Chapter 1 - Introduction; Overview; Features And Capabilities - Netopia R2020 User Reference Manual

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Overview

The Netopia R2020 Dual Analog Router is a full-featured, stand-alone, multiprotocol router for connecting
diverse local area networks (LANs) to the Internet and other remote networks. The Netopia R2020 Dual Analog
Router uses two 56Kbps V.90 modems communicating over standard analog telephone lines to provide your
whole network with a high-speed connection to the outside world.
This section covers the following topics:
"Features and capabilities" on page 1-1
"How to use this guide" on page 1-2

Features and capabilities

The Netopia R2020 Dual Analog Router provides the following features:
WAN connection over two analog phone lines using two built-in 56Kbps V.90 modems
Support for a third (external) modem via the Auxiliary port
Support for Multilink PPP to aggregate the separate analog modems into a single virtual data pipe of
112Kbps using the built-in modems or 168Kbps by adding an external 56Kbps modem
Connectivity to Ethernet LANs via built-in 8 port 10Base-T hub with uplink switch
Status lights (LEDs) for easy monitoring and troubleshooting
SmartStart™ Wizard software for easy configuration over an Ethernet network connection. The SmartStart
Wizard may include an optional automatic registration with one of several major ISPs, making the process
as simple as completing a registration form. Using the alternate manual setting to configure the router for
an ISP that's not listed, the software allows you to configure your internal connection by entering just five
fields: username, password, dialup number, DNS, and IP gateway.
Built-in Basic Firewall and NetBIOS filtering
Support for secure Virtual Private Networks (VPN). This feature allows seamless integration with the
Microsoft Windows NT Server's mobile user-to-LAN built-in VPN solution via Dial-up Networking, as well as
suitability for LAN-to-LAN VPN applications using Netopia routers at both ends.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) with Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) for authentica-
tion and payload encryption for communicating with remote Windows NT servers.
RFC 2107 Ascend Tunneling Management Protocol (ATMP) with 56-bit DES for authentication and
extensions to include payload encryption.
SmartIP™ makes it simple and economical to connect a workgroup of users to the Internet or a remote IP
network by using Network Address Translation and a single IP address. Multiple Network Address
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