User manual ACER ADSL SURF USB MODEM

[. . . ] It has been organized in such a way to make it easy to be followed by users worldwide. In order to ensure optimal comprehension, the following list provides brief descriptions of the formatting styles used throughout this manual. q Commands : Commands are always referred to by using the word " Click " before them. [. . . ] The Acer ADSL Surf USB modem is capable of supporting the following DSL standards: ITU G. 992. 1 (G. DMT) (Annex A , Annex B), ITU G. 992. 2 (G. LITE), ANSI T1. 413 Issue 2 and ETSI TR328 . Protocol and Device Driver The Acer ADSL Surf USB Modem can be easily connected to a USB port on the PC via a standard USB cable. The Acer ADSL Surf USB Modem is fully software upgradeable so that new features and updates may be added by simply loading a new version of the device driver onto your PC. ATM is a protocol that divides packets into small fixed sized cells for rapid transmission over high-speed networks. data, voice, and video) to be securely and efficiently carried over the same network. ATM is being widely deployed by telecommunications carriers in their backbone networks. Two type of ATM connections are possible, PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit) and SVC (Switched Virtual Circuit). The protocol required in your configuration depends on the equipment deployed by your DSL service provider. Point to Point Protocol (PPP) over ATM (RFC 2364) - PPP provides session setup, user authentication (login), and encapsulation for upper layer protocols such as IP (Internet Protocol). The use of PPP makes the modem appear as a dial modem to the operating system. PPP is supported by either the WAN (Wide Area Network) driver, or the ATM driver. Bridged/Routed Ethernet/IP over ATM (RFC 1483) ­ This protocol makes the modem appear as a local area network (LAN) device to the operating system. 8 Installation Guide and User Manual 3. Point to Point Protocol ( PPP ) over Ethernet ( RFC 2516 ) ­ This protocol makes the modem appear as a local area network ( LAN ) device to the operating system. [. . . ] VPI, VCI, and other specific ations, can be configured via DSLMON GUI. After the "USB ADSL Driver" is successfully installed, the Status Task Bar will appear in the System Tray. [. . . ]