ARESCOM Takes ADSL To The Next Level with Their
NetDSL 1800 Router-Hub. Power-packed with Features Including,
VPN, Auto-Rollover, and Remote Manager™

FREMONT, California--February 5, 2000 - ARESCOM, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of Broadband and Remote Access products and technologies, announced today it has begun shipping its NetDSL 1800 series ADSL PRO Router.

VPN
The feature-rich NetDSL 1800 series combines high-speed Internet access with a variety of functions and capabilities, including its superior management capabilities. One of the attractive features of the NetDSL 1800 series is the ability to create a Virtual Private Network(VPN). The VPN function allows a secure connection with the remote site through the Internet via IPSec. This enables a company to extend their corporate network through private "tunnels" over the Internet. Using a VPN involves encrypting data before sending it through the public network and decrypting it at the receiving end. An additional level of security involves encrypting not only the data, but also the originating and receiving network addresses too. The NetDSL 1800 series router incorporates L2TP tunneling, IP GRE, and IPSec with DES encryption.

The idea of the VPN is to give the company similar security capabilities as a privately owned, or leased line, at a much lower cost by using the public infrastructure. This enables the company to create their VPN over extranets, wide area intranet and WANs. The settings for the VPN feature are managed through a GUI and gives the user optimal control of their personal settings. The VPN function can also be managed through ARESCOM's Remote Manager™, available on the 1800(A) model.

Auto-Rollover
Another of the outstanding features of the NetDSL 1800(A) model is the built-in 56K analog modem that provides a unique "Auto-Rollover" feature for redundancy. In case of an ADSL line failure, the

NetDSL 1800(A) will detect the connection loss and automatically bring up the 56K analog connection immediately. Once the ADSL connection is detected as "live" again, the 1800(A) will signal the 56K analog connection to be dropped and the ADSL connection will be reestablished.

Remote Manager
ARESCOM's NetDSL 1800 series ADSL PRO Router can be managed and monitored remotely from the Windows® based Remote Manager™. The Remote Manager™ is run through a pre configured ATM PVC or the 56k analog modem in the 1800(A) model. The ease of use for this feature is an attractive benefit for complex network systems. ARESCOM extends the NetDSL 1800's extensive network management capabilities through the choice of: Windows® based Manager, web browser, command line interface(console) or Telnet, and SNMP.

Other Features: Security (MAC & IP Packet filtering, PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP)
Access Sharing (NAT/PAT)
WAN (PPPoE, PPPoA, AAL5,)

For more information, please go to www.arescom.com

Proven Compatibility
At the Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas) in January, 2000, ARESCOM demonstrated its NetDSL line of products by successfully providing DSL interoperability with major DSLAM vendors. With proven DSL interoperability, both business and home users can confidently choose ARESCOM ADSL products for a reliable broadband and Internet access technology that supports a variety of new and innovative applications.

About ARESCOM, Inc.

ARESCOM, Inc., is a leading provider of cutting-edge Internet and remote broadband access solutions for telecommunication carriers, ISPs, and SOHO markets worldwide. ARESCOM designs, manufactures, and markets a complete line of high quality internetworking CPE router and modem equipment for the DSL, ISDN, POTS, HomeLAN, and Ethernet environments. The ARESCOM product line boasts a new family of DSL Routers which include ADSL/SDSL/IDSL digital broadband access routers, modems, as well as GUI-based remote network management software. Other company products include ISDN BRI access routers and ISDN BRI access fast Ethernet router. ARESCOM is dedicated to providing user-friendly, high-performance, and cost-effective Internet and remote broadband access solutions.

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