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Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 An Overview of the ADE-4120
The ADE-4120 ADSL Firewall Router provides office and residential users the ideal
solution for securely sharing a high-speed ADSL broadband Internet connection on a
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet backbone. It has built-in 4-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet switch
for easily connecting to multiple PCs. They can support downstream transmission rates
of up to 8Mbps and upstream transmission rates of up to 1Mbps. It is compliant with
Multi-Mode standard (ANSI T1.413, Issue 2; G.dmt (G.992.1); G.lite (G992.2).
The products support PPPoA (RFC 2364 - PPP over ATM Adaptation Layer 5), RFC
1483 encapsulation over ATM (bridged or routed) and PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516) to
establish a connection with ISP. The products also support VC-based and LLC-based
multiplexing.
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
’
s network. All incoming
data packets are monitored and filtered per user
’
s configuration. Besides, they can also
be configured to block internal users from accessing to the Internet by user
’
s IP or MAC
address.
Furthermore, The PLANET ADE-4120 offers DDNS ( Dynamic DNS) and Multiple NAT
/DMZ functions which provide great convenience for user to build their own web/ftp
server on private LAN.
1.2 Package Contents
1. One ADSL Firewall Router
2. One CD-ROM containing the on-line manual
3. One RJ-11 ADSL/telephone cable
4. One CAT-5 Ethernet cable
5. One AC-DC power adapter (output: 9V DC, min. 1.5A)
6. One Quick Installation Guide
1.3 ADE-4120 Features
ADE-4120 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 is compliant with Multi-Mode
standard (ANSI T1.413, Issue 2; G.dmt (G.992.1); G.lite (G992.2).
Fast Ethernet Switch:
A 4-port 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet switch is supported in the