Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router Family
The Linksys family of Cable/DSL routers is part of the Instant Broadband series of products and includes:• Etherfast Cable/DSL Router BEFSR41
• Etherfast Cable/DSL VPN Router BEFVP41
• Etherfast Wireless Access Point & Cable/DSL Router BEFW11S4 v2
• Etherfast Cable/DSL Firewall Router BEFSX41
The configuration pages are very easy to use and provide a single-page setup, as well as several other pages for more detailed configuration. All the Linksys routers come with the option to log all incoming and outgoing connectiosn and send it to another system, which is useful to keep track of users/staff. The help system built in to the unit is excellent with good explanation of all the functions and how to use them. The manuals are also excellent, with some of them running up to 80+ pages and including useful incidental information like how to make up a straight-through or crossover Ethernet cable and an extensive glossary.
All systems include access control and filters, port forwarding with a list of common ports, log management, DMZ, remote management, remote upgrade, and support for DDNS. The VPN Router supports up to 70 IPSec tunnels, which support DES and 3DES, and MHA and SHA IKE authentication. The wireless router is the same as the standard version except that it supports 802.11b 11Mb/sec wireless with 64- and 128-bit WEP. The firewall router provides full SPI to block DoS attacks as well as URL filtering and blocking Java, ActiveX, and cookies.
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