ZyXEL Communications Broadband Security Gateway P-312 - Manual (Page 27)

P312 Broadband Security Gateway
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Preface
About Your Router
Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 312 Broadband Security Gateway.
Don’t forget to register your Prestige (fast, easy online registration at www.zyxel.com ) for
free future product updates and information.
The Prestige 312 is a dual Ethernet Broadband Security Gateway integrated with robust firewall solutions
and network management features that allows access to the Internet via Cable/ADSL modem or broadband
router. It is designed for:
! Home offices and small businesses with Cable, xDSL and wireless modem via Ethernet port as Internet
access media.
! Multiple office/department connections via access devices.
! E-commerce/EDI applications.
Your Prestige 312 is easy to install and to configure.
The Prestige Web Configurator (PWC) is a web-based utility that allows you to access the Prestige’s
management settings and configure the firewall. Most functions of the Prestige 312 are also software
configurable via the SMT (System Management Terminal) interface. The SMT is a menu-driven interface
that you can access from a terminal emulator through the console port or over a telnet connection.
Note: You can configure most features of the P312 via SMT but we recommend you
configure the firewall using the Prestige Web Configurator.
About This User's Manual
This manual is designed to guide you through the SMT configuration of your Prestige 312 for its various
applications.
Structure of this Manual
This manual is structured as follows:
Part I.
Getting Started (Chapters 1-3) is structured as a step-by-step guide to help you connect, install
and setup your Prestige to operate on your network and access the Internet.
Part II. Advanced Applications (Chapters 4 - 6) describe the advanced applications of your Prestige,
such as Remote Node Setup IP Static routes and NAT.
Part III. Advanced Management (Chapters 7 - 12) provides information on Prestige Filtering, System
Information and Diagnosis, Transferring Files and Telnet.
Part IV. Firewall (Chapters 13 - 20) describes types of firewalls, how to configure your Prestige firewall
using the Prestige Web Configurator, as well as types of Denial of Services (DoS) attacks and Content
Filtering.
Part V. Troubleshooting (Chapter 21) provides information about solving common problems as well as
some Appendices, a Glossary and an Index.