Prestige 310 Broadband Sharing Gateway

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Prestige

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Prestige as well as a checklist for fast Internet access.

1.1The Prestige 310 Broadband Sharing Gateway

The Prestige 310 is a dual Ethernet broadband gateway integrated with robust network management features for Internet access via external cable/xDSL modem. Equipped with 10Mbps Ethernet WAN port for WAN, an auto-negotiating 10/100Mbps Ethernet port for LAN and the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature, the Prestige is uniquely suited as a broadband Internet access sharing gateway for small offices and home offices.

1.2Features of the Prestige 310

The following are the main features of the Prestige 310.

1.2.1 10/100MB Auto-negotiation Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Interface

This auto-negotiation feature allows the Prestige to detect the speed of incoming transmissions and adjust appropriately without manual intervention. It allows data transfer of either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network.

1.2.2 SNMP

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Your Prestige supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the Prestige through the network. The Prestige supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1).

1.2.3 NAT (Network Address Translation)

NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) allows the translation of an Internet Protocol address used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. The Prestige can now map multiple global IP addresses to local IP addresses of clients or servers.

Getting to Know Your Prestige

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