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Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 An Overview of the ADE-4200/ADW-4200
The ADE-4200 ADSL VPN/Firewall Router and ADW-4200 ADSL Wireless VPN/Firewall
Router provide office and residential users the ideal solution for sharing a high-speed
ADSL broadband Internet connection on an 11Mbps wireless network or a 10/100Mbps
Fast Ethernet backbone. They can support downstream transmission rates of up to
8Mbps and upstream transmission rates of up to 1Mbps. The products support 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 ISP.
They also serve as an Internet firewall, protecting your network from being accessed by
outside users. Not only provide the natural firewall function (Network Address
Translation, NAT), they also provide rich firewall features to secure a user
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s network. All
incoming data packets are monitored and filtered. Besides, they can also be configured
to block internal users from accessing to the Internet.
Furthermore, PPTP and IPSec VPN are also supported. Utilizing 56-bit DES and 168-
bit 3DES encryption, header authentication, and Internet Key Exchange (IKE) access
control, their full IPSec VPN (virtual Private Network) capability provides complete data
security and privacy for access and exchange of sensitive data. The PLANET ADE-
4200 and ADW-4200 offer the security and flexibility to make fast and simple secure
ADSL network connections.
1.2 Package Contents
1. One ADSL VPN/Firewall Router
2. One CD-ROM containing the on-line manual
3. One RJ-11 ADSL/telephone cable
4. One straight-through CAT-5 Ethernet cable
5. One AC-DC power adapter (output: 12V DC, 1A)
6. One Quick Start Guide
1.3 ADE-4200/ADW-4200 Features
ADE-4200/ADW-4200 provides the following features:
ADSL Multi-Mode Standard:
Supports downstream transmission rates of up to 8Mbps
and upstream transmission rates of up to 1024Kbps. 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).
Wireless Ethernet 802.11b access point:
ADW-4200 Provides a wireless Ethernet
