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ABOUT THE PRODUCT

 

You have purchased the PairGain Megabit Modem 500L

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that connects your Ethernet LAN to service providers for

 

 

 

instant and high-speed access to the Internet or to other

 

 

types of Wide Area Network (WAN) applications. The

 

 

modem provides this service over a single-pair telephone

 

 

line with downstream ADSL transmission up

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to 1.5 Mbps. The upstream ADSL transmission is up to

 

 

512 kbps. You can also receive telephone service over the

 

 

same single-pair line as your data.

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The Megabit Modem 500L uses ATM over DMT ADSL technology to provide this high-speed transmission between the modem and the service provider. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) provides transmission of fixed-size cells over preestablished connections. The

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) provides rate-adaptive transmission which means

 

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the service provider can deliver the best possible transmission rate to you based on distance and

line conditions.

 

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The Megabit Modem 500L is easy to install and configure. To install the modem, you:

• connect a telephone cable from the modem to a wall phone jack for ADSL service

• connect a cable from the modem to a PC or an Ethernet hub for LAN service

• connect a power cable to a local power source

PRTo configure the modem, launch a Web browser on your PC and load the Megabit Modem Configuration and Management Tool Web pages that guide you through configuration. Use the Web page called EasySession™ to configure up to 3 Internet or other WAN sessions with service providers (you can activate only one session at a time). You can also configure other system parameters and monitor ADSL, LAN, and other networking functions using the Web pages.

DSLview™ LEDs on the modem front panel provide continual status at-a-glance for network and modem connections.

Megabit Modem 500L Installation Manual

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