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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing EchoLife HG550 Home Gateway
(hereinafter referred to as HG550). HG550 is an ADSL Access Point
(AP) router for high-speed Internet access.
This manual introduces how to install and configure HG550.
1.1 Functions
The functions of HG550 are as follows:
Built-in ADSL/ADSL2+ modem for high-speed Internet
access
Support Network Address Translation (NAT) and IP filtering
Support network sharing and firewall protection
Four Ethernet interfaces for Internet access through LAN
A PSTN interface and two phone interfaces for VoIP
Support the DHCP protocol
Support web-based configuration
Support IEEE 802.11g 54 Mbit/s and can be used as
wireless AP equipment
Support VoIP
1.2 Network Application
HG550 is located on the user access layer of the network.
It enables the following users to access an IP network through the
ADSL uplink interface: