ZyXEL Communications 128MH user manual Preface, About Your Router/Hub, About This Users Manual

Prestige 128MH PSTN Router/Hub

Preface

About Your Router/Hub

Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 128MH PSTN Router/Hub.

The Prestige 128MH is a high-performance Router/Hub that offers a complete solution for your PSTN and WAN applications such as Internet access for the corporate office, multi-protocol LAN-to-LAN connections, telecommuting and remote access. Your Prestige 128MH Router/Hub is the ideal high-speed Internet Access solution for your whole office.

The Prestige 128MH is a universal router that can connect over PSTN (Public Switch Telephone Network) and ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) lines. The Prestige 128MH can accommodate both TCP/IP and Novell IPX protocols to provide multi-protocol routing and transparent bridging. Your Prestige is also compatible with routers from other manufacturers such as Ascend, Cisco, and 3Com.

Your Prestige 128MH is easy to install and to configure since you do not need to set any switch. All functions of the Prestige 128MH are software configurable via the SMT (System Management Terminal) Interface. The SMT Interface is a menu-driven software easily accessible from either a VT100 compatible terminal or a terminal emulation program on a PC.

Versatile and packed with a number of advanced features the Prestige 128MH is designed to provide the networking solutions adapted to your needs.

About This User's Manual

This user's manual covers all aspects of your Prestige 128MH operations and shows you how to get the best out of the multiple advanced features of your Router/Hub.

This manual consists of fourteen chapters designed to guide you through a correct configuration of your Prestige 128MH depending on your particular application.

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