Billion Electric Company BiGuard 50G - Manual (Page 12)

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Overview
Congratulations on purchasing BiGuard 50G Router from Billion. Combining a router
with an Ethernet network switch, BiGuard 50G is a state-of-the-art device that
provides everything you need to get your network connected to the Internet over
your Cable or DSL connection quickly and easily. The Quick Start Wizard and DHCP
Server will get first-time users up and running with minimal fuss and configuration,
while sophisticated Quality of Service (QoS) and Load Balancing features grant
advanced users total control over their network and Internet connection.
This manual illustrates the many features and functions of BiGuard 50G, and even
takes you through the various ways you can apply this versatile device to your home
or office. Take the time now to familiarize yourself with BiGuard 50G.
1.2 Product Highlights
1.2.1 Increased Bandwidth, Scalability and Resilience
With integrated Dual WAN ports, BiGuard 50G combines two broadband lines such
as DSL or Cable into one Internet connection, providing optimal bandwidth sharing
for multiple PCs on your network, or allowing maximum reliability with network
redundancy. Load Balancing enables BiGuard 50G to efficiently balance network
traffic across two connections, ideal for small-to-medium businesses that require
increased bandwidth, network scalability, and resilience for mission-critical network
and Internet applications. Auto failover can also be configured to ensure smooth,
continuous service should one connection fail, providing maximum business uptime
and productivity, plus uninterrupted service for you and your customers.
1.2.2 Virtual Private Network Support
BiGuard 50G supports comprehensive IPSec & PPTP VPN protocols for businesses to
establish private encrypted tunnels over the Internet to ensure data transmission
security among multiple sites, such as a branch office or dial-up connection. IPSec
VPN is up to 30 simultaneous IPSec VPN connections are possible on BiGuard 50G,
with performance of up to 30Mbps. PPTP VPN is up to 4 simultaneous PPTP VPN