Preface - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 782M User Manual

About Your Prestige
Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 782M G.SHDSL Bridge.
The Prestige is a high-performance modem for Internet/LAN access via a telephone line. Your Prestige
supports multi-protocol routing for TCP/IP and transparent bridging for other protocols.
The Prestige supports symmetrical multi-rate data transmission speeds from 72Kbps up to 2320Kbps. The
actual rate depends on the copper category of your telephone wires, distance from the central office and the
type of xDSL service you subscribe to. Its 10/100M auto-negotiating LAN interface enables fast data
transfer of either 10Mbps or 100Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex mode depending on your
Ethernet network. See the following section for more background information on xDSL.
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Your Prestige is easy to install and configure. All functions of the Prestige are software configurable via the
SMT (System Management Terminal). Advanced users may configure the Prestige using CLI (Command
Line Interface) commands.
About This User's Guide
This user's guide covers all operations of the Prestige. It will guide you through the correct configuration of
your Prestige for various applications and show you how to get the best out of the many advanced features
of your modem.
Related Documentation
Supporting Disk
More detailed information and examples can be found in our included disk (as well as on the
zyxel.com web site). This disk contains information on configuring your Prestige for Internet
Access, general and advanced FAQs, Application Notes, Troubleshooting, a reference for CI
Commands and bundled software.
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