Chapter 1 – Introduction and Description
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. RouteFinder SOHO RF820/RF820-AP & RF830/RF830-AP User Guide (S000399E) 4
Chapter 1 – Introduction and
Description
Welcome to the world of Internet security. Your Multi-Tech RouteFinder SOHO security appliances, models
RF820 and RF830, and RouteFinder wireless security appliances, models RF820-AP and RF830-AP, are ideal for
the small office or home office (SOHO) that needs secure access to a corporate LAN.
In addition to providing a WAN Ethernet port for DSL or cable broadband Internet access, these security
appliances also offer both client-to-LAN and LAN-to-LAN VPN connectivity based on the IPSec or PPTP
protocols. The RouteFinder SOHO supports up to 15 VPN tunnels and provides 168-bit 3DES and AES
encryption to ensure that your information remains private. In addition, these security appliances offer secure
Internet firewall services.
Key Features
• One (RF820/RF820-AP) and two (RF830/RF830-AP) WAN Ethernet ports connect to a DSL or cable modem
for shared Internet access.
• Models RF820-AP and RF830-AP allow wireless access.
• Supports IPSec VPN tunnels and PPTP tunnels for secure LAN-to-LAN and Client-to-LAN access over the
Internet.
• 3DES and AES encryption.
• Dual WAN load balancing (RF830/RF830-AP).
• Internet and VPN failover (RF830/RF830-AP).
• Shared Internet access via PPPoE, DHCP or static IP.
• Serial port for automatic dial-backup if your broadband connection goes down (RF820/RF820-AP).
• Built-in 4-port 10/100M bps switch.
• Stateful Packet Inspection firewall with packet filter rules, DNAT, SNAT and IP MASQUERADE.
• Built-in dynamic DNS client.
• Supports VPN tunneling using FQDN.
• Protects your LAN against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
• Network monitoring via Syslog allows network administrator to view all incoming and outgoing packets, status
of connections and specific connection events.
• Configuration and management using any Web browser.
• Internet access control tools provide client and site filtering.
• Traffic monitoring and reporting.
• Flash memory of easy updates.
• IP address mapping/port forwarding.
• Two-year warranty.