Vanguard Networks 242D Series

The Vanguard 242D multi-protocol access router provides a robust and cost-effective solution for small branch offices requiring secure broadband access for their serial and IP networks.

As more and more businesses migrate to IP-based services, network performance, security, and quality of service (QoS) are areas of major concern. Enterprises are looking for innovative solutions that will enable them to grow in the future while protecting their existing infrastructures.

The Vanguard 242D provides enterprises with a superior architecture and the quality of service needed to maintain various types of traffic flows, differentiating between higher and lower priority traffic.This is essential to a successful enterprise network, where mission-critical traffic such as financial transaction data or VoIP is accorded the preferential treatment that it requires.

• An integrated serial over broadband solution with advanced security for the remote office, retail outlet, and ATM terminals

• Low-cost solution for applications requiring integration of IP and serial environments, delivering serial traffic such as SNA and BISYNC over IP networks

• Investment protection with the ability to add new broadband services such as DSL, cable, and wireless

• Integrated universal serial port for connectivity to broad range of serial protocols

• Dual 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports for easy access to high-speed LANs and broadband WAN services

• PPP Dial Backup capability in the event of primary link outage