Preface - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 314 User Manual

About Your Gateway
Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 314 Broadband Sharing Gateway.
Don't forget to register your Prestige (fast, easy online registration at
www.zyxel.com) for free future product updates and information.
The Prestige 314 is a dual Ethernet broadband gateway integrated with network management features that
allows access to the Internet via Cable/xDSL modem. It is designed for:
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Home offices and small businesses with Cable and xDSL modem via Ethernet port as Internet access
media.
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Multiple office/department connections via access devices.
Your Prestige 314 is easy to install and to configure. The embedded web configurator is a convenient
platform-independent GUI (Graphical User Interface) that allows you to access the Prestige's management
settings.
All functions of the Prestige 314 are also software configurable via the SMT (System Management Terminal)
interface. The SMT is a menu-driven interface that you can access from a terminal emulator through the
console port or over a telnet connection.
About This User's Manual
This manual is designed to guide you through the SMT configuration of your Prestige 314 for its various
applications. There is also HTML help for the embedded web configurator.
Related Documentation
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Support CD
More detailed information about the Prestige and examples of its use can be found in our Support CD. This
CD contains HTML help on the embedded web configurator, our handy web-based Internet access wizard
designed to get you up and running as soon as possible, the Prestige 314 manual in PDF format, Support
Notes (that include a General FAQ, an Advanced FAQ, Applications Notes, Troubleshooting, Reference CI
Commands) and bundled software.
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Read Me First
Our Read Me First is designed to help you get your Prestige up and running right away. It contains a detailed
easy to follow connection diagram, Prestige default settings, handy checklists and information on setting up
your PC.
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Packing List Card

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