HughesNet is the world’s leading broadband
satellite service for consumer, small business,
and enterprise markets.
HughesNet offers several service plans to
meet a variety of needs. From surfing the
Internet at super-fast speeds, to managing a
small business from home, HughesNet has
solutions for home users and home businesses.
HughesNet’s business-class service plans offer
companies the ability to securely connect their
locations with broadband Internet in areas where
fiber, cable or DSL are not available.
Concurrent Users
In a typical
office or home network, many computers may
be connected to Internet access, yet not all
will be using the Internet at the same time.
Regardless of the type of Internet
connection or service provider, computers
that access the same Internet connection at
the same time split the available bandwidth
between them. Most Internet activity
involves downloading a webpage, email or
smaller files. With this type of activity
the computer is only accessing the Internet
for short periods of time. Downloading large
files like movies, music or software updates
requires a constant connection till the
process completes. This will impact the
available bandwidth for other computers on
the network during that period but will not
prevent them from accessing the internet.
For this reason, HughesNet provides a number
of systems and service plans to accommodate
a variety of Internet access needs.
HughesNet Speeds
Maximum download
speeds are not guaranteed. Actual upload
speed will likely be lower than speed
indicated during peak hours. Download speeds
may also be temporarily slowed in cases when
patterns of system usage exceed the download
threshold for an extended period of time.
If you choose to run VPN over satellite,
your data speeds may be reduced by as much
as 50-75%. Despite the high speeds,
time-sensitive applications, such as
multi-player “twitch” games, are also not
recommended over HughesNet due to signal
latency.
Dynamic IP Address (NAT – Network
Address Translation)
HughesNet
provides a dynamically allocated IP address
to the HN7000S modem with each service plan
except Business Internet. IP addresses are
assigned via Network Address Translation
which enables dynamic assignment of private
IPs to devices, keeping them private from
users outside of the network.
Static IP Addresses
Static IP
Addresses are available for all service
plans. With the exception of the Business
Internet service plan, static IP addresses
must be ordered separately.
A static IP address is a permanent
Internet address for a computer, much like a
telephone number. Static IPs make managing
Internet connections more secure and email
access easier. Generally, a subscriber’s
Internet Service Provider (ISP) determines
the type of IP address (static or dynamic)
the subscriber uses. Because there are a
limited number of static IP addresses
available, most residential subscribers use
dynamic IP addresses.
Dynamic IP addresses (also referred to as
a NAT or Network Address Translation) are
randomly assigned IP addresses from a pool
of available addresses. When connecting to
the Internet, users with a dynamic IP
addresses use a new IP address each time
they connect to the Internet.
Static IP addresses are necessary for
some Internet uses such as:
- Accessing some
applications remotely
- Using video conferencing
services
- Accessing home computers
remotely
- Operating a home email
or web server
- Using some applications
requiring Internet access
- Accessing some protected
or secure web sites
- Offering e-commerce
transactions using SSL (Secured Socket
Layered) encryptions
Dial Up Account
HughesNet
provides dial up accounts for accessing the
Internet and HughesNet email when traveling.
HughesNet also provides web-based access to
HughesNet email at
www.myHughesNet.com.
Onsite Maintenance
HughesNet offers
next-day onsite service for the Small Office
and Business Internet service plans for an
additional monthly fee.
