ZyXEL Communications 2602RL-D3A Modem User Manual


 
Prestige 2602RL-D3A Support Notes
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Product FAQ
What is the Prestige Integrated Access Device?
The Prestige series fulfills a range of application environments, from small and medium businesses, SOHO, or
Telecommuters, to home user or education applications. Prestige's design helps users to save expenses,
minimize maintenance, and simultaneously provide a high quality networking environment.
The Prestige series is a robust solution complete with everything needed for providing Internet access to
multiple workstations through ADSL. The IAD is equipped with 1 auto-MDI/MDIX 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN
port, 1 ADSL WAN port. It is the most simple and affordable solution for multiple and instant broadband
Internet access router.
Virtually all-popular applications over Internet, such as Web, E-Mail, FTP, Telnet, Gopher, are supported.
Prestige is designed for SOHO, branch offices, workgroups, and educational users.
Will the Prestige work with my Internet connection?
The Prestige is designed to be compatible major ISP utilize ADSL as a broadband service. Prestige IAD
offers an Ethernet port to connect to your computer so the Prestige is placed in the line between the computer
and your ISP. If your ISP supports PPPoE/PPPoA you can also use the Prestige, because PPPoE/PPPoA had
been supported in the Prestige.
What do I need to use the Prestige?
You need an ADSL modem/router to use with ADSL line, Prestige is an idea device for such application. The
Prestige has one Ethernet ports: LAN port and one ADSL WAN port. You should connect the computer to the
LAN port and connect the ADSL line to the WAN port. If the ISP uses PPPoE or PPPoA you need the user
account to enter in the Prestige.
What is PPPoE?
PPPoE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet that is an IETF draft standard specifying how a
computer interacts with a broadband modem (i.e. xDSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to achieve access to the
high-speed data networks via a familiar PPP dialer such as 'Dial-Up Networking' user interface. PPPoE supports
a broad range of existing applications and service including authentication, accounting, secure access and
configuration management. There are some service providers running of PPPoE today. Before configuring
PPPoE in the Prestige, please make sure your ISP supports PPPoE.