SMC is one of the world's most important manufacturers of various networking products, the company delivering solutions for both home and business users, ranging from wireless and wired devices to different accessories and different networking-related products. Home and small business companies are in need of fast and reliable networking solutions that can provide real support for small sized networks, and one such wireless network solution is the SMC Barricade N Pro SMCWBR14-N2 Wireless Broadband Router.



This router uses one of the latest, technologies, as far as wireless networking goes. This feature allows it to be both faster and have a better coverage compared to earlier wireless standards. The IEEE 802.11n Draft standard can offer the home end user transfer data rates of up to 300 Mbps. The technology can allow the simultaneously streaming of video and audio, play of online games, transfer of large files, making VoIP calls and surfing the Internet, through the built-in access point. It's a all in one wireless devices that no modern home should be without.



The physical specifications of the SMC Barricade N Pro Wireless router include three fixed antennas, four 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports, one WAN port and side WPS button, a WLAN on/off switch and of course a reset switch. The router has been manufactured to ensure a fast and easy-to-install connection to the local area network. Installing the SMC router inside your own home will transform it into a convenient wireless hot spot.



Security is an important aspect of this sort of products and SMC hasn't left any potential users falling short of security features. The first thing you need to realize is that the SMC Barricade router is offered with a NAT firewall with integrated SPI(Stateful Packet Inspection). You will also deal with a standard WPA/WPA2 data encryption. The router also features a MAC address filtering function that will allow the network administrator determine which user is or isn't allowed to connect to the network.



The SMC SMCWBR14-N2 is available at online resellers for an approximate price tag that is bellow $100.