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Getting Started

This section helps you connect, install and setup your Prestige

to operate on your network and

access the Internet.

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Prestige

This chapter introduces the main applications of the Prestige as well as a list of key features.

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Intelligent Broadband Sharing Gateway

The Prestige is a dual Ethernet Broadband Sharing Gateway with an integrated 4-port switch and robust

network management features for Internet access via external Cable/xDSL modem. A combination of

switch and router makes your Prestige a cost-effective and viable network solution. A 4-port bandwidth-

sensitive 10/100Mbps switch provides greater network efficiency than traditional hubs because the

bandwidth is dedicated and not shared. An unlimited number of computers may be connected to your

Prestige by adding other hubs if your LAN consists of more than 4 computers.

The Prestige web configurator is a breeze to operate and independent of the operating system you use.

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Features of the Prestige 324

The following are the main hardware and firmware features of the Prestige.

1.2.1 Hardware Features

10/100MB Auto-negotiating Ethernet WAN

This auto-negotiation feature allows the Prestige to detect the speed of incoming transmissions and adjust

appropriately without manual intervention. It allows data transfer of either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps in either

half-duplex or full-duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network.

Integrated 4-Port 10/100MB Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch

The 10/100M LAN interface enables fast data transfers of 10Mbps or 100Mbps in either half-duplex or

full-duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network. Auto-sensing allows you to use either a crossover

Ethernet cable or a straight-through Ethernet cable to connect your device to either a computer or external

hub. In other words these ports automatically adjust according to the type of cable so that either straight-

through Ethernet cable or crossover Ethernet cable may be used.

All-in-one Console and Auxiliary Port

Set the CON/AUX switch to the “CON” side when using the CON/AUX port as a regular console port for

local device configuration and management. Set this switch to the “AUX” side when using the CON/AUX

port as an auxiliary dial-up WAN connection.

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1.2.2 Firmware Features

Full Network Management

Your Prestige offers you a variety of options for network management. It supports password protected local

and remote network management via the console port or a telnet connection using SMT (System

Management Interface). Your Prestige includes an intuitive web configurator that makes setup and

configuration easy.

Included with the web configurator is embedded help designed to assist you during

setup/configuration. It also supports FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server for remote management, TFTP

(Trivial FTP), SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and CI (Command Interpreter) mode.

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 LAN. The Prestige firewall supports TCP/UDP inspection, DoS detection and prevention, real time

alerts, NETBIOS packet filtering, reports and logs.

Content Filtering

The Prestige can block web features such as ActiveX controls, Java applets and cookies, as well as disable

web proxies. The Prestige can also block specific URLs by using the keyword feature.

Packet Filtering

Packet filtering blocks unwanted traffic from entering/leaving your network.

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

Using the standard TCP/IP protocol, the Prestige and other UPnP enabled devices can dynamically join a

network, obtain an IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices on the network.

Traffic Redirect

Traffic Redirect is used to sustain the Internet connection. The Prestige detects if the connectivity has been

lost and will forward the outgoing traffic to another specified gateway.

NAT (Network Address Translation)

NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) allows the translation of an Internet Protocol

address used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. The Prestige can

now map multiple global IP addresses to local IP addresses of clients or servers.

Port Forwarding

Use this feature to forward incoming service requests to a server on your local network. You may enter a

single port number or a range of port numbers to be forwarded, and the local IP address of the desired

server.

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DHCP Support

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows the individual clients (workstations) to obtain the

TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a centralized DHCP server. The Prestige has built-in DHCP server

capability, enabled by default, which means it can assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and DNS

servers to Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and other systems that support the DHCP client.

Dynamic DNS Support

With Dynamic DNS support, you can have a static hostname alias for a dynamic IP address, allowing the

host to be more easily accessible from various locations on the Internet. You must register for this service

with a Dynamic DNS service provider.

IP Multicast

Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in two ways - unicast or broadcast. Multicast is a third way to

deliver IP packets to a group of hosts. IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is the protocol used to

support multicast groups. The latest version is version 2 (see RFC 2236). The Prestige supports versions 1

and 2.

IP Alias

IP alias allows you to partition a physical network into logical networks over the same Ethernet interface.

Call Scheduling

Configure call time periods to restrict and allow access for users on remote nodes.

Call Control

The Prestige provides budget management for outgoing calls and chronicles incoming and outgoing calls.

RoadRunner Support

In addition to standard cable modem services, the Prestige supports Time Warner’s RoadRunner Service.

PPPoE Support

PPPoE facilitates the interaction of a host with a broadband modem to achieve access to high-speed data

networks via a familiar "dial-up networking" user interface.

PPTP Support

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a

remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using a TCP/IP-based network.

PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol and virtual private networking over public networks, such as the

Internet.