ZyXEL Communications manual Prestige 641 Adsl Internet Access Router, Features of the Prestige

Prestige 641 ADSL Internet Access Router

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your ADSL Internet Access Router

This chapter describes the key features and applications of the Prestige 641.

1.1Prestige 641 ADSL Internet Access Router

Your Prestige integrates a high-speed 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating LAN interface and one high-speed ADSL port into a single package. The Prestige is ideal for high-speed Internet browsing and making LAN- to-LAN connections to remote networks.

1.2Features of the Prestige 641

Your 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

Your Prestige is designed for quick, intuitive and easy installation. Physically, its compact size and lightweight make it easy to position anywhere in your busy office.

•High Speed Internet Access

The P640 ADSL router can support downstream transmission rates of up to 8Mbps and upstream transmission rates of 640Kbps. The P641 also supports rate management. Rate management allows ADSL subscribers to select an Internet access speed that best suit their needs and budget.

•10/100M Fast Ethernet LAN Interface

The P641's 10/100M auto-negotiating LAN interface enables fast data transfer of either 10Mbps or 100Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network.

•Protocols Supported

uTCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) network layer protocol.

uPPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) link layer protocol.

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