ZyXEL Communications 642R Series manual Additional Installation Requirements

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Prestige 642R Series ADSL Router

Figure 2-2 Prestige 642R Series Rear Panel

Step 1: Connecting the ADSL Line

Connect the Prestige directly to the wall jack using the included ADSL cable. Connect a microfilter(s) (see

Figure 2-4 Connecting a Microfilter) between the wall jack and your telephone(s). The micro filters act as low-pass filters (voice transmission takes place in the 0 to 4KHz bandwidth).

Step 2: Connecting a Workstation to the Prestige 10/100M LAN port

Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-T networks use Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable with RJ-45 connectors that look like a bigger telephone plug with 8 pins. Use the crossover cable (red tag) to connect your Prestige 642 to a computer directly. Use a straight-through-Ethernet cable (white tag) to connect to an external hub, then connect one end of the straight-through-Ethernet cable (white tag) from the hub to the NIC on the workstation.

Connecting the Power Adapter to your Prestige

Connect the power adapter to the port labeled POWER on the rear panel of your Prestige.

Please note that the Power Switch is not available in all P642 models.

Step 4. Connecting the Console Port

For the initial configuration of your Prestige, you need to use terminal emulator software on a workstation and connect it to the Prestige through the console port. Connect the 9-pin end of the console cable (9-pin to 25-pin console cable supplied) to the console port of the Prestige and the 25-pin end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your workstation. You can use an extension RS-232 cable if the enclosed one is too short.

2.3Additional Installation Requirements

In addition to the contents of your package, there are other hardware and software requirements you need to meet before you can install and use your Prestige. These requirements include:

zA computer with an Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-T NIC (Network Interface Card).

zA computer equipped with communications software (for example, Hyper Terminal in Win95) configured to the following parameters:

¾VT100 terminal emulation.

¾9600 Baud rate.

¾Parity set to None, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit.

2-2 Hardware Installation & Setup