1-1 AcerRouter 700 Series User Guide1Chapter 1 IntroductionThis chapter gives the introduction to the AcerRouter 700.What’s in the box?Your AcerRouter 700 box should contain the items listed below.• 1 AcerRouter 700 Multifunction Router• 1 AC Adapter• 1 ISDN connector cable• 1 RS-232 serial cable (null modem cable for the console port)• 1 10Base-T LAN cable• 1 CD-ROM containing the online documentation• 1 QuickStart guide• 1 Warranty and registration cardOverview of the AcerRouter 700 MultifunctionRouterThe AcerRouter 700 Multifunction Router is a small desktop router that sits betweenyour local Ethernet network and a remote network (e.g., the Internet or a remoteoffice). The AcerRouter 700 contains an ISDN interface, a four-port 10Base-T LANrepeater hub, three voice adapter ports for connection of conventional telephone orfacsimile equipment, and an auxiliary port for a directly connected managementconsole.Data comes in to the AcerRouter from the local LAN and then is “routed” to theremote network, and vice versa. In addition to its capability to route IP/IPX traffic,the AcerRouter 700 also acts as a bridge for other network protocols, such asAppletalk or SNA.ISDNISDN, or Integrated Services Digital Network, is a high speed, digitalcommunications network. ISDN BRI (Basic Rate Interface) is a two B-channelservice offered by telephone companies that supports up to two data or voice callsover a single, standard twisted pair telephone line.Each of the two B-channels offers up to 64 Kbps (thousand bits per second)bandwidth either for data communication or for regular voice calls. When used fordata calls, the two B-channels can further be combined to create a 128Kbps data callfor higher throughput. However, for historical reasons, some ISDN lines in the UnitedStates only support a 56Kbps data rate instead of 64Kbps.When you subscribe to an ISDN service from your ISDN service provider (most