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BLW-04EX
Congratulations on your pur chase of a Barricade™ Wireless Cable/DSL
Broadband Router. PCI is proud to provide you with a powerful yet simple
communication device for connecting your local area network (LAN) to the
Internet. For those who want to surf the Internet at the lowest possible cost,
the BLW-04EX™ is the convenient, easy solution.
About the BLW-04EX
The BLW-04EX provides Interne t access to multiple users by sharing a
single-user account. The BLW-04EX features a WAN interface that allows
you to connect either a DSL or c able modem. The BLW-04EX provides
extensive firewall protection services.
The BLW-04EX pro vides many cost-effective f unctions and manage ment
benefits. It is simple to configure and can be up and running in minutes.
Internet connection to DSL or cable modem via a 10/100 Mbps WAN port
Local network connection via 10/100 Mbps Eth ernet ports or 11 Mbps
wireless interface (supporting up to 128 mobile users)
8 0 2 . 11b C omplia nt – i nterop erable with mult iple v endors
Provid es se amless roami ng w ithin 802.11b WLAN envir onment
DHCP for dynamic IP configuration, and DNS for domain name mapping
Firew all with Statef ul Pack et Ins pection, client privile ges, ha cker
prevention, DoS, and NAT
NAT also enables multi-user access with a single-user account, and virtual
server functionality (providing protected access to Internet services such
as web, mail, FTP, and Telnet)
User-definable application sensing tunnel supports applications requiring
multiple connections
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Chapter 1Introduction