Billion Electric Company BiPAC 8501/8521 - Manual (Page 5)

Billion BiPAC 8500/8501/8520/8521 SHDSL (VPN) Firewall Bridge/ Router
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction to your Router
Welcome to the Billion BiPAC 8500/ 8501/ 8520/ 8521 SHDSL Router. Your SHDSL router is an
“all-in-one” unit, combining an SHDSL modem, SHDSL router and Ethernet network switch,
providing everything you need to get the machines on your network connected to the Internet
over your SHDSL broadband connection. With features such as an SHDSL Quick-Start wizard
and DHCP Server, you can be online in no time at all and with minimum fuss and configuration,
catering for both first-time users and professionals who require advanced features to control
their Internet connection and network.
Features
SHDSL Multi-Mode Standard
BiPAC 8500 / 8520 SHDSL supports downstream and upstream transmission rates of up
to 2.3 / 4.6 Mbps, respectively, and BiPAC 8501 SHDSL.bis can support up to 5.7 Mbps
on 2-wire and 8521 SHDSL.bis can support up to 11.4 Mbps on 4-wire. BiPAC 85xx
series also supports rate management that allows SHDSL subscribers to select an
Internet access speed suiting their needs and budgets. BiPAC 8500/ 8520 and 8501/
8521 follows ITU standard PAM16 Line Code complies with G.991.2 and G.994.1
standards, and BiPAC 8501 follows PAM 32 Line code with G.991.2 and G.991.2.bis
standards. These three models can support Annex A and B operating mode.
Fast Ethernet Switch
A 4-port 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet switch is built in with automatic switching between
MDI and MDI-X for 10Base-T and 100Base-TX ports. An Ethernet straight or crossover
cable can be used directly for auto detection.
Multi-Protocol to establish a connection
It supports PPPoA (RFC 2364 - PPP over ATM Adaptation Layer 5), RFC 1483
encapsulation over ATM (bridged or routed), PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516), and IPoA
(RFC1577) to establish a connection with the ISP. The product also supports VC-based
and LLC-based multiplexing.
Quick Installation Wizard
It supports a WEB GUI page to install this device quickly. With this wizard, end users not
only can enter the information they get from their ISP easily, it also enables immediate
internet suffing.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and UPnP NAT Traversal
This protocol is used to enable simple and robust connectivity among stand-alone
devices and PCs from many different vendors. It makes networking simple and
affordable for users. UPnP architecture leverages TCP/IP and the Web to enable
seamless proximity networking in addition to controling data transfer among networked