Reference Guide

Introduction 1-1

Overview

The Netopia R6000 Series ADSL Router is a full-featured, stand-alone, multiprotocol router for connecting

diverse local area networks (LANs) to the Internet and other remote networks. Once your Netopia R6000 Series

ADSL Router is connected to your computer, and your account is activated by your network service provider, you

will have a fast Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) connection between your PC or LAN and the

telephone company’s network of high-speed digital facilities. This guide covers the R6100, R6120, and R6131

ADSL routers with built-in Dial Backup capability as well as the R6161 Bonded DSL routers.

This section covers the following topics:

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“Features and capabilities” on page 1-1

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“How to use this guide” on page 1-2

Features and capabilities

The Netopia R6000 Series ADSL Router provides the following features:

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Dial Backup to an external or internal WAN interface:

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your own analog or ISDN modem connected to the Auxiliary port on model R6100, or

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an optional V.90 modem or ISDN WAN interface module upgrade card installed in the router. Either

upgrade card can be purchased separately. (order TER/20 for V.90 or TER/31U for ISDN-U interfaces

or TER/31S for ISDN-S/T interfaces)

Alternatively, Netopia offers the R6120 ADSL Router with built-in V.90 backup and the R6131 ADSL

Router with built-in ISDN backup.

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Built-in secure VPN to connect remote branch ofﬁces, travelers, and remote workers

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Built-in packet ﬁltering ﬁrewall to protect LAN resources from would-be intruders on the Internet

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Network Address Translation (NAT) and Multiple Network Address Translation (MultiNAT), offering

businesses and service providers added security, convenience, and ﬂexibility in designing their IP

addressing scheme

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IP and IPX routing for Internet and intranet connectivity

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DHCP IP address serving (over Ethernet or a WAN link) that allows local or remote network nodes to acquire

an IP address automatically and dynamically from a designated pool of available addresses

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Multi-speed asymmetrical transmission to provide scalability without additional equipment investment. The

Netopia R6000 Series supports both G.lite and G.dmt protocols. Connection speeds for these protocols

range from up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and 512 Kbps upstream for G.Lite to 8 Mbps downstream and

640Kbps upstream for G.dmt. Different DSLAMs may train at higher or lower speeds.