How does this product differ from the 3Com OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Secure Gateway?

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3com used to be good things back in the old days. But this hardware is probably self destructing in some way (the problem is widespread, the manufacturer claims it is an old product and gives no solution). Do NOT buy network products from 3com (HP today). Correct me if I am wrong..

Press reset button on the rear of the unit for 5 secconds, then by connecting your moden in to yor laptop go to the following web page: http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=support&sku=3CRWE454G72&pathtype=purchase and there you will find the software and manual for your AP (access point) the software will let you setup the device from scratch. the default password is admin. hope this helps.

You can find all the relevant information here:

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/3com/3CRWE554G72T/eMule.htm

That 3Com really doesn't have a wahy of setting up a VPN.
As per the 3Com site it:
Support of VPN termination/initiation and passthrough allows secure connection to central office and/or secure access from remote workers.
So it will allow 3rd party VPN setups to pass through, but it doesn't have the ability to create one.
You might want to look into something like a Netgear Firewall
http://www.netgear.com/Products/VPNandSSL/WiredVPNFirewallRouters/FVS114.aspx

10.10.10.1

Hi,

router default ip gateway will be the 192.168.1.1,so you can able to give the same ip address,so you configure only other ip address & try it.

The 3Com OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Secure Gateway is designed to be used by networking novices and experts alike. It offers many tools to simplify configuration, including a Configuration Wizard, Installation Guide, Gateway Discovery Tool, and an intuitive web management interface.

The 3Com OfficeConnect® Cable/DSL Gateway will support up to 253 users on a local area network.

The 3Com® OfficeConnect® Cable/DSL Gateway does not have an internal cable or DSL modem. The gateway router is designed to connect to the Ethernet output from your cable or DSL modem. An Ethernet cable is supplied with the product for this purpose.