Chapter 1 Introduction - NETGEAR BR200 Hardware Installation Manual

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Introduction
This hardware installation guide is for the NETGEAR Insight Managed Business Router
model BR200. In this manual, this model is referred to as the router, unless we mention
otherwise.
The router is designed to provide firewall and VPN gateway functionality for small
business environments. A pair of routers can provide VPN functionality to users between
remote sites. The router can support up to 10 simultaneous remote VPN users.
The router provides four Gigabit RJ-45 copper LAN ports and one dedicated Gigabit
RJ-45 copper WAN port in a chassis that you can place on a desktop or mount to a wall.
The router can also be mounted in a rack. The LEDs are on the front panel and the ports
are on the back panel.
This hardware installation guide complements the installation guide that came with your
router.
This chapter serves as an introduction to the router and includes the following sections:
• Overview
• Key hardware features
• Safety instructions and warnings
Note: For more information about the topics that are covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support/.
Note: For more documentation about the router, including the data sheet with technical
specifications, visit netgear.com/support/download/.
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