NETGEAR STM150EW-100NAS, UTM5EW-100NAS manual Introduction

1. Introduction 1

This chapter provides an overview of the features and capabilities of the NETGEAR ProSecure® Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance. This chapter contains the following sections:

•What Is the ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance?

•Key Features and Capabilities

•Service Registration Card with License Keys

•Package Contents

•Hardware Features

•Choose a Location for the UTM

Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the Support website at http://support.netgear.com.

Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time at downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product do not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.

What Is the ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance?

The ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance, hereafter referred to as the UTM, connects your local area network (LAN) to the Internet through one or two external broadband access devices such as cable modems, DSL modems, satellite dishes, or wireless ISP radio antennas, or a combination of those. Dual wide area network (WAN) ports allow you to increase the effective data rate to the Internet by utilizing both WAN ports to

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