Cisco 806 Broadband Gateway Router
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The Cisco 806 Broadband Gateway Router is a business-class, dual Ethernet router. It is ideal for a small business or enterprise telecommuter with Cisco IOS Firewall and VPN software to provide secure and reliable access to the Internet and corporate offices.

This Cisco 806 Broadband Gateway Router adds business-class functionality to affordable broadband access for small offices and corporate teleworkers.  This newest member of the award-winning Cisco 800 Series, is a fixed configuration, business-class, dual Ethernet router. The software-upgradable platform provides business customers with multiuser access over a single broadband connection with business-class security features such as a stateful inspection firewall for perimeter security and data encryption for virtual private networks (VPNs).

The Cisco 806 router is ideal for a small business or enterprise telecommuter because it meets mission-critical business requirements including:

• Multiuser access
• Business-class security
• Manageability and reliability of Cisco IOS software
• Video, voice, and traffic management with quality of service (QoS)

Because the Cisco 806 connects to a broadband modem through an Ethernet port, an enterprise may choose to standardize on one secure, manageable device to connect employees to the corporate network- whether the broadband service uses DSL, cable, Ethernet, or Long Range Ethernet (LRE) technology. By standardizing on a single secure device, an enterprise can simplify initial deployment and ongoing management processes, reducing both time and cost.

Multiuser Broadband Access

The Cisco 806 allows business users to leverage a single, affordable broadband connection for multiuser access, whereas a broadband modem would provide only single-user access. Network Address Translation (NAT) uses a single public IP address provided by an Internet service provider, and provides multiple private IP address for users on the LAN. By connecting the Cisco 806 to a broadband modem, all users accessing an office LAN can share a single broadband connection.

Business-Class Security

To take advantage of unprecedented opportunities offered by Internet-based communications and commerce, private information must remain secure. Cisco IOS security services provide many technologies to help build a custom security solution. These include standard and extended access control lists (ACLs); Lock and Key (dynamic ACLs); router and route authentication; generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunneling; and Network Address Translation. Perimeter security features control traffic entry and exit between private networks, intranets, extranets, and the Internet.

Beyond the basic security features in Cisco IOS Software, the Cisco 806 also supports optional advanced security features, including a stateful inspection firewall and data encryption. A stateful inspection firewall provides more intelligent perimeter security than simple packet filtering. It denies or permits WAN traffic based on a session's state, so requests from users behind the firewall can be received, while preventing unauthorized access.

VPNs allow secure communications over a public infrastructure such as the Internet. While a firewall provides perimeter network security for a given site, VPNs protect data when sent from one site to another, such as a branch office to corporate headquarters. VPNs use data encryption and secure tunnels to protect the integrity of data traveling over a public connection. The Cisco 806 supports IPsec 3DES encryption, which provides the most secure form of data encryption, and prevents hackers from gaining access to corporate information.

Business-class security features allow businesses to secure communications and take advantage of affordable broadband services. They further enable service providers and resellers to provide value-added managed firewall, VPN, and remote management services.

Manageability and Reliability of Cisco IOS Software

The Cisco 806 is based on Cisco IOS technology, so service providers and resellers can leverage their training and investment in Cisco IOS Software to reduce their overall cost of doing business while growing their customer base. Service providers and resellers can cost-effectively install and remotely manage the Cisco 806 router at business customers' premises, using key management and troubleshooting features:

• Cisco IOS manageability, including interactive diagnostics/debug features
• Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI)
• Proven reliability

The Cisco 806 router supports centralized administration and management via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Telnet, and local management through the router console port. Cisco IOS Software provides many debug features that allow a service provider to remotely diagnose network problems. Cisco network management software such as VPN Solutions Center and Cisco Security Policy Manager can be used to support the Cisco 806 router.

Many enterprises, resellers and service providers already use Cisco IOS Software to operate larger networks and they can leverage their knowledge of the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) for small office and teleworking applications.

Cisco 800 series routers are based on proven Cisco IOS technology used on the majority of routers that make up the Internet. Because Cisco IOS Software is the industry-standard application for mission-critical enterprise networks, small business and enterprise teleworkers can also depend on the Cisco 806 router.

Easy to Setup and Install

The Cisco 806 router includes the Cisco Router Web Setup tool, a Web-based configuration tool for simplified installation and setup. To configure the product, users simply point a Web browser to the IP address of the router and follow a few simple steps. This allows the Cisco 806 router to be readily installed by nontechnical personnel or end users. The setup tool allows a user to enable basic security in the IP software Feature Set, such as packet filtering, as well as the optional Cisco IOS software Firewall Feature Set.

Managed Network Services with Cisco IOS Software

Service providers and systems integretors can offer small business and enterprise teleworkers managed network services and Internet access with the Cisco 806 router, including service-level agreements (SLAs) for network uptime and fast response time for networking troubleshooting. Cisco IOS Software provides not only features to monitor network connections, but it also provides troubleshooting and debug tools to quickly determine performance or configuration issues.

Video, Voice, and Traffic Management with QoS

The Cisco 806 router employs IP quality-of-service (QoS) features that can give priority to voice and video traffic over lower-priority applications such as Web surfing. This enables voice and video communications such as IP phones by effeciently using bandwidth allocation. Using Low-Latency Queuing*, the Cisco 806 router enables service providers and resellers to guarantee or differentiate bandwidth based on data from application or user. For example, data from the customer service department can be given priority over the marketing department. The ability of the Cisco 806 to restrict the bandwidth of certain applications or users allows service providers and resellers to manage traffic based of application or user requirements.

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