BT Micro Owner’s Manual
7
Features
The list below contains the main features of the BT Micro and
may be useful to users with knowledge of networking protocols.
If you are not an experienced user, the chapters throughout this
guide will provide you with enough information to get the most
out of your BT Micro.
Features include:
Support for 1 external PSTN line & 2 VoIP channels
Connection of up to 4 wired phone sets
DECT base station supporting 4 cordless extensions
Advanced phone system features
Internal DSL modem for high-speed Internet access
10/100Base-T Ethernet router to provide Internet connectivity to
all computers on your LAN
Wireless access via wireless network card and wireless security
features
Network address translation (NAT) functions to provide security
for your LAN
Network configuration through DHCP Server and DHCP Client
Services including IP route and DNS configuration, RIP, and IP
and DSL performance monitoring
User-friendly configuration program accessed via a web
browser
Basic Requirements
In order to use all the features of the BT Micro system, you must
have the following:
DSL service up and running on your telephone line (or an
equivalent Broadband Internet access).
Instructions from your ISP, usually a user name and password,
to enable Internet access.
Instructions from BT on the settings required to configure your
BT Broadband Voice (BBV) service.
One or more computers each containing an Ethernet card
(10Base-T/100Base-T network interface card (NIC)).
For system configuration using the supplied web-based
program: a web browser such as Internet Explorer v4 or later, or
Netscape v4 or later. Note that version 4 of each browser is the
minimum version requirement – for optimum display quality, use
Internet Explorer v5, or Netscape v6.1.
Note
You do not need to use a hub or switch in order to connect more
than one PC to your BT Micro. Instead, you can connect up to
four PCs directly to your BT Micro using the ports labelled on the
rear panel.
Using this Document
Notational conventions
Acronyms are defined the first time they appear in the text and
also in the glossary.