User's Manual
AR396 User’s Guide
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1 Introduction
Congratulations on becoming the owner of the AR396 gateway. You will now be able to
access the Internet using your high-speed connection.
The AR396 is a gateway integrating ADSL2+, 4 Ethernet ports switch and 802.11g wireless
interfaces into one device which provides the most flexibility and efficiency way to you. You
could connect devices like PCs, Set-Top-Box, ATA, servers and so on easily by Ethernet and
wireless interfaces to enjoy data, voice, and video services immediately through high speed
connection.
This User Guide will show you how to connect your AR396 gateway and how to customize its
configuration to get the most out of your new product.
Fe a ture s
The list below contains the main features of the device (AR396) and may be useful to users
with knowledge of networking protocols. The chapters throughout this guide will provide you
with enough information to get the most out of your device.
The features include:
High Speed Asymmetrical Data Transmission on Twisted Copper Pair Wire
Service providers can deploy ADSL rapidly over existing wire infrastructure
Integrates the phone filter
Compatible and interoperable with most central office site ADSL DSLAM or Multi-service
Access Systems.
Integrated four-port 10/100BaseTX Ethernet switch with speed-sensing and crossover
detection automatically
802.11b/g WLAN supports up to 54 Mbps transmission rate
Provides wireless secure transmitting encryption by either 802.1x; WEP; WEP2; WPA;
WPA2; TKIP; AES
Support Networking protocols such as PPP, Routing, RIP and so on
Support DHCP client and server for IP management
Support Port Forwarding (virtual server) and MAC address filtering
Network address translation (NAT) functions to provide security for your LAN and multiple
PCs surfing Internet simultaneously.
Configuration and management by Web-browser through the Ethernet interface and
remotely through WAN interface
Firmware Supports TR-069 for auto-provisioning and configuration.
Upgradeable through HTTP (web browser)