Linksys BEFSR81 Brochure

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With Built-In 8-Port 10/100 Switch
for Sharing High-Speed 
Internet Access
EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL         
Router
o you find Internet sharing software to be nothing
but a hassle? Can’t find a simple and inexpensive
way to share your one Internet IP address over your
entire network? If so, then the Linksys Instant Broadband
Cable/DSL Router is exactly what you’re looking for. 
The Instant Broadband EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL Router from
Linksys offers the perfect solution for connecting up to 253
of your PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet connection
and a 10/100 Fast Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a
DHCP server for your network, the EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL
Router acts as the only externally recognized Internet gate-
way on your local area network (LAN). The Router can also
be configured via SNMP to filter internal users’ access to
the Internet and serve as a NAT firewall against unwanted
outside intruders on the Internet. 
The Cable/DSL Router features advanced functions such as
dynamic and static port routing, DMZ hosting, filtering and
forwarding, and Quality of Service capabilities. All of these
functions can be easily configured through your networked
PC’s web browser.
• Provides Port Security, Packet Filtering, and Filters 
Internal User’s Access
• Identifies Up to Four Ports for High or Low Port-Based   
Prioritization
• QoS Capabilities Based on IEEE 802.1p and IP TOS/DS 
Greatly Reduces the Chance of Data Loss Based on  
Weighted Round-Robin (WRR)
• Dramatically Speed Up Your Gaming and Multimedia   
Connections With the Internal Switch
• Full Wirespeed Layer Two Switching on All LAN Ports
• 1K MAC Address Table Means Both Auto Address
Learning and Aging
• Configurable Through A Networked PC's Web Browser
• Acts as a DHCP Server For Your Network
• Administrators Can Block Specific Internal Users' 
Internet Access with Filtering
• Supports WinSock 2.0 and Windows 2000 Smart 
Applications
• Free Technical Support—24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week 
in North America Only
• 1-Year Limited Warranty
• Build a Broadband Network in Your Home or  
Small Office
• Provides Port Security, Packet Filtering,
and Filters Internal User’s Access
• QoS Capabilities Reduce the Chance of Data
Loss and Allow for Port-Based Prioritization
• Access the Internet Over Your Entire Network 
With Just One IP Address
• NAT Firewall Protects Your PCs From
Unwanted Outside Intruders on the Internet
• Remote Administration Over the Internet
• Free Technical Support—24 Hours a Day,
7 Days a Week in North America Only
• 1-Year Limited Warranty
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