1-2 User’s Reference Guide
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■Status lights (LEDs) for easy monitoring and troubleshooting
■Support for console-based management over Telnet or serial cable connection
■Support for remote configuration by your reseller, your network administrator, or technicians at Netopia, Inc., via external modem or via IP network
■Wall-mountable, bookshelf (side-stackable), or desktop-stackable design for efficient space usage
■Network Address Translation (NAT) to protect the identity of LAN IP addresses from would-be intruders by representing all LAN IP addresses to the Internet or remote network as a single address. Design allows multiple servers (Web, mail, ftp, etc.) on the LAN to be accessible to the Internet.
■AppleTalk support (available as a separate add-on AppleTalk kit, including a firmware feature set enhancement and custom HD-15 dual RJ-11 PhoneNET® connector), allowing for LocalTalk-to-Ethernet routing, assigning IP addresses to Macintosh users (MacIP), IP functionality for LocalTalk users, and AURP tunneling for connectivity between remote AppleTalk networks
■Web-based monitoring of router status and budget management through a selection of forms in a web-browser. (Internet browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are supplied on the Netopia CD.)
■Near-term firmware upgrade will support built-in secure Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and Multi-NAT, a NAT implementation that allows a combination of one-to-one and one-to-many NAT on the same physical or tunneled connection.
How to use this guide
This guide is designed to be your single source for information about your Netopia R5000 Series Router. It is intended to be viewed on-line, using the powerful features of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The information display has been deliberately designed to present the maximum information in the minimum space on your screen. You can keep this document open while you perform any of the procedures described and find useful information about the procedure you are performing.
If you prefer to work from hard copy rather than on-line documentation, you can also print out all of the manual, or individual sections. The pages are formatted to print on standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. We recommend that you print on three-hole punched paper, so you can put the pages in a binder for future reference. For your convenience, a printed copy can be purchased from Netopia. Order part number TER5000/Doc.
This guide is organized into chapters describing the Netopia R5000 Series’s advanced features. You may want to read each chapter’s introductory section to familiarize yourself with the various features available.
Use the guide’s table of contents and index to locate informational topics.
