User manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. hardware installation
- 3. briteport Setup wizard
- 4. Briteport Configuration tool
- A. Specifications
- B. Troubleshooting
- C. Frequently Asked Questions
- D. Glossary
- E. Warranty Information
- F. ContacT information
User Manual
BritePort 8120
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POTS Splitter - The POTS splitter box enables the telephone line — the plain old
telephone service (POTS) — to carry voice signals and digital signals simultaneously.
The DSL-enabled line is connected to the POTS splitter and the splitter provides two
outputs — one containing both the POTS and DSL signals and the other containing
only the POTS signals. To install a splitter box, a technician from your telephone
company must visit your home. However, on a dedicated DSL connection, a splitter
box is not required. Also ADSL Lite or ADSL G. Lite does not require the installation
of a splitter box at the user’s premises, and this division is achieved with software
rather than hardware. Thus a visit by a telephone company technician is not required.
PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol — A communication protocol for transmitting packets over
point-to-point links, which is commonly used by ISPs to allow dial-up users to connect
to the Internet.
PPPoA - The standard for using ATM Adaptation Layer 5 for framing PPP encapsulating
packets, as described by RFC 2364.
PPPoE - PPP over Ethernet — A protocol used for transmitting packets over Ethernet,
which is generally used by DSL service providers to allow users to connect to the
Internet through their Ethernet servers.
Protocol - A set of agreed-upon rules for transmitting data between two devices. From a
user’s point of view, his computer must support the right protocols to make his
machine communicate with other computers.
RADSL - A Rate Adaptive ADSL technology from Globespan Semiconductors.
Reboot - When a computer is shut down and restarted, it is rebooting.
RFC 1483 - Request For Comment 1483 — A standard method used for linking different
devices to communicate with each other across networks and assure “inter-
operability.”
RFC 2364 - See PPPoA.
RJ-11 - A connector/socket for two pairs (four wires) of twisted pair cable that is used
primarily to connect telephone equipment in the United States.
RJ-45 - A connector/socket for four pairs (either wires) of twisted pair cable that is used
commonly to connect computers onto a local-area network, especially to the Ethernet.
A RJ-45 connector looks similar to the RJ-11 connector used for connecting a
telephone equipment, however RJ-45 is slightly wider than RJ-11.