The DW4020 terminal provides high-performance delivery of accelerated IP traffic to small/medium enterprises (SMEs) and small offices/home offices (SOHOs) alike. Recognizing the market need for simultaneous support for Internet and other IP-based applications, the DW4020 was designed to provide users with an easy, secure networking solution to connect multiple computers to broadband satellite access.

The DW4020 terminal is a self-hosted, stand-alone unit that provides an integrated broadband LAN solution to Windows, UNIX, Linux, Mac, and other platforms running IP over Ethernet. The DW4020 is completely self-contained, requiring no external PC to host any functions. It can also act as a firewall, using rules-based filters.

The DW4020 terminal implements the Hughes Performance Enhancement Proxy (PEP) feature, reducing the number of TCP handshakes and compressing user data. This feature minimizes latency over the space link and accelerates the throughput performance so that data can be delivered quickly to the user.

The DW4020 terminal provides broadband access to multiple users connected to the same satellite terminal and supports two-way connectivity between the remote units and the World Wide Web. Adding new remote units is a simple task with this scalable solution. As a business grows, terminals can be quickly installed at new locations.

Sometimes marketed under the name "StarTrio", the DW4020 provides a robust Internet connection on a budget.

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