ZyXEL Communications 2864I user manual Introduction, Features, Ease of Installation

￿￿Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyXEL Prestige 2864I Remote Access Router. The Prestige is the first device to integrate a Router and Bridge into a single package. In a modem-sized box, the Prestige offers inexpensive yet complete telecommunications and internetworking solutions for your home or branch office. The Prestige is ideal for everything from Internet browsing to receiving calls from Remote Dial-in Users to making LAN-to-LAN connections to Remote Nodes.

Distinguishing features of the Prestige include support for a full range of networking protocols such as TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Novell IPX (Internet Packet Exchange), and Transparent Bridging. The complete solution also includes Remote Dial-in User support, an Internet Single User Account (Network Address Translation), POTS line support (Plain Old Telephone Service; also called A/B Adapter in Europe), extensive Network Management, and solid security features.

Features

The Prestige is packed with a number of features that give it the flexibility to provide a complete networking solution for almost any user.

Ease of Installation

The Prestige is a self-contained unit that is quick and easy to install. Physically, it resembles an external modem except for the fact that it is a router and uses an Ethernet cable to connect to the host network.

Introduction 1