ZyXEL Communications Prestige 652H series, User Manual

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Prestige 652H/HW Series User’s Guide
Getting To Know Your Prestige 1-1
Chapter 1
Getting To Know Your Prestige
This chapter describes the key features and applications of your Prestige
.
1.1 Introducing the Prestige 652H/HW Series
Your Prestige integrates high-speed 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating LAN interface(s) and a high-speed ADSL
port into a single package. The Prestige is ideal for high-speed Internet browsing and making LAN-to-LAN
connections to remote networks. By integrating DSL and NAT, the Prestige provides ease of installation and
Internet access. The Prestige is also a complete security solution with a robust firewall, content filtering and
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).
What’s more, the Prestige provides an optional wireless LAN connectivity allowing users to enjoy the
convenience and mobility of working anywhere within the coverage area.
The web browser-based Graphical User Interface provides easy management.
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.
High Speed Internet Access
Your Prestige ADSL router can support downstream transmission rates of up to 8Mbps and upstream
transmission rates of 832 Kbps.
IPSec VPN Capability
Establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect with business partners and branch offices using data
encryption and the Internet to provide secure communications without the expense of leased site-to-site lines.
The Prestige’s VPN is based on the IPSec standard and is fully interoperable with other IPSec-based VPN
products. The Prestige supports up to twenty VPN connections.
Firewall
The Prestige is a stateful inspection firewall with DoS (Denial of Service) protection. By default, when the
firewall is activated, all incoming traffic from the WAN to the LAN is blocked unless it is initiated from the