Firewalls
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Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Family
Security
Firewalls — An Overview
The primary purpose of a firewall is to provide a single
point of entry where defense can be implemented.
Firewalls allow access to resources on the Internet, and
public and private networks from devices on the LAN,
while preventing unauthorized access from the Internet
to the LAN.
The firewall must provide a method for system
administrators to configure access control lists to establish
the rules for access according to local policies. All access
should be logged to ensure adequate information for
a detailed security audit. But deployment should not be
a daunting task because most home or small business
networks do not have Information Technology
(IT) departments.
When selecting cable access equipment, subscribers should
make sure that access equipment offers pre-configured
firewall capabilities that are sufficient to meet their
needs. Set-it-and-forget-it is the right approach for
residential subscribers, but many gamers and small
business subscribers will want the flexibility and power
to customize the firewall for added levels of security
and flexibility.
LAN Security with the Motorola Wireless Cable Modem
Gateway Family
The Motorola Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Family
allows cable subscribers to easily secure LAN resources.
The SBG1000 includes a robust, flexible and easy-to-use
integrated firewall. This Data Over Cable Service
Interface Specification (DOCSIS) cable modem provides
unprecedented functionality in a single platform.
Subscribers can deploy this space-saving solution to
connect to the cable network and safely allow both wired
and wireless clients to share the broadband connection.
The Motorola SBG1000 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
even includes a print server so that residential users, SOHO
subscribers and small businesses can reduce printing
costs by connecting a single printer as a shared resource
for Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers. Cable
subscribers can easily deploy wireless LANs, wired LANs
or hybrid wireless/wired LANs to share resources such as
hard-drives, printers and peripherals while protecting each
computer from outside intrusion. Only Motorola offers
such a compact, secure and full-featured solution that
allows cable subscribers to quickly and easily establish
secure LANs connected to broadband cable networks.
It includes an 802.11b wireless access point that allows
PCs to connect securely to the Internet without the
need for expensive home cabling.
