CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the Barricade™ Wireless Broadband Router. SMC is proud to provide you with a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting your local area network (wired or wireless LAN) to the Internet. For those who want to surf the Internet at the lowest possible cost, this Broadband Router provides a convenient and powerful solution.
About the Wireless Barricade
The Wireless Barricade provides Internet access to multiple users by sharing a single-user account. It serves as a wireless Access Point, and includes a dual-port WAN interface which allows you to connect to an xDSL or Cable modem, ISDN TA or PSTN analog modem. The Wireless Barricade provides extensive firewall protection and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services. It also provides print services for any client attached to a LAN port.
The Wireless Barricade supports dial-on-demand for ISDN/PSTN service, automatically connecting to the Internet when there are requests and terminating the connection if no further requests occur. This dual-port design also supports fail-over Internet access through the secondary WAN port (i.e., the serial port can be used for primary or backup Internet access).
This new Wireless Barricade technology provides many cost-effective functions and management benefits. It is simple to configure and can be up and running in minutes.
