SMC’s latest product promises to be the ultimate solution for the networked traveller. The SMCWTVG Wireless Travel Voice Gateway frees-up travellers by serving both as a wireless access point and as a VoIP telephony gateway.

Communication is key when you’re on the road, and this new wireless travel voice gateway covers all the bases.

It facilitates wireless Internet access, sharing that access with colleagues or multiple wireless devices; and it frees-up calling options by allowing travellers to hook-up their analogue phones to make and receive calls via the traditional phone company while maintaining access to VoIP service for economical long-distance and International calling.

The company’s newest networking toolkit for the mobile professional is an all-in-one travel networking kit. The SMCWTVG integrates the functions of a wireless gateway and a Voice-over-IP analogue telephone adapter (ATA) in one compact device.

Packaged in an easy-to-carry zipper pouch with RJ-11, RJ-45 and USB cables, as well as an AC adapter, it’s as easy to carry as it is to use - and it makes leveraging the full breadth of Internet services even easier.

The SMCWTVG integrates the function of a wireless gateway and a VoIP ATA into a compact device. A high-speed broadband router that is capable of delivering Internet access to several users via built-in NAT functionality, its wireless features can be used in any of three different operating modes: as an 802.11b/g access point providing service to wireless clients; as a wireless client itself for PC connections to other Wi-Fi networks; and as a wireless repeater.

Connecting to the ADSL/CableModem/wired network via a built-in 10/100 BaseT port, the SMCWTVG connects to a PC either via RJ45 to the second 10/100 BaseT port, or wirelessly, via 802.11b/g. Two RJ-11 voice interface ports manage analogue telephone connection: one FXS voice interface to connect an analogue phone for low-cost calling via a VoIP service or VoIP access to the corporate LAN; and one FXO voice interface for placing and receiving calls routed through the traditional telephone service provider on the regular PSTN line.

The SMCWTVG provides a secure wireless network environment. In addition to its SPI firewall with VPN pass-through, the SMCWTVG also employs WPA2 and WEP encryption to protect privacy in crowded hotspot or hotel environments and MAC address filtering and disable SSID broadcast to block unauthorised access.

The device will be available beginning April 1 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $129 (£75).

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