Chapter 1; Introducing The Telkom Adsl 5100; Features Of The Telkom Adsl 5100 - Telkom ADSL 5100 Instruction Manual

Getting to Know the TELKOM ADSL 5100
This chapter describes the key features and applications of TELKOM ADSL 5100.

1.1 Introducing the TELKOM ADSL 5100

The TELKOM ADSL 5100 integrates high-speed 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating LAN interface(s)
and a high-speed ADSL port into a single package. The TELKOM ADSL 5100 is ideal for
high-speed Internet browsing and making LAN-to-LAN connections to remote networks. By
integrating DSL and NAT, the TELKOM ADSL 5100 provides super-fast Internet access to multiple
users at minimum cost.
The TELKOM ADSL 5100 is a bridge/router and the web browser-based Graphical User Interface
provides easy management and is totally independent of the operating system platform you use.

1.2 Features of the TELKOM ADSL 5100

The following sections describe the features of the TELKOM ADSL 5100.
Four-Port Switch
A combination of switch and router makes the TELKOM ADSL 5100 a cost-effective and viable
network solution. You can connect up to four computers to the LAN ports on you TELKOM ADSL
5100 without the cost of a hub.
High Speed Internet Access
The Telkom ADSL 5100 can support downstream transmission rates of up to 8 Mbps and
upstream transmission rates of 1 Mbps.
PPPoE Support (RFC2516)
PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) emulates a dial-up connection. It allows your ISP
to use their existing network configuration with newer broadband technologies such as ADSL.
The PPPoE driver on the TELKOM ADSL 5100 is transparent to the computers on the LAN, which
see only Ethernet and are not aware of PPPoE thus saving you from having to manage PPPoE
clients on individual computers.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows the translation of an Internet protocol address used
within one network (for example a private IP address used in a local network) to a different IP

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