TRENDnet TDM-E400 - Manual (Page 50)

TDM-E400 / TDM-C400Ethernet Modem Router User’s Manual
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About Part 2
Part 2 explains how to configure the Ethernet Modem Router’s
interfaces to communicate with your LAN PC(s) and your ISP. Part
2 also describes the device’s operating modes and explains how to
configure the interfaces to enable each mode.
Definitions
Interfaces refers to those points in the various communication
paths where the Ethernet Modem Router exchanges data with
external devices. This document distinguishes between the terms
port and interface: a port is a hardware-based point of entry to or
exit from a device. Often, several software-based interfaces can
be defined to operate over the same port.
Operating modes determine which protocols the device can use
to communicate with LAN computers and the ISP, and which
product features are made available to the user.
Part 2 contains the following chapters:
f Chapter 4, “Configuring the LAN and USB Interfaces,”
explains how to configure the Ethernet and USB interfaces,
which connect though distinct ports to your LAN hub/switch
and optional USB-enabled PC. Because the Ethernet
interface can be used to connect to multiple computers, it is
referred to as the LAN interface.
f Chapter 5, “Configuring WAN Interfaces,” explains how
to configure the ATM Virtual Circuit (VC) interface and
higher-level interfaces that the device uses to communicate
via the DSL port.
f Chapter 6, “Configuring the System Operating Mode,”
describes the device’s operating modes and explains how
the LAN and WAN interfaces must be configured to enable
each mode.