ZyXEL Communications 480 - Manual (Page 19)

Prestige 480 ISDN Router
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Preface
About Your Router
Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 480 ISDN Router.
The Prestige 480 is a high-performance router that offers a complete solution for your WAN (Wide
Area Network) applications such as Internet access, multi-protocol LAN-to-LAN connections,
telecommuting and remote access over ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network).
Note: If you do not have the ISDN lines installed already, order it as soon as possible in order to install and
configure your P480. Contact your telephone company’s ISDN Ordering Center to find about the type of
ISDN service most suitable for your purpose.
Your Prestige 480 is easy to install and to configure since you do not need to set any switches.
You can use the PNC or the SMT interface to configure your Prestige. The PNC (Prestige Network
Commander) is a C++ based utility designed to allow users to manage the Prestige via Windows.
A ll functions of the Prestige 480 are software configurable via the SMT (System Management
Terminal) Interface. The SMT is a menu-driven interface that you can access from either a VT100
compatible terminal or a terminal emulation program on a PC.
Your Prestige also adheres to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) standards. SNMP is
a management protocol for collecting information from devices on the network.
About This User's Manual
This user's guide shows you how to configure and manage your router.
It is designed to guide you through the configuration of your Prestige 480 for its various
applications.
Other Resources
For more information about the Prestige check the following sources:
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Prestige Support disk.
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Release notes for firmware upgrades and other information. These can be accessed through
ZyXEL FTP server site and ZyXEL web Page.
For ZyXEL support information see the Customer Support section in page v.