Netopia 3346NENT, 3346N-ENT manual Introduction, Overview, Features and Capabilities

Introduction 1-5

Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview

The Netopia 4-port ADSL Router (3346-ENT/3356-ENT,DE, EU models) is a full-featured, stand-alone DSL router for connecting diverse local area networks (LANs) to the Internet and other remote networks. The Netopia 4-port ADSL Router uses a high performance ADSL line to provide your whole network with a high-speed connection to the outside world.

This section covers the following topics:

•“Features and Capabilities” on page 1-5

•“How to Use this Guide” on page 1-6

Features and Capabilities

The Netopia 4-port ADSL Router provides the following features:

•ADSL WAN interface supports asymmetric data rates from 32 Kbps to 8 Mbps downstream and 32 Kbps to 800 Kbps upstream over an RJ-11 interface

•ADSL WAN interface supports ADSL Annex A and Annex B

•Interoperable with all major ADSL DSLAM vendors

•LAN interface: four port 10/100BaseTX Ethernet switch with Auto-crossover support, RJ-45

•Support for up to 8 ATM (AAL5) PVCs

•Bridged or routed Ethernet encapsulation, LLC/SNAP and VC Multiplexing (RFC 1483/RFC 2684)

•1.610 OAM F5 Loopback

•ATM QoS: UBR, CBR

•Point-to-Point Protocol (PAP/CHAP authentication)

•PPP over Ethernet Gateway

•PPP over ATM Gateway: LLC and VC Multiplexing

•PPP over Ethernet pass-through

•Transparent bridging option

•Support for IP routing for Internet connectivity

•Numbered or unnumbered WAN interface

•Support for Ethernet LANs with up to eight Ethernet IP subnets