Black Box Corporation
1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
USA, Canada: www.blackbox.com,
EU, Africa, Asia, South America, Australia: www.blackbox.eu
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Overview
Congratulations on purchasing Firetunnel 30 Router from Black Box. Combining a
router with an Ethernet network switch, Firetunnel 30 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 Firetunnel 30, 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 Firetunnel 30.
1.2 Product Highlights
1.2.1 Increased Bandwidth, Scalability and Resilience
With integrated Dual WAN ports, Firetunnel 30 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 Firetunnel 30 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
Firetunnel 30 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 Firetunnel 30,
