User guide

Router Feature Descriptions

Chapter 7. Router Feature Descriptions

The router supports the following industry standard protocols, security

features, compression algorithms, and network management tools to ensure

interoperability with other vendors’ equipment.

Important: For router software references, consult the model-specific Quick

Start Guide.

• IEEE 802.3 Ethernet

• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

• Password Authentication Protocol and Challenge Handshake

Authentication Protocol (PAP/CHAP)

• ISDN BRI

• Bridging, Routing, IPX Routing

• IEEE 802.1D Bridging

• Bridging and Routing Protocol Filtering

• Bandwidth-on-Demand

• POTS Analog Line Interface

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

• Network Address Translation (NAT)

• Software upgrade utilities

• TELNET

• Windows GUI Configurator

• Command Line Interface

IEEE 802.3 Ethernet

The router provides a standard 802.3 Media Access Control layer for

CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection) Ethernet

communications.