Key Benefits
- Complete Solution - delivering
Broadband Access with Link Redundancy, Routing, Switching and Security
- Integrated Network Security -
stateful inspection firewall with URL filtering, hardware accelerated
VPN encryption (DES and 3DES), and IDS detecting 100 signatures
- Integrated LAN Switching - 4 port
10/100BaseT switch with 802.1Q VLAN and MDI/MDIX auto-configuration
- High WAN Availability - ensures
availability of network connection and applications with analog modem or
ISDN back-up WAN
- Superior Manageability -
CiscoWorks for centralized configuration and management. Embedded
web-based Security Device Manager (SDM) for simplified device
configuration management
(The Cisco 1712 Security
Access Router provides ISDN S/T backup port; for analog modem backup
port see the
Cisco 1711.)
Reduce Costs
Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers help
businesses reduce costs by allowing deployment of a single device to
provide multiple services (router, Fast Ethernet switch, firewall,
virtual private network [VPN], Intrusion Detection System [IDS], and
redundant WAN interface) typically performed by separate devices. Cisco
IOS Software allows this flexibility, providing the industry's most
robust, scalable, and feature-rich internetworking software support,
using the accepted standard networking software for the Internet and
private WANs.
Integrated LAN
Switching
The four-port 10/100BASE-TX Fast
Ethernet switch on Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers allows businesses to
support and manage LAN and WAN configurations on a single device. The
switch interfaces support Spanning Tree Protocol 802.1D and can be used
to connect up to four physical LANs, or up to 16 IEEE 802.1Q virtual
LANs (VLANs).
In addition, Cisco IOS Software
integrated security features allow for the creation of demilitarized
zones (DMZs) within the corporate intranet. This helps businesses secure
and protect their network from external threats while enabling customer
access to public Web and FTP servers.
High Availability
For reliable access to the Internet
and corporate networks, the ISDN port on the Cisco 1712, and the analog
modem port on the Cisco 1711 Router, provide a redundant backup WAN
connection to failover should the primary WAN connection fail.
Additionally, Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers with Cisco IOS Software, which
can automatically detect WAN failures and reestablish connectivity
through the backup link. Cisco IOS Software is the industry proven
software that has become the standard for reliable business access, and
allows businesses to avoid productivity losses resulting from
interruptions in WAN connectivity.
Integrated Network
Security
Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers deliver
integrated network security solutions that enable organizations to
protect productivity gains and reduce costs.
Standard integrated security services
include hardware-accelerated IP security (IPSec) Triple Data Encryption
Standard (3DES) encryption for wire-speed site-to-site VPN, as well as
stateful inspection firewall and the Cisco IDS for network protection.
These features provide secure connections via the Internet to connect
geographically dispersed offices, business partners, and remote users
while providing security, traffic prioritization, management, and
reliability equal to that of private networks.
VPNs
VPNs enable companies to securely
connect their branch offices, mobile workers, and business partners over
public networks, dramatically lowering costs compared to a private line.
By taking advantage of the vast, shared communications infrastructure of
the Internet or a shared service provider backbone, companies avoid the
service charges of traditional private networks.
The Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers
deliver hardware-assisted VPN functionality encrypting data using the
strongest encryption available, 3DES at 15 Mbps. The Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES) is also supported by Cisco IOS Software. Using
high-performance VPN encryption and tunneling technologies, Cisco 1711
and 1712 routers can establish secure tunnels across the Internet to the
corporate network. The virtual network connection lasts only as long as
it is needed, so enterprises no longer pay for idle capacity on costly
leased lines. Using a Cisco 1711 or 1712 router, a VPN can scale to
support up to 100 concurrent tunnels or sites in a partial or fully
meshed, fully secure global communications Web.
Firewall and IDS
With an always-on broadband
connection to the Internet, it is essential to protect the internal
network against unwanted intrusion or malicious Internet attacks. The
integrated stateful inspection firewall enables secure Internet access
by internal users while defending the internal network against
denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and other forms of unauthorized access.
Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers integrate
robust firewall and IDS features for every perimeter of the network. The
router adds greater depth and flexibility to Cisco IOS Software security
solutions such as authentication and encryption with state-of-the-art
security features including stateful, application-based filtering,
Context-Based Access Control (CBAC), DoS protection, dynamic per-user
authentication and authorization, defense against network attacks, Java
blocking, and real-time alerts.
Advanced Security
Advanced security features supported
on the Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers include Cisco Easy VPN Server and
Cisco Easy VPN Remote, Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM), Cisco
AutoSecure, and Firewall Websense URL Filtering.
Cisco Easy VPN software allows simple
deployment and management of VPNs. Using the Cisco Easy VPN Server
feature with the hardware encryption module, routers can establish VPNs
initiated by remote workers running VPN client software on PCs. This
functionality helps businesses increase productivity by empowering
employees to access information and applications at any time.
Additionally, using the Easy VPN Remote feature, enterprise customers
can configure site-to-site VPNs with security policies pushed from
corporate headquarters to enterprise small branch offices, reducing IT
supports costs.
With the Cisco IOS AutoSecure feature
a single Cisco IOS Software command can disable common IP services that
can be exploited for network attacks and can enable IP services and
features that can aid in the defense of a network when under attack.
This feature also simplifies the security configuration of a router and
hardens the router configuration.
The Firewall Websense URL Filtering
feature enables the Cisco IOS Firewall to interact with Websense URL
filtering software, allowing it to prevent users from accessing
specified Websites on the basis of some security policy. The Cisco IOS
Firewall works with the Websense server to know whether a particular URL
should be allowed or denied (blocked).
Advanced QoS
Cisco QoS features maximize network
performance levels and help businesses reduce WAN access costs by
classifying application data, giving the most important applications
priority use of the WAN line. The Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers come
standard with a complete suite of advanced QoS features such as the
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ), and
IP Precedence and many others. Features such as committed access rate
(CAR); policy routing, low-latency queuing (LLQ), generic traffic
shaping (GTS), Frame Relay traffic shaping (FRTS), and RSVP also help
allocate WAN bandwidth for improved performance.
Superior Management
Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers offer
superior management applications and ease-of-installation tools
including Cisco SDM, CiscoWorks, CiscoView, and CiscoWorks Small Network
Management Solution (SNMS).
The Cisco SDM is an intuitive,
Web-based device management tool embedded within the Cisco IOS Software
access routers. SDM simplifies router and security configuration through
smart wizards to enable customers to quickly and easily deploy,
configure and monitor a Cisco access router without requiring knowledge
of Cisco IOS Software CLI.
Cisco SDM provides innovative
ease-of-use features to enable quick deployment of security services
(firewall, VPN, and Network Address Translation [NAT] for example.) on
Cisco 1711 and 1712 routers. Cisco SDM's intelligent wizards guide users
step-by-step to configure LAN and WAN interfaces, firewall, and VPNs.
Additionally, Cisco SDM wizards can automatically detect incorrect
security configurations and propose fixes, such as allowing Dynamic Host
Control Protocol (DHCP) traffic through a firewall if the WAN interface
is DHCP-addressed.
Another innovative feature in Cisco
SDM is Security Audit. This functionality allows the user to create a
security audit report of their existing router configuration and then
lock-down the router configuration based on ICSA Labs and Cisco
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) recommended configuration through a
single click. Cisco SDM is flexible in its design to improve the
productivity of users not familiar with Cisco IOS Software CLI through
intelligent wizards, and to help the expert Cisco IOS Software users to
quickly fine tune the standard firewall and VPN configuration generated
by the wizards to be more site specific. Cisco SDM has a Cisco IOS
Software CLI preview mode for expert users to review all the
configurations generated by Cisco SDM in Cisco IOS Software CLI format.
CiscoWorks, the industry-leading
Web-based network management suite, provides the ability to remotely
configure, administer, monitor, and troubleshoot the Cisco 1711 and 1712
routers, and also increases visibility into network behavior by quickly
identifying performance bottlenecks and long-term performance trends.
CiscoWorks provides sophisticated configuration tools to optimize
bandwidth and usage across expensive and critical WAN links in the
network.
CiscoWorks SNMS is a comprehensive,
Web-based network management solution that provides a powerful set of
monitoring, configuration, and management tools to simplify the
administration of small and medium-sized business networks and
workgroups that contain up to 20 Cisco internetworking products
(switches, routers, hubs, and access servers).
CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management
Solution (VMS), an integral part of the SAFE Blueprint for network
security, combines Web-based tools for configuring, monitoring, and
troubleshooting enterprise VPNs, firewalls, and network and host-based
IDS. CiscoWorks VMS delivers the industry's first robust and scalable
foundation and feature set that addresses the needs of small and
large-scale VPN and security deployments.
ISDN to ADSL Migration
The Cisco 1712 Router provides
businesses a cost-effective migration path from ISDN to ADSL services.
In many countries where ISDN is already a popular WAN access technology,
ADSL for WAN access is being increasingly adopted. The Cisco 1712 Router
allows customers to deploy ISDN access initially while providing a
migration path to ADSL when the service becomes available, without
purchasing a new router.
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