SMC's New Barricade VPN Broadband Routers Secure Connections.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004 Three new Barricade routers create secure Virtual Private Networking tunnels for office computer access, shared Internet connection, multiplayer gaming and other connections that demand high security SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) (R) Networks (www.smc.com), leading provider of networking solutions for the SMB/e and all the way home, today announced three new additions to its Barricade(TM) line of secure Broadband routers: the Barricade VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. 4-Port Broadband Router (SMCBR14VPN), the Barricade VPN 8-port Broadband Router (SMCBR18VPN), and the Barricade g VPN 4-port Broadband Router/802.11g access point (SMCBR14VPN-G). Available in mid-April, these new Barricade VPN Broadband Routers carry MSRPs of $99.99, $129.99 and $179.99, respectively. Perfect for telecommuters, SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and home users alike, the new Barricade VPN Broadband routers allow users to create secure Virtual Private Networking tunnels to share files, Internet connections and even play multicomputer games. Built-in VPN functionality allows users to create secure VPN connections over the Internet and share them with multiple computers. Ideal as the centerpiece for a small business network the Barricade VPN allows users to create secure VPN tunnel connections to a corporate network from a home or remote office location. Barricade VPN routers have both an integrated VPN Server and VPN client to support multiple VPN connections using IPSec, PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) A protocol from Microsoft that is used to create a virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet. Remote users can access their corporate networks via any ISP that supports PPTP on its servers. and L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) A protocol from the IETF that allows a PPP session to travel over multiple links and networks. L2TP is used to allow remote users access to the corporate network. protocols. Each Barricade VPN has a 10/100Mbps WAN port for use with high-speed Internet connections as well as a COM port for use with an external dial-up or ISDN modem, to employ either as the main Internet connection or as a fail-over if the broadband cable or DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary service goes down. For network protection, the routers come with an Advanced SPI Firewall to protect computers from DoS (Denial of Service A condition in which a system can no longer respond to normal requests. See denial of service attack. ) and other malicious attacks like Ping of Death A ping request that crashes the target computer. It is caused by an invalid packet size value in the packet header. There are patches for most operating systems to prevent it. See denial of service attack. , SYN Flood, Land Attacks and IP Spoofing. To complement this advanced firewall, the Barricade VPN also supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , static routing, DMZ hosting, port forwarding, system logging, e-mail alerts, and two user accounts to make management easy and flexible. The SMCBR14VPN Barricade VPN Router incorporates a 4-Port 10/100Mbps Auto-Sensing Switch to connect wired computers or additional switches, so the network grows easily; the SMCBR18VPN has an integrated 8-port 10/100 Auto-sensing switch. To incorporate wireless connectivity to the network, the SMCBR14VPN-G has 4 10/100 ports, and also 802.11g wireless access point capability, so can connect any 802.11b or g wireless device as well. About SMC Networks A leading provider of networking solutions for the SMB and all the way home, SMC puts its more than 30 years' experience to work for every product and solution the company produces. Leveraging strong industry relationships in combination with experienced and talented in-house design and engineering, SMC continues to bring to market a host of affordable, high-performance products. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., SMC Networks supports its worldwide market through regional offices located throughout the United States and 20 other countries. For more information about SMC Networks or its products, visit www.smc.com, or call 800-SMC-4You (800-762-4968). |
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