Instant Broadband
™
Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready
Chapter 1:Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Instant Broadband™ ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-
Port Switch / Wireless-Ready. This Gateway allows you to set up a network with your PCs
and share your Internet connection.
The Gateway does this by connecting to your ADSL line, and using the Gateway’s Ethernet
ports to connect your PCs; it’s like each PC is connected directly to the Internet. This way, you
have an Ethernet network where you have several PCs utilizing one Internet connection simul-
taneously. Plus, if you add a Linksys wireless PC Card, it can be used as an Access Point and
the Gateway can bridge your Ethernet network with your wireless PCs.
The PCs that you connect to the Gateway’s four LAN ports, when properly configured, cre-
ate a LAN, or Local Area Network. They are connected with an Ethernet cable plugged into
your computer’s Ethernet adapter at one end and into one of the Gateway's LAN ports (num-
bered from one to four) at the other end. The term “Ethernet” is used to refer to your network
accessories, such as cables and adapters, because Ethernet refers to the type of network that
you are setting up. Ethernet refers to the accessories that transfer computer data from 10Mbps
to 100Mbps (speeds used by network devices.)
The Gateway allows you to share your ADSL connection using a built-in ADSL modem, and
can plug directly into your ADSL-enabled wall jack (DSL service line). The PCs that are con-
nected to the Gateway share this connection.
• Download Speeds of up to 8Mbps
• Upload Speeds of up to 800kbps
• Prevents DoS (Denial of Service) Attacks
• E-mail and Web-based Logging of Security Events
• MAC Address Filtering, Port Forwarding, DMZ Support
• Configurable through Your Networked PC’s Web Browser
• Supports VPN Pass-Through for IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP Protocols
• Internal 4-Port Switch Dramatically Speeds Up Your Network
• DHCP Server Capability to Assign IP Addresses Automatically
• Wireless Capabilities Available with Use of Optional WPC11 (sold separately)
• Supports a High Data Rate of up to 11Mbps for up to 28 Simultaneous
Wireless Connections
• Capable of 64 and 128-Bit WEP Encryption
• Compliant with ANSI T1.413i2, ITU-T G.dmt (G.992.1), and ITU G.lite
(G.992.2) Standards
• Supports RFC 1483, RFC 2364 PPPoA, RFC 2516 PPPoE Protocols
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The Linksys ADSL Gateway
with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready
Features
