Prestige 660RU-Tx Series User’s Guide

CHAPTER 1Getting To Know Your Prestige

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

1.1Introducing the Prestige

Your Prestige integrates high-speed 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating LAN interface(s) and a 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. The Prestige is an ADSL router compatible with the ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ standards. Maximum data rates attainable by the Prestige for each standard are shown in the next table.

Table 1 ADSL Standards

DATA RATE STANDARD

UPSTREAM

DOWNSTREAM

 

 

 

ADSL

832 kbps

8Mbps

 

 

 

ADSL2

3.5Mbps

12Mbps

 

 

 

ADSL2+

3.5Mbps

24Mbps

 

 

 

Note: The standard your ISP supports determines the maximum upstream and downstream speeds attainable. Actual speeds attained also depend on the distance from your ISP, line quality, etc.

By integrating DSL and NAT, the Prestige provides ease of installation and Internet access. Provided with both USB and Ethernet ports, computers can share local resources (such as printers and files) and access to the Internet - simultaneously.

Models ending in "1", for example P660RU-T1, denote a device that works over the analog telephone system, POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service). Models ending in "3" denote a device that works over ISDN (Integrated Synchronous Digital System). Models ending in "7" denote a device that works over T-ISDN (UR-2).

Note: Only use firmware for your Prestige’s specific model. Refer to the label on the bottom of your Prestige.

The web browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides easy management.

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