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NTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the ADSL2 BarricadeTM g, hereafter
referred to as the "Barricade". We are 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 in
the most secure way, the Barricade provides a convenient and powerful
solution.

About the Barricade

The Barricade provides Internet access to multiple users by sharing a
single-user account. Support is provided for both wired and wireless
devices. New technology provides wireless security via Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption and MAC address filtering. It is simple to
configure and can be up and running in minutes.

Features and Benefits

Built-in ADSL2/2+ modem - supports download speeds up to
24Mbps
Local network connection via four 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports
Built-in IEEE802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Access Point (AP)
DHCP for dynamic IP configuration, and DNS for domain name
mapping