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| IP Multicast | IP multicast is used to send traffic to a specific group of |
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| computers. The ZyXEL Device supports versions 2 and 3 of IGMP |
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| (Internet Group Management Protocol) used to join multicast |
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| Time and Date | Get the current time and date from an external server when you |
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| turn on your ZyXEL Device. You can also set the time manually. |
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| These dates and times are then used in logs. |
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| Logs | Use logs for troubleshooting. You can send logs from the ZyXEL |
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| Device to an external syslog server. |
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| Universal Plug and | A |
| Play (UPnP) | IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices on the |
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| network. |
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| QoS (Quality of | You can efficiently manage traffic on your network by reserving |
| Service) | bandwidth and giving priority to certain types of traffic and/or to |
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| particular computers. |
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| Remote Management | This allows you to decide whether a service (HTTPS or FTP traffic |
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| for example) from a computer on a network (LAN or WAN for |
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| example) can access the ZyXEL Device. |
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| PPPoE Support | PPPoE |
| (RFC2516) | connection. It allows your ISP to use their existing network |
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| configuration with newer broadband technologies such as ADSL. |
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| The PPPoE driver on your device is transparent to the computers |
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| on the LAN, which see only Ethernet and are not aware of PPPoE |
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| thus saving you from having to manage PPPoE clients on individual |
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| computers. |
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| Other PPPoE Features | PPPoE idle time out |
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| PPPoE dial on demand |
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| Packet Filters | Your device’s packet filtering function allows added network |
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| security and management. |
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