ZyXEL Communications 645R-A Series User Manual

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Prestige 645R-A Series User’s Guide 
Getting To Know Your Prestige 
 
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Chapter 1 
Getting To Know Your Prestige 
This chapter describes the key features and applications of your Prestige
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1.1  Introducing the Prestige 645R-A Series 
Your Prestige integrates a high-speed 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating LAN interface and a high-speed DSL 
port into a single package. The Prestige is ideal for high-speed Internet browsing and making LAN-to-LAN 
connections to remote networks. 
The web browser-based Graphical User Interface provides easy management and is totally independent of the 
operating system platform you use. 
1.2  Features of the Prestige  
Your Prestige is packed with a number of features that give it the flexibility to provide a complete 
networking solution for almost any user. 
Ease of Installation 
Your Prestige is designed for quick, intuitive and easy installation. Physically, its compact size and lightness 
make it easy to position anywhere in your busy office. 
High Speed Internet Access 
The Prestige supports downstream transmission rates of up to 8Mbps and upstream transmission rates of 800 
Kbps. 
10/100Mbps Auto-negotiating Fast Ethernet LAN Interface 
This auto-negotiation feature allows the Prestige to detect the speed of incoming transmissions and adjust 
appropriately without manual intervention. It allows data transfer of either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps in either 
half-duplex or full-duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network.  
Protocols Supported 
•  TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) network layer protocol. 
•  PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) link layer protocol.