Do you find Internet sharing software to be nothing but a hassle? Can t find a simple and inexpensive way to share your one Internet IP address over your entire network? If so, then the BEFSR81 Instant Broadband Cable/DSL Router is exactly what you re looking for.

Manufacturer's Part#: BEFSR81
Product Dimensions: 11.25 Inches x 10 Inches x 3 Inches
Weight: 2.56 Lbs

Features:
General Information
- Product Line: EtherFast
- Marketing Information: Do you find Internet sharing software to be nothing but a hassle? Can't find a simple and inexpensive way to share your one Internet IP address over your entire network? If so, then the Linksys EtherFastr Cable/DSL Router is exactly what you're looking for.



The Linksys EtherFastr Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch is the perfect solution for connecting up to 253 of your PCs to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection or to a Fast Ethernet or Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server or client for your network, the EtherFastr Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch acts as the only externally recognized Internet gateway on your local area network (LAN). The EtherFastr Cable/DSL Router can be configured via SNMP to filter internal users' access to the Internet and serve as an Internet firewall against unwanted outside intruders.



The EtherFastr Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch features such advanced functions as dynamic and static port routing, DMZ hosting, filtering and forwarding, and Quality of Service capabilities. And all of these functions can be easily configured through any networked computer's web browser.

Networking
- Ports: 8 x RJ-45 10/100Base-TX Ports (LAN), 1 x RJ-45 10Base-T Port (WAN)

Media & Performance
- Connectivity Media: Category 3 UTP (10Base-T), Category 5 UTP (10/100Base-TX)
- Data Transfer Rate: 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, 10Mbps Ethernet

Protocols & Management
- Protocols Supported: TCP/IP, XNS, TCP/IP, SNMP,
- Management: - Remote Management Protocol: SNMP
- Status LEDs: - Power

- LAN: QoS, Link/Act, Full/Col, 100

- WAN: Diag, Act, Link

Processor & Storage
- Address Table: 1KB MAC Addresses

Miscellaneous
- Additional Information: - Provides Port Security, Packet Filtering, and Filters Internal User's Access

- Identifies Up to Four Ports for High or Low Port-Based Prioritization

- QoS Capabilities Based on IEEE 802.1p and IP TOS/DS Greatly Reduces the Chance of Data Loss Based on Weighted Round-Robin (WRR)

- Dramatically Speed Up Your Gaming and Multimedia Connections With the Internal Switch

- Full Wirespeed Layer Two Switching on All LAN Ports

- 1K MAC Address Table Means Both Auto Address Learning and Aging

- Configurable Through A Networked PC's Web Browser

- Acts as a DHCP Server For Your Network Administrators Can Block Specific Internal Users' Internet Access with Filtering

- Supports WinSock 2.0 and Windows 2000 Smart Applications
- Bill of Materials: - One Instant Broadband Cable/DSL Router

- One AC Adapter and Power Cord

- One User Guide and Registration Card
- Certifications & Standards: - IEEE 802.3

- IEEE 802.3u

- IEEE 802.1p

- FCC Class B

- CE Mark Commercial

Power Description
- Input Voltage: 5V DC
- Input Current: 3A
- Frequency: 50 to 60Hz

Environmental Conditions
- Temperature: 32 to 104°F (Operating), -4 to 158°F (Storage), 0 to 40°C (Operating), -20 to 70°C (Storage)
- Humidity: 10 to 85% non-condensing (Operating), 5 to 90% non-condensing (Storage)

Physical Characteristics
- Body Color: Black, Blue
- Form Factor: External
- Dimensions: 1.88" (Height) x 7.31" (Width) x 6.16" (Depth)
- Weight: 1.1 lb

Warranty & Support
- Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s) Limited

GENERAL INFORMATION- MANUFACTURER: LINKSYS
- MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER: BEFSR81
- MANUFACTURER WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.LINKSYS.COM
- PRODUCT LINE: ETHERFAST
- PRODUCT NAME: ETHERFAST BEFSR81 BROADBAND ROUTER
- MARKETING INFORMATION: DO YOU FIND INTERNET SHARING SOFTWARE TO BE
NOTHING BUT A HASSLE? CAN'T FIND A SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE WAY TO
SHARE YOUR ONE INTERNET IP ADDRESS OVER YOUR ENTIRE NETWORK? IF SO
THEN THE LINKSYS ETHERFAST CABLE/DSL ROUTER IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR.
THE LINKSYS ETHERFAST CABLE/DSL ROUTER WITH 8-PORT SWITCH IS THE
PERFECT SOLUTION FOR CONNECTING UP TO 253 OF YOUR PCS TO A
HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTION OR TO A FAST ETHERNET OR
ETHERNET BACKBONE. CONFIGURABLE AS A DHCP SERVER OR CLIENT FOR YOUR
NETWORK THE ETHERFAST CABLE/DSL ROUTER WITH 8-PORT SWITCH ACTS AS
THE ONLY EXTERNALLY RECOGNIZED INTERNET GATEWAY ON YOUR LOCAL AREA
NETWORK (LAN). THE ETHERFAST CABLE/DSL ROUTER CAN BE CONFIGURED VIA
SNMP TO FILTER INTERNAL USERS' ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND SERVE AS
AN INTERNET FIREWALL AGAINST UNWANTED OUTSIDE INTRUDERS.
THE ETHERFAST CABLE/DSL ROUTER WITH 8-PORT SWITCH FEATURES SUCH
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS AS DYNAMIC AND STATIC PORT ROUTING DMZ HOSTING
FILTERING AND FORWARDING AND QUALITY OF SERVICE CAPABILITIES. AND
ALL OF THESE FUNCTIONS CAN BE EASILY CONFIGURED THROUGH ANY
NETWORKED COMPUTER'S WEB BROWSER.
- PRODUCT TYPE: BROADBAND ROUTER

INTERFACES/PORTS
- INTERFACES/PORTS: 8 X 10/100BASE-TX LAN1 X 10BASE-T WAN
- INTERFACES/PORTS DETAILS: 8 X RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX PORT(S) LAN1 X
RJ-45 10BASE-T PORT(S) WAN

MEDIA & PERFORMANCE
- CONNECTIVITY MEDIA: CATEGORY 3 UTP 10BASE-TCATEGORY 5 UTP
10/100BASE-TX
- DATA TRANSFER RATE: 100MBPS FAST ETHERNET10MBPS ETHERNET

I/O EXPANSIONS
- EXPANSION SLOTS: NOT APPLICABLE
- SLOT DETAILS: NOT APPLICABLE

NETWORK & COMMUNICATION
- ADDRESS TABLE: 1 MAC ADDRESSES

MANAGEMENT & PROTOCOLS
- MANAGEMENT: REMOTE MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL: SNMP
- PROTOCOLS: TCP/IPXNSSNMP

CONTROLS/INDICATORS
- STATUS INDICATORS: POWERLAN: QOS LINK/ACT FULL/COL 100WAN: DIAG
ACT LINK

POWER DESCRIPTION
- INPUT VOLTAGE: 5 V DC
- INPUT CURRENT: 3A
- FREQUENCY: 50 HZ TO 60 HZ

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- TEMPERATURE: 32 F (0 C) TO 104 F (40 C) OPERATING-4 F (-20 C)
TO 158 F (70 C) STORAGE
- HUMIDITY: 10% TO 85% NON-CONDENSING OPERATING5% TO 90%
NON-CONDENSING STORAGE

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- COLOR: BLACKBLUE
- FORM FACTOR: DESKTOP
- DIMENSIONS: 1.88 HEIGHT X 7.31 WIDTH X 6.16 DEPTH
- SHIPPING DIMENSIONS: 3 HEIGHT X 11.25 WIDTH X 9.25 DEPTH
- WEIGHT: 1.1 LB
- SHIPPING WEIGHT: 2.54 LB

MISCELLANEOUS
- PACKAGE CONTENTS: ONE INSTANT BROADBAND CABLE/DSL ROUTERONE AC
ADAPTER AND POWER CORDONE USER GUIDE AND REGISTRATION CARD
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PROVIDES PORT SECURITY PACKET FILTERING
AND FILTERS INTERNAL USER'S ACCESSIDENTIFIES UP TO FOUR PORTS FOR
HIGH OR LOW PORT-BASED PRIORITIZATIONQOS CAPABILITIES BASED ON IEEE
802.1P AND IP TOS/DS GREATLY REDUCES THE CHANCE OF DATA LOSS BASED ON
WEIGHTED ROUND-ROBIN (WRR)DRAMATICALLY SPEED UP YOUR GAMING AND
MULTIMEDIA CONNECTIONS WITH THE INTERNAL SWITCHFULL WIRESPEED LAYER
TWO SWITCHING ON ALL LAN PORTS1K MAC ADDRESS TABLE MEANS BOTH AUTO
ADDRESS LEARNING AND AGINGCONFIGURABLE THROUGH A NETWORKED PC'S WEB
BROWSERACTS AS A DHCP SERVER FOR YOUR NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS CAN
BLOCK SPECIFIC INTERNAL USERS' INTERNET ACCESS WITH
FILTERINGSUPPORTS WINSOCK 2.0 AND WINDOWS 2000 SMART APPLICATIONS
- CERTIFICATIONS & STANDARDS: IEEE 802.3IEEE 802.3UIEEE 802.1PFCC
CLASS BCE MARK COMMERCIAL

WARRANTY
- STANDARD WARRANTY: 1 YEAR(S) LIMITED