Chapter 1: Introduction; Introduction To Your Router - Billion BiPAC 5210G RC User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction to your Router

Welcome to Billion BiPAC 5200G RC Series ADSL2+ Firewall Router. Your Billion router is an "all-
in-one" unit, combining an ADSL modem, ADSL router and Ethernet network switch, providing
everything you need to get the machines on your network connected to the Internet over your ADSL
broadband connection.
This firewall router complies with ADSL2+ standards for worldwide deployment and supports
downstream rates of up to 24 Mbps and upstream rates of up to 1 Mbps. It is designed for small
office, home office and residential users, enabling even faster speed Internet connections. User
can enjoy ADSL services and broadband multimedia applications such as interactive gaming, video
streaming and real-time audio much easier and faster than ever before.
The product supports PPPoA (RFC 2364 – PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) over ATM Adaptation
Layer 5), RFC 1483 encapsulation over ATM (bridged or routed), PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516),
and IPoA (RFC1577) to establish a connection with ISP. The product also supports VC-based and
LLC-based multiplexing.
It is the perfect solution to connect a small group of PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet
connection. Multi-users can have high-speed Internet access simultaneously.
This product also serves as an Internet firewall, protecting your network from being accessed by
outside users. Not only provide the natural firewall function (Network Address Translation, NAT),
it also provides rich firewall features to secure user's network. All incoming data packets are
monitored and filtered. Besides, it can also be configured to block internal users from accessing to
the Internet.
The product provides two levels of security support. First, it masks LAN users' IP addresses which
are invisible to outside users on the Internet, making it much more difficult for a hacker to target
a machine on your network. Secondly, it can block and redirect certain ports to limit the services
that outside users can access. For example, to ensure that games and other Internet applications
will run properly, user can open some specific ports for outside users to access internal services in
network.
Integrated DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) services, client and server, allow multiple users
to get their IP addresses automatically on boot up from the product. Simply set local machines as
a DHCP client to accept a dynamically assigned IP address from DHCP server . Each time local
machine is powered up; the router will recognize it and assign an IP address to instantly connect it
to the LAN.
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