ZyXEL Communications PRESTIGE 153 - Manual (Page 19)

Prestige 153/153X WAN Bridge/Routers
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Preface
About Your Bridge/Router
The Prestige 153/153X is a high-performance bridge/router that offers a complete solution for
your WAN applications such as Internet access, multi-protocol LAN-to-LAN connections,
telecommuting and remote access.
The Prestige 153/153X is a universal router that can connect over PSTN (Public Switch
Telephone Network) and ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) lines. The Prestige
153/153X supports multi-protocol routing and transparent bridging.
About This User's Manual
This user's manual covers the operations of your Prestige 153 and Prestige 153X. All functions of
the Prestige are software configurable via either the SMT (System Management Terminal)
Interface or the Java-based Prestige Web Configurator (PWC). This manual concentrates on
configuration via the SMT; for details information on PWC, please refer to the Prestige Web
Configuration User’s Manual
This manual consists of fourteen chapters to guide you through a correct configuration of your
Prestige 153/153X depending on your particular application.
For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.” as a shorthand for “for example” and “i.e.” for “that is” or
“in other words” throughout this manual.