ZyXEL Communications 642R Series manual Preface, About Your Adsl Internet Access Router

Prestige 642R Series ADSL Router

Preface

About Your ADSL Internet Access Router

Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 642R Series ADSL Internet Access Router.

Don’t forget to register your Prestige (fast, easy online registration at www.zyxel.com) for free future product updates and information.

The Prestige 642R is an ADSL router used for Internet/LAN access via an ADSL line. We will refer to the Prestige 642R Series as the Prestige 642R, P642 or simply the Prestige from now on.

The P642 can run maximum upstream transmission rates of 640Kbps and maximum downstream transmission rates of 8Mbps. The actual rate depends on the copper category of your telephone wire, distance from the central office and the type of ADSL service subscribed to. See the sections below for more background information on DSL and ADSL.

The P642'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.

Your Prestige is easy to install and to configure. All functions of the Prestige are software configurable via the SMT (System Management Terminal) Interface or the Prestige Network Commander (PNC).

About This User's Guide

This user's guide covers all aspects of the Prestige 642R operations and shows you how to get the best out of the multiple advanced features of your ADSL Internet Access Router using the SMT. It is designed to guide you through the correct configuration of your Prestige 642R for various applications.

Related Documentation

¾Supporting CD

The contents of this disk are:

1.PNC Software

2.Support Notes include:

a. Configuring your P642 for Internet Access		b.	General FAQ
c.	Advanced FAQ	d.	Applications Notes
e.	Troubleshooting	f.	Reference CI Command

3.On-line Manual

4.Utility

5.Firmware/ROM File – this refers to the ZyNOS firmware and the router configuration file.

This information may also be viewed at our website (http://www.zyxel.com/). The website FAQs and Notes are periodically updated as new information becomes available.

¾Read Me First

Our Read Me First is designed to help you get your Prestige up and running right away. It contains a detailed easy-to-follow connection diagram, Prestige default settings, handy checklists, information on setting up your PC, and information on installing and using the Prestige Network Commander, our Windows-based Internet Access configuration wizard.

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