This Chapter provides an overview of ADE-4000's features and capabilities.
Congratulations on the purchase of ADE-4000. The ADSL Bridge Router will allow multiple LAN users to share an Internet user account, via a DSL connection. Once the ADSL Bridge Router is installed and configured, the Internet is just a click away.
Figure 1-1:ADSL Bridge Router
ADE-4000 Features
ADE-4000 incorporates many advanced features, carefully designed to provide sophisticated functions for user’s convenience while surfing in the net.
Internet Access Features
∙Shared Internet Access. All users on the LAN (up to 253 users) can ac- cess the Internet through ADE-4000, using only a single external IP Address via built-in 4 switch ports. (router mode).
∙DSL Service Support. ADE-4000 has a RJ-11 port for connecting a DSL connection to provide Internet resource sharing feature. All popular DSL service providers are supported.
∙Standard Compliance. ADSL-Compliant with ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU G.992.1 (G.dmt) Annex A for ADE-4000 and Annex B for ADE-4000B, and G.992.2 (G.lite).
∙Data Transfer Rate. Data rate up to 8 Mbps downstream and up to 1 Mbps upstream
∙Multi-system Support. USB interface driver supports Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000 and Windows XP.
∙User Friendly Interface. Simple, intuitive, yet powerful graphical user inter- face can be accessed from common web browsers nowadays
∙Fixed or Dynamic IP Address. On the Internet (WAN port) connection, ADE-4000 supports both Dynamic IP Address (IP Address is allocated on con- nection) and Fixed IP Address.
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