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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch
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Preface
About this User’s Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the VES-1000 Series of VDSL-Ethernet Switches.
This preface introduces you to the VES-1000 Series and discusses the conventions of this User’s Guide . It also
provides information on other related documentation.
About VDSL
VDSL (Very high bit rate Digital Subscriber Line) is one type of DSL with very high data rates. The service can be
asymmetrical or symmetrical and can be used on the same wire as the POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)
network and ISDN.
About the VES-1000 Series
The VES-1000 Series of VDSL-Ethernet Switches delivers high-performance broadband access at low cost to
multi-tenant unit (MTU) buildings (hotels, motels, resorts, residential multi-dwelling units, office buildings,
university campuses, etc.) and public facilities, such as convention centers, airports, plazas, and train stations. It
attains speeds ranging from 1.56 Mbps to 16.67 Mbps upstream and 4.17 Mbps to 16.67 Mbps downstream at
distances of up to 1.5 Km (5,000 feet) delivered over ordinary telephone lines.
VES-1000 Series Models
There are currently two models in the VES-1000 Series of Ethernet Switches. All models can be mounted on a wall
or placed on a rack. They have built-in voice-signal splitters for added system stability. In addition to remote
management capability, a console port is used for local management. They are equipped with VLAN (Virtual LAN)
capability that can isolate each port. Please see the appendices for more detailed hardware specifications.
MODEL KEY DIFFERENCES
VES-1008A One Telco-50 connector for both User and CO connections.
Eight VDSL ports (ports 1 to 8).
Two Ethernet ports (ports 9 and 10).
VES-1012 Two Telco-50 connectors; one for User and one for CO connections.
Twelve VDSL ports (ports 1 to 12).
Two Ethernet ports (ports 13 and 14).
Online Registration
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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
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