SMC Networks SMC7908VoWBRA - Manual (Page 13)

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NTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the Barricade TM g Voice ADSL
Router, hereafter referred to as the “Barricade”. We are proud to provide
you with a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting your
local area network (LAN) to the Internet. For those who want to surf the
Internet in the most secure way, this router provides a convenient and
powerful solution. The VoIP Router also enables service providers to
provide their residential and small office home office (SOHO) customers
with high-quality VoIP service using traditional analog telephones and fax
machines.
About the Barricade
The Barricade provides Internet access to multiple users by sharing a
single-user account. Support is provided for both wired and wireless
devices. This device also provides wireless security via Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption and MAC address filtering. It is simple to
configure and can be up and running in minutes.
VoIP (Voice over IP)
Using Voice over IP (VoIP), instead of making calls over the regular
telephone network, calls are made over computer (IP) networks, either
through your Internet Service Provider°¶s connection or through your
local network. Calls made to another Internet telephone, anywhere in the
world, are generally free, while calls made to a regular telephone are
generally much cheaper than traditional long distance calls. The basic steps
involved in VoIP include the conversion of an analog voice signal to