Preface - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Prestige 310 User Manual

About Your Gateway
Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 310 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 310 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:
! 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 310 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 310 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 310 for its various
applications.
Structure of this Manual
This manual is structured as follows:
Part I. Getting Started (Chapters 1-3) is structured as a step-by-step guide to help you connect,
install and setup your Prestige to operate on your network and access the Internet.
Advanced Applications (Chapters 4-6) describe the advanced applications of your Prestige,
Part II.
such as Multiple SUA Server Setup, Remote Node Setup and IP Static routes.
Advanced Management (Chapter 7 - 13) Chapters 7 - 13 provide information on Prestige
Part III.
Filtering, System Information and Diagnosis, SNMP configuration, Upgrading Software and Telnet.
Troubleshooting (Chapter 14), provides information about solving common problems as well
Part IV.
as some Appendices.
Regardless of your particular application, it is important that you follow the steps outlined in Chapters 1-2 to
connect your Prestige to your LAN. You can then refer to the appropriate chapters of the manual, depending
on your applications.
Related Documentation
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Supporting CD
More detailed information about the Prestige and examples of its use can be found in our Supporting CD.
This CD contains HTML help on the Web Embedded Configurator, our handy web-based Internet access
wizard designed to get you up and running as soon as possible, the Prestige 310 manual in PDF format,

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