Cisco Linksys RV042 10/100 4-Port VPN Router From:Linksys
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Linksys
EAN: 0745883560530
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Height: 200 hundredths-inches
Length: 600 hundredths-inches
Weight: 600 hundredths-pounds
Width: 800 hundredths-inches
Label: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: RV042
Packaged Height: 339 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 1126 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 325 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 916 hundredths-inches
Publisher: Linksys
Special Features: nv:Device Type^VPN Router|RJ-45 Ports^4|Form Factor^Desktop|WAN Port(s)^1|10/100 Mbps Ports^4|DMZ Ports^1|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3j 10Base-T Ethernet|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^PPPoE|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^DHCP|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^HTTP|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^PPPTP|Firewall Features^MAC Filtering|Firewall Features^IP Filtering|Firewall Features^URL Filtering
Studio: Linksys
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Feature:
- LAN Ports - 4 10/100 Mbps RJ-45
- WAN Ports - 1 10/100 Mbps RJ-45
- Weight - 1.27 lbs.
Product Description:
The Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router is an advanced Internet-sharing network solution for your small business needs. Like any router, it lets multiple computers in your office share an Internet connection. But the unique dual Internet ports on the 10/100 4-Port VPN Router let you connect a second Internet line as a backup to insure that you're never disconnected. Or, use both Internet ports at the same time, and let the router balance your office's requirements between them for maximum bandwidth efficiency.The 10/100 4-Port VPN Router also features a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Ethernet switch to connect four PCs directly, or you can connect more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need.The Virtual Private Network (VPN) capability creates encrypted "tunnels" through the Internet, allowing up to 30 remote office or traveling users to securely connect into your office network from off-site. Users connecting through a VPN tunnel are attached to your company's network - with secure access to files, e-mail, and your intranet - just as if they were in the building. You can also use the VPN capability to allow users on your small office network to securely connect out to a corporate network.The 10/100 4-Port VPN Router can serve as a DHCP Server, and has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks. It can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet, and has IP address filtering so you can specify exactly who has access to your network. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.As the heart of your small office network, the connection-redundant Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router gives you the connection reliability your business needs.
Customer Reviews:
 Avoid if you need VPN and where is the value for money?, 2008-10-15
Used the unit in a small office with 50 users.
First the good.
- Easy to set up
- Reliable firewall and router
- keywords used for internet blocking of web sites
The bad:
-VPN does not work properly. Wasted weeks on this. Tried the cisco/Linksys software and it was useless. Also only supports 5 users when using PPTP. Continual issues with unreliable results.
-When the battery dies you need to replace the unit.
-Cannot block messenger apps
In the end I switched to m0n0wall for the firewall. Installing it onto a retired NT4 box. Removed the hard drive and booted from the CD ISO image. Config saves onto a floppy. Felt good going "green" by resurrecting this old box.
For the VPN and content filtering i am still looking. M0n0wall allows a lot more VPN clients than the RV042 but not intuitive to set up. M0n0 also has graphs of through put an CPU usage.Have used OpenVPN for IPSEC and works more reliably than the RV042 for VPN. While these two options take longer to set up than the RV042 they are FREE.
For a product I pay for I want:
-Ease of set up.
-Trouble free VPN set up
-No restriction on VPN connects.
-Decent monitoring and logging tools.
-Ability to KILL IM and Torrent traffic, or at least capture and log IM traffic to deter staff goofing off
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