simple. For the OfficeConnect Print and Fax servers, installation is just a matter of connecting the appropriate network cables and then completing a brief software configuration process.
Easy Operation and Administration
Once in place, the OfficeConnect units require minimal attention. Depending on the particular model, various front-panel LEDs provide a quick view of network status; for example, the hubs include a Network Utilization LED display. In addition, all OfficeConnect products feature a unique Alert that enables the untrained user to quickly identify network problems. These clear, self-explanatory indicators require no special expertise to be understood. On the Hub 8 /TPM, the Alert LED can even be configured to track one of several conditions, such as port partitions or error levels. If the environment demands advanced management, the Hub/8TPM includes Transcend Quick Configuration Manager for Windows software. This graphical system functions through the hub's serial port and allows detailed monitoring and control of network performance and security. For example, it permits you to configure IP information, enable or disable ports, specify a backup connection, or monitor other devices on your network. This hub is also fully manageable using SNMP from any Transcend management platform.
Compact Size
The OfficeConnect family is designed to best accommodate the space limitations of smaller environments. Not much bigger than a videotape cassette, these units can be stacked in a desktop corner or mounted on a wall.
Trouble-Free Network Expansion
The OfficeConnect models can be interconnected using either a thin Ethernet (10BASE-2) or twisted-pair (10BASE-T) cable, ensuring outstanding scalability. And when it comes time to incorporate Internet access or networks at other locations, the OfficeConnect Remote units offer the speed and reliability of ISDN data transmission, along with the option of voice or fax communications over the same line.
Real Economy
Each OfficeConnect product carefully balances functionality and price to provide sensible choices for budget-conscious businesses. The three OfficeConnect hubs offer a range of features and costs to meet the particular needs of any organization. In the case of the OfficeConnect Print Server, multi-ple users can share the power of an expensive printer. And the OfficeConnect Remote monitors activity and automatically takes down or brings up the ISDN connection as needed-effectively controlling telephone charges. OfficeConnect Advantages Simplicity distinguishes every aspect of the OfficeConnect family. Whether it's fast installation, ease of use and administration, space-saving design, expandability, or cost-effectiveness, OfficeConnect makes advanced network technology effortless and affordable for small businesses and offices.
OfficeConnect Products
Hubs and Switches
An entry level hub that provides eight twisted-pair connections. This model offers the greatest economy for small offices wanting simple yet powerful networking.
An expandable hub that supports up to eight users and includes enhanced diagnostics. The Hub/8TPC includes a coaxial port for connection of additional units, so growing businesses can expand their networks easily.
For networks requiring more extensive management as well as future expandability, the Hub/8TPM includes powerful Transcend Quick Configuration Manager software.
The OfficeConnect Hub 8/TP100 provides eight 100BASE-TX ports, with diagnostic LEDs for network analysis, and network utilization LEDs to show you how busy the network is.
A highly cost-effective, entry-level hub, the OfficeConnect Hub TP4
provides four 10Mbps twisted pair connections and represents the most economical product for home or small offices in the OfficeConnect family. It's an ideal replacement for coaxial networking in environments that only require 2 to 4 connections.
Offering all the functionality of the OfficeConnect Hub TP4, the OfficeConnect Hub TP4Combo delivers the added functionality of BNC and AUI port for connection to coaxial or any other media network through the use of an external transceiver module, which is available as an option. Alternatively, a cross-over switch permits cascading of the hub using the fourth twisted pair port.
A hub that lets small offices grow network capacity without exceeding sensitive budgets, the OfficeConnect Hub TP16C provides sixteen ports with a cross-over switch that enables multiple hubs to be cascaded together. This hard-working hub has a BNC connector that allows connection to coaxial network backbones.
The OfficeConnect Switch 140 provides four unmanaged 10BASE-T and one 100BASE-TX switched Ethernet ports. This model is the necessary link between Ethernet and Fast Ethernet OfficeConnect devices.
Each OfficeConnect Hub/8TPM includes Transcend Quick Configuration Manager software that provides an easy-to-use graphical local management system. This software uses a familiar Windows interface with point-and-click operation and allows you to change the way your hub works and to monitor your network. The hub can also be managed using a VT100 terminal interface or Telnet.
For effective network control, Transcend Quick Configuration Manager provides convenient, easy-to-understand windowed graphics and dialog boxes that allow prompt analysis of network conditions and rapid changes to configuration information.
For U.S. and Canada only 3C50902B
The OfficeConnect Networking Kit is a complete network hardware bundle for small offices that are building a network for the first time, or expanding an existing network. The kit contains the hardware and documentation to network up to three personal computers. It includes one OfficeConnect Hub 8/TPC, three EtherLink® III network interface cards, complete 10BASE-T cabling, and one manual.
Remote Connectivity
Designed with the small business and remote office in mind, the new OfficeConnect Remote Access Server 1000 offers affordable, flexible dial-in/ dial-out services for small office LANs with easy step-by-step installation and graphical network monitoring.
(S/T interface; for countries outside U.S. and Canada) 3C41000
(U interface; for U.S. and Canada only) 3C410015
The OfficeConnect Remote 510 provides high speed ISDN links to other networks for a single user or small office.
(S/T interface; for countries outside U.S. and Canada) 3C410005
(U interface; for U.S. and Canada only) 3C410020
The OfficeConnect Remote 520 supplies high speed ISDN links to other networks, while allowing conventional voice or fax communications over the same line-enabling offices to make the most of ISDN connectivity with both data and voice traffic.
*The OfficeConnect Remote 520 with U interface (3C410020) and OfficeConnect Remote 530 with S/T interface (3C410010) are available immediately. All other versions will be available later in 1996. Contact your 3Com representative for details.
(S/T interface; for countries outside U.S. and Canada) 3C410010
(U interface; for U.S. and Canada only) 3C410025
The OfficeConnect Remote 530 offers a complete remote connectivity solution with high speed ISDN or WAN links to other networks, as well as conventional voice or fax communications over the ISDN line.
(S/T interface; for countries outside U.S. and Canada) 3C410011
(U interface; for U.S. and Canada only) 3C410026
The OfficeConnect gateway 535 offers an Internet gateway solution for Novell IPX networks via high-speed ISDN or WAN links, without requiring IP software and IP addresses on each client PC.
S/T interface 3C8841
The OfficeConnect NETBuilder 141 router gives the remote branch office enterprise-level routing with cost-saving Boundary Routing system architecture, providing routing simplicity and ease of installation and deployment.
S/T interface 3C8842
The OfficeConnect NETBuilder 142 router offers the remote branch office enterprise-level routing, providing a scalable solution for large and small networks with routing support for TCP/IP (RIP and OSPF) and IPX.
S/T interface 3C8843
The OfficeConnect NETBuilder 143 router offers the remote branch office enterprise-level routing with SNA-optimized Boundary Routing system architecture.
S/T interface 3C8847
The OfficeConnect NETBuilder 147 router offers the remote branch office enterprise-level routing and supports all major WAN protocols: TCP/IP, IPX, AppleTalk®, DLSw, LLC2 Tunneling, DECnet®, VINES®, XNS(TM), and OSI(TM), which allows corporations to integrate many diverse branch offices.
OfficeConnect Print, Fax, and CD-ROM Servers
OfficeConnect Print, Fax, and CD-ROM Servers by CASTELLE
To ensure that the OfficeConnect family offers the best possible print, fax and CD-ROM server technology, 3Com have joined forces with the experts: Castelle. ® They are among the leading developers and manufacturers of these servers and have worked closely with 3Com to ensure full integration of their products into the OfficeConnect line. Castelle OfficeConnect products are available worldwide through OfficeConnect resellers, distributors, and Castelle partners. For more detailed information about the OfficeConnect Print, Fax or CD-ROM Server, please contact Castelle at 1-800-359-7654 or 408-496-0474 (U.S.) and +31-2503-50240 in Europe or view the www site.
The Print Server supports up to two shared printers in a networked environment.
The Fax Server brings sending and receipt of faxes directly to the user's desktop.
The CD-ROM Server is a multiprotocol unit designed to give network-direct connections for up to seven attached CD-ROM drives.
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