Prestige 642R Series ADSL Router
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¾ Packing List Card
Finally you should have a Packing List Card which lists all items that should have come with your Prestige.
Syntax Conventions
• “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters and press the carriage return. “Select” or
“Choose” means for you to select one from the predefined choices.
• The SMT menu titles and labels are in Bold Times font. The choices of a menu item are in Bold
Arial font. A single keystroke is in Arial font and enclosed in square brackets, for instance, [ENTER]
means the Enter, or carriage return, key; [ESC] means the Escape key.
• For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.” as a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.” as a shorthand for
“that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual.
Structure of this Manual
This manual is structured as follows:
Part 0: This part contains a Copyright Statement, a Declaration of Conformity, an FCC Interference
Statement, a Warranty Description, Customer Support Contact Information, a Table of Contents, a List of
Figures, a List of Tables, a Preface and notes on (A)DSL.
Part I: Getting Started (Chapters 1-3) is structured as a step-by-step guide to help you connect, install and
set up your Prestige to operate on your network and access the Internet.
Part II: Advanced Applications (Chapters 4-7) describe the advanced applications of your Prestige, such as
Remote Node Configuration, IPX Configuration and Bridging.
Part III: Advanced Management (Chapter 8 - 12) provides information on Prestige Filtering, SNMP, System
Maintenance and Troubleshooting as well as some Appendices and a Glossary.
The following section offers some background information on ADSL. Skip to Chapter 1 if you wish to begin
working with your router right away.