ZyXEL Communications Prestige 642M series, User Manual

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Prestige 642M Series ADSL Bridge
2-2 Hardware Installation & Initial Setup
Step 1.
Connecting the ADSL Line
Connect the Prestige directly to the wall jack using the included ADSL cable. Connect a microfilter(s) (see
Figure 2-4 Connecting a Microfilter) between the wall jack and your telephone(s). Microfilter(s) act as low
pass filters (voice transmission takes place in the 0 to 4KHz bandwidth). A Mircrofilter is an optional
purchase.
Step 2.
Connecting a Workstation to the Prestige 10/100M LAN port
Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-T networks use Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable with RJ-45 connectors that
look like a bigger telephone plug with 8 pins. Use the crossover cable (red tag) to connect your Prestige to a
computer directly. Use straight through Ethernet cable (white tag) to connect to an external hub and then
connect one end of a straight through Ethernet cable (white tag) from the hub to the NIC on the workstation.
Step 3. Connecting the Power Adapter to your Prestige
Connect the power adapter to the port labeled POWER on the rear panel of your Prestige.
Step 4.
Connecting the Console Port
For the initial configuration of your Prestige, you need to use terminal emulator software on a workstation
and connect it to the Prestige through the console port. Connect the 9-pin end of the console cable (9-pin to
25-pin console cable supplied) to the console port of the Prestige and the 25-pin end to a serial port (COM1,
COM2 or other COM port) of your workstation. You can use an extension RS-232 cable if the enclosed
one is too short.
2.3 Additional Installation Requirements
In addition to the contents of your package, there are other hardware and software requirements you need
before you can install and use your Prestige. These requirements include:
z
A computer with Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-T NIC (Network Interface Card).
z A computer equipped with communications software (for example, Hyper Terminal in Win95)
configured to the following parameters:
¾ VT100 terminal emulation.
¾
9600 Baud rate.
¾ No parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit.
¾ Flow Control set to None
After the Prestige has been successfully connected to your network, you can make future changes to the
configuration through telnet application.
2.4 Connecting a POTS Splitter
This is for the Prestige following the Full Rate (G.dmt) standard only. One major difference between
ADSL and dial-up modems is the optional telephone splitter. This device keeps the telephone and ADSL
signals separated, giving them the capability to provide simultaneous Internet access and telephone service
on the same line. Splitters also eliminate the destructive interference conditions caused by telephone sets.
The purchase of a POTS splitter is optional.
Noise generated from a telephone in the same frequency range as the ADSL signal can be disruptive to the
ADSL signal. In addition the impedance of a telephone when off-hook may be so low that it shunts the