Router User's Guide

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Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on becoming the owner of a 6212 ADSL router.
This User’s Guide will show you how to set up the router, and how to customize its
configuration to get the most out of this product.
Features
The 6212 router has the following features:
 Built-in ADSL modem which offers G.Dmt, G.lite, T1.413, ADSL2, Annex L,
and ADSL2+ to meet different linking speeds from your ISP.
 Four 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports to provide Internet connectivity to all
computers on your LAN.
 Easy-to-use configuration program accessible through a standard web
browser.
System Requirements
In order to use the 6212 ADSL router for Internet access, you must have the
following:
 ADSL service subscription from your ISP
 A PC with:
— An Ethernet 10/100BaseT network interface card
— A processor equivalent to or faster than a Pentium II 133 MHz
— 32 MB RAM or greater
— Windows 95b, 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, NT, or XP (Note: Windows 95 requires
the installation of the Winsock program, not included.)
— (Optional) An Ethernet hub or switch, if you wish to connect the router to
several computers on an Ethernet network.