ZyXEL Communications ALC1024, User Manual

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ALC1024 User’s Guide
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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the ALC1024 ADSL Line Card.
About this User’s Manual
This user’s guide gives hardware specifications and explains web configurator and command line configuration,
management and troubleshooting for the ADSL line card.
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General Syntax Conventions
Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, click Start, Settings, Control Panel,
Network means first you click Start , click or move the mouse pointer over Settings , then click or move
the mouse pointer over Control Panel and finally click (or double-click) Network .
“Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. “Select” or “Choose” means for you to use one of
the predefined choices.
Predefined choices are in Bold Arial font.
Button and field labels, links and screen names in are in Bold Times New Roman font.
A single keystroke is in Arial font and enclosed in square brackets. [ENTER] means the Enter, or carriage
return key;
[ESC]
means the Escape key and
[SPACE BAR]
means the Space Bar.
For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for “that is” or “in other
words”.
Naming Conventions
The ALC1024 (ADSL Line Card) may be referred to as the ALC, the line card or the card.
“ALC1024” refers to the ALC1024-61 and ALC1024-61L for ADSL over POTS (Annex A). “ALC1024”
also refers to the ALC1024-63 and ALC1024-63L for ADSL over ISDN (Annex B) versions.
Differentiation is made where needed.
The ASC1024 (ADSL Splitter Card) may be referred to as the splitter card.
“ASC1024” refers to both the ASC1024-61 for ADSL over POTS (Annex A) and the ASC1024-63 for
ADSL over ISDN (Annex B) versions. Differentiation is made where needed.
The IES-2000 or IES-3000 may be referred to as the IES.
The IES-2000 or IES-3000 may be referred to as the IES.
The MSC1000, MSC1000A or MSC1000AL (Management Switch Card) may be referred to as the switch
card or MSC.
The EEC1020 (Ethernet Extension Card) may be referred to as the EEC.
Related Documentation
Web Configurator Online Help