SMC Networks (www.smc.com), leading provider of networking solutions for the SMB/e and all the way home, today announced three new additions to its Barricade™ line of secure Broadband routers: the Barricade VPN 4-Port Broadband Router (SMCBR14VPN), the Barricade VPN 8-port Broadband Router (SMCBR18VPN), and the Barricade g VPN 4-port Broadband Router/802.11g access point (SMCBR14VPN-G). Available in mid-April, these new Barricade VPN Broadband Routers carry MSRPs of $99.99, $129.99 and $179.99, respectively.

Perfect for telecommuters, SMB and home users alike, the new Barricade VPN Broadband routers allow users to create secure Virtual Private Networking tunnels to share files, Internet connections and even play multi-computer games. Built-in VPN functionality allows users to create secure VPN connections over the Internet and share them with multiple computers. Ideal as the centerpiece for a small business network the Barricade VPN allows users to create secure VPN tunnel connections to a corporate network from a home or remote office location. Barricade VPN routers have both an integrated VPN Server and VPN client to support multiple VPN connections using IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP protocols.