The LB-2 VPN is a firewall
and router with 2 WAN ports that combines high bandwidth
sharing solutions, network security, load balance and
redundancy. It's perfect for small and medium
businesses. It also provides network management features
that are essential for an efficient and safe security
policy. All at a price you can easily
afford.
Establish secure connections between
remote locations The LB-2 VPN allows you to
establish up to 10 simultaneous VPN (Virtual Private
Network) tunnels with various encryption methods
(DES, 3DES, AES), using your current broadband internet
connection. It securely connects offices and suppliers
and even your office and home. To establish a VPN
connection you also need a VPN device on the remote end,
or you can use the HotBrick Windows VPN Client. With
this feature you can access remote servers and services,
such as email and applications, with total security. VPN
failover is also supported for compatible HotBrick
products when 2 WAN connections are available at both
ends of the tunnel.
Integrated firewall
and network solution in one device. The LB-2 VPN
features packet inspection, IPSec VPN, NAT, intruder
detection, URL filter, control and blocking access
features and distinct user policies (5 different user
groups). The LB-2 VPN supports most of the popular high
bandwidth connections including cable, DSL, static and
dynamic IP and PPPoE. It's a 4-port switch and DHCP
server/client that allows for safe internet connection
sharing.
Economy, speed and
stability The LB-2 VPN has 2 redundant WAN ports
that offer a powerful load balance function. It allows
you to trade a high cost internet connection for two
high bandwidth connections (more economic). The
LB-2 VPN can take advantage of both connections with
load balancing. It offers connection failover as well;
this insures that when one connection fails, the LB-2
VPN will use the other connection automatically. It's an
ideal product for those who need QoS (Quality of
Service) due to its ability to establish priority
traffic for critical
applications.
The LB-2 VPN lets you
create up to 10 VPN tunnels. A VPN tunnel is an
encryption mechanism that creates a safe connection from
your LAN through the internet. You can safely connect
your enterprise to your subsidiaries, shops, partners or
home.
The LB-2 VPN uses 2 high
performance WAN ports. These WAN ports allow:
Redundancy and automatic failover for both high
bandwidth connections QoS (Quality of Service), the
capability of setting how internet sharing is split
between both WANs. Load Balancing for outbound
Internet Traffic
The LB-2 is a 4 LAN 10/100
port switch that allows you to share your cable/DSL
connection with up to 253 users on your LAN (using
additional switches and/or
hubs).
The LB2-VPN protects your
business or home network by providing a high performance
firewall with SPI packet inspection that detects and
blocks DoS (Denial of Service) and other
malicious attacks.
The NAT (Network Address
Translation) feature performs the translation of
network addresses and ports. This ensures the privacy of
your internal network IPs while requiring only one
internet IP for your entire
network.
The LB-2 VPN allows you to
block and control acess to undesirable sites. This stops
users from using the internet improperly at
work.
The DMZ (demilitarized
zone) feature supports applications that require
bidirectional data transmission over the internet. It
also allows a server/PC on the LAN to act as an
independent node that communicates with the internet in
both directions, as web servers. Without the DMZ,
bidirectional communication with the internet is not
allowed by the firewall.
The Virtual Server feature,
with port forwarding, allows sharing LAN services, such
as email and FTP. With this feature, external users can
access specific services on your
LAN.
The LB-2 VPN supports
multiple IP addresses for each WAN port. It can map
internet IPs to a LAN computer.
With the LB-2 VPN you can
create up to 5 distinct user groups, with distinct
internet access and policies. For example, you can
create a group with full access, one that can access
only the internet and email, and another that doesnt
have any kind of internet
connection.
If you have a dynamic IP
address that changes at each connection or some other
interval, the DDNS feature prevents you from having to
change the IP address manually on your equipment. This
way remote access, VPNs and other services that depend
on IP addresses are not
interrupted.
The LB-2 VPN can act as a
DHCP server for your network, managing up to 253
IPs.
The LB-2 VPN allows passing
VPN connections (PPTP, L2TP, IPSec) through the
equipment so that it does not interfere with VPN tunnels
established between internal and external users/servers.
The LB2 VPN supports
internet communication applications such as games, VoIP
and conferences, that are usually hard to use behind a
firewall. The support for special applications allows
the use of some non-standard applications, where each
port used to reply is different from the port issuing a
request.
Graphical User Interface
(GUI) accessible via web browser Supports UPnP
(Universal Plug & Play) Setup Wizard Easy
configuration through any browser on the LAN Remote
management through web browser (LAN or WAN)
Firmware updates through HTTP or
TFTP
Supported operational
systems: Windows 98/2000/XP Mac
Linux
High bandwidth internet with access
modem: Cable modem PPPoE Static and
dynamic IP
A computer with a standard Ethernet
network card is required for the initial
configuration. Internet Explorer 4 or higher is
required.
