1.2 Features of the BiPAC 5210S
ADSL Multi-Mode Standard
supports downstream rates of up to 24 Mbps and upstream rates of up to 1 Mbps. It
also supports rate management that allows ADSL subscribers to select an Internet
access speed suiting their needs and budgets. It is compliant with Multi-Mode standard
(ANSI T1.413, Issue 2; G.dmt(G.992.1); G.lite(G992.2)), G.hs (G994.1), G.dmt.bis
(G.992.3), G.dmt.bisplus (G.992.5)). The Annex A and B are supported in different H/W
platforms.
Fast Ethernet Switch
A 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet switch is built in with automatic switching between MDI
and MDI-X for 10Base-T and 100Base-TX ports. An Ethernet straight or cross-over
cable can be used directly for auto detection.
Multi-Protocol to Establish A Connection
Supports PPPoA (RFC 2364 - PPP over ATM Adaptation Layer 5), RFC 1483
encapsulation over ATM (bridged or routed), PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516) and IPoA
(RFC1577) to establish a connection with the ISP. The product also supports
VC-based and LLC-based multiplexing.
Quick Installation Wizard
Supports a WEB GUI page to install this device quickly. With this wizard, end users can
enter the information easily which they get from their ISP, then surf the Internet
immediately.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and UPnP NAT Traversal
This protocol is used to enable simple and robust connectivity among stand-alone
devices and PCs from many different vendors. It makes network simple and affordable
for users. UPnP architecture leverages TCP/IP and the Web to enable seamless
proximity networking in addition to control and data transfer among networked devices.
With this feature enabled, users can now connect to Net meeting or MSN Messenger
seamlessly.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Allows multi-users to access outside resources such as the Internet simultaneously
with one IP address/one Internet access account. Many application layer gateway
(ALG) are supported such as web browser, ICQ, FTP, Telnet, E-mail, News,
Net2phone, Ping, NetMeeting, IP phone and others.
Firewall
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