A switch can be configured as a standby commander for a cluster to make sure of continued manageability of the cluster switches in case a commander switch fails. The standby switch will take… Read More

Configuring Virtual Stacking We have gone through the virtual stacking technology before (Virtual Stacking and Associated Terminologies), its benefits, and how it differs from FlexStack tech… Read More

Cisco Catalyst 9300/9400/9500 Pricing and Ordering What is the SKU mapping between the Cisco Catalyst 3850 and 9300 Series, Cisco Catalyst 6800ia and 9300 Series, Cisco Catalyst 4500E and 94… Read More

Differences between FlexStack and virtual stacking Cisco Catalyst 2960 users may be familiar with FlexStack tech on Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR Series and the virtual stacking tech on the 2960… Read More

The Catalyst 2960-L does not support stacking. But the Catalyst 2960-L switches support virtual stacking for single IP management. Up to eight switches can be configured and managed a single… Read More

How the replacement product will happen for the Select Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Chassis that have been announced end of sale and end of life? Firstly, let’s know about the replaceme… Read More

The high-density large campus design has multiple distribution layers connected to a core layer and dense de­mands in the access layer for wired ports and WLAN devices. The preferred des… Read More

MEDIUM-DENSITY CAMPUS DESIGN In the last article we shared the SMALL-SITE CAMPUS DESIGN, which demands in the ac­cess layer for wired ports and WLAN devices typically number in the dozen… Read More

SMALL-SITE CAMPUS DESIGN The small-site campus design is a single access switch or single access switch stack. The demands in the ac­cess layer for wired ports and WLAN devices typically… Read More

Cisco Wireless Solutions Today we believe that every company relies on wireless technology to operate its business. So to meet customers’ diverse needs, particularly for small and medi… Read More

Hello, Hot Sale for June! There is a big promotion on popular Cisco Catalyst 3850 models, up to 76% off regular prices. Promotion is valid from June 21 to July 7, 2018. View All Deals Hot Ci… Read More

As described in the Cisco ONE Software License Portability FAQ, the hardware product series and/or tier on which you have deployed your perpetual licenses determines your portability options… Read More

How to choose your ASA 5506-X NGFW Model? Does an ASA5506-K9 installed with the FTD image become an ASA5506-FTD-K9? Maybe you have the same question above as a Cisco NGFW user. Fir… Read More

How to upgrade an ASA 5506-X to the new Firepower Threat Defense software? In this article it explains the steps required to migrate an existing Cisco ASA with FirePOWER services to the new… Read More

Some users ask some questions about the difference between ISR 1000 and ISR 800 such as the difference between C1111-8P and C891F-K9. We know that the new ISR 1000 Series does not repla… Read More

The Naming Convention for the 1000 Series ISR Product IDs The Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) are the latest addition to fixed ISR routing portfolio which combines WAN… Read More

In this Cisco ONE for Access Wireless-Perpetual Data Sheet it lists the part numbers for hardware components, perpetual, software, licenses, and services. More tables provided to help you or… Read More

The popular Cisco 2504 Wireless Controller has been announced the end-of-sale and end-of life series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 18, 2018. Customers with active s… Read More

The Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller has been announced as the end-of-sale and end-of-life series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 4, 2018. Customers with active service c… Read More

Router-switch.com has a big a promotion for May! Super Hot Specials!  Up to 79% off Cisco 1921, Cisco1941, hot Cisco 2960-X models, ASR1001-X, WS-C3750X-48PF-S, and Catalyst 4500-X swit… Read More

Cisco is always cool and innovative. They are refreshing its Small and Midsize Business (SMB) switching portfolio to provide better performance, superior ease of use, and more intelligent fe… Read More

Are you familiar with Cisco Application Experience (AX) routers? If not, you should know the Application Experience. The Application Experience license, included with the AX bundle, includes… Read More

Firstly, read these key words: 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz mode, Dual 5-GHz mode, Cisco DNA Assurance network sensor. Who is it? The new and the smartest Aironet 4800 AP it is. The latest Cisco Airone… Read More

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life date for the most popular Cisco 1941 and 1921 routers. And the Best replacement for Cisco 1941/1921 is the Cisco 4221 Integrated Services Rout… Read More

Just like other fixed ISRs, the new ISR 1000 Series comes in a variety of flavors with interface options to meet just about any need. The Cisco ISR 1000/1100 routers come in two models: an 8… Read More

Why You Choose Cisco ISR 4000 Series Router Today? Meet All Your Branch Needs with One Device Intelligent Services Reduce Bandwidth Costs Near-Instant IWAN Configuration What Else? Prepare y… Read More

How can you offer the next-gen experience that customers are looking for? 72 percent of businesses say that improving the customer experience is their top priority.¹ Connecting how, whe… Read More

The Cisco Nexus product family offers a broad portfolio of LAN and SAN switching products, ranging from software switches that integrate with multiple types of hypervisors to hardware data c… Read More

The popular Cisco ISR G2 routers have been announced end of life and end of sale. Customers are encouraged to migrate to the digital-ready platform ISR 4000. Learn More: EoL and EoS Announce… Read More

Attention please, the most popular Cisco 1941 and 1921 routers have been announced end-of-sale and end-of-life one on April 2, 2018. The last day to order the affected product(s) is Septembe… Read More

What is the Difference between Yellow and White Labeled Ports on a Nexus 2300 Series FEX? Cisco listed the port type information of Nexus 2300 series FEX. Requirements: There are no specific… Read More

The Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extenders behave as remote line cards. They appear as an extension to the parent switch to which they connect. The parent switch can be Nexus 5000, Nexus 6000, Ne… Read More

Besides the main five platforms of 3000 Series, 3100 Series, 3100V Series, 3200 Series, 3500 Series, the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series has added new models: 3600 Series. The Cisco Nexus 3600 consi… Read More

The Nexus 3000 switches are part of the Cisco Unified Fabric architecture; they offer high performance and high density at ultra low latency. Get top-of-rack, Layer 2 and 3 switching The Cis… Read More

Feature-based licenses make features available to the entire physical device. Therefore, you only require one copy of the license for a device. A license only supports the listed features. L… Read More

Before learning about the Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Licensing, you should know the main Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 chassis and Supervisor Modules. Read More: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus… Read More

Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700, these modular switches deliver full NX-OS features and open-source programmable tools for software-defined deployments. Get high-density 10, 40, and 100 Giga… Read More

If you have leant how to configure the Bluetooth Settings on your IP Phone and pair a Bluetooth Device with IP Phone 8800, do you know how to disconnect or Remove a Bluetooth Device from you… Read More

After you have configured the Bluetooth Settings on your IP Phone, how to pair a Bluetooth Device with your IP Phone 8800? Read the following steps. Learn more: Configure the Bluetooth Setti… Read More

Do you know how to configure a Bluetooth Device on a Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Multiplatform Phone step by step? In this detailed guide you can read the full steps that tell you configure t… Read More

Cisco WAP581 Wireless-AC Dual Radio Wave 2 Access Point has been introduced to Cisco users 1 year ago. Designed for the Outdoor environment and to provide highly secure access to guests and… Read More

Several new models in the 350 and 250 Series is available NOW. These new models provide even more Managed and Smart Switch options including MGig and 10 Gigabit Ethernet models. The new 350… Read More

Cisco redefined networking with the world’s first intent-based networking system. And Intent-based networking is the future of networking – fundamentally changing how we think ab… Read More

The ProLiant ML30 and DL20 Gen9 have been announced since 2015. The ProLiant DL20 Gen 9 and ProLiant ML30 Gen 9, both single socket servers designed to address the multiple workloads of… Read More

If you are a small or medium-sized business looking for the best opportunities for 2018, you can refer to the following predictions collected by Stephanie Gaspar (IoT Marketing Strategist, i… Read More

Catalyst 2960X Stacking is a so popular issue for Cisco users. How much do you know the key stacking modules for Catalyst 2960-X and Catalyst 2960-XR Series? How many types of stacking modul… Read More

The trending QSFP+ 40G BiDi pluggable optical transceiver has been introduced by Cisco since 2015. It broke the mold by providing 40Gb connectivity over the same fiber format (dual MMF) as 1… Read More

Check the following Cisco Transceiver Modules for Compatible Cisco Switches Series: 95–500, 2960-L, 2960-CX, 3560-CX, 2960-X, 3650 and 3850. Cisco 95-500 Series: * Cisco 200/300/500 Se… Read More

Many people think that with the adoption of a next-generation firewall (NGFW), that they no longer need a stand-alone intrusion prevention system (IPS). That’s simply not true. A &ldqu&hell…Read More

The Cisco Firepower 2100 series security appliance includes the Firepower 2110, 2120, 2130, and 2140. Firepower 2110/2120 and Firepower 2130/2140 Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Features The fol… Read More

HPE introduced Persistent Memory, known as NVDIMMs, a new category of server-storage devices that reside on the server memory bus. In this article it describes HPE Persistent Memory, a new t… Read More

Cisco 4000 ISR and Cisco ISR G2 Routers, an important difference in performance reporting between the two families to be aware of is that although the Cisco Integrated Services Routers Gener… Read More

How to know your network needs to upgrade? Cisco listed 5 signs for your network is overdue for an upgrade, and also listed the main technologies and services that can help you built a smart… Read More

What changes the server virtualization tech can bring to IT world? Some experts and users have collected top 10 great reasons why you should be jumping into the server virtualization game. S… Read More

The Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor8L-E has been introduced to customers since 2016. It is the latest generation of low-scale supervisors for the industry-leading Cisco Catalyst 4500E modula… Read More

How do you think about the trends of the Enterprise Storage Market in 2018? Carol Sliwa collected the experts’ predictions for the enterprise storage market in 2018. What matters? Read… Read More

Are you still using Cisco Aironet 3600 Series? Have you read the Benefits of Migrating to Latest Cisco Aironet Access Points? If not, it doesn’t matter, pay attention to this EoS and E… Read More

The most popular Cisco transceiver modules have been announced end-of-sale and end-of-life. How to migrate to the new model? Read the following guide and info about the Legacy SFP Modules an… Read More

Differences between POE function on Cisco SMB and Catalyst Switches This article is for those people who are familiar with the Catalyst switches and now need to configure the POE functions o… Read More

The IP Conference Phone 7832, new to the IP Phone 7800 Series, is the introduction of an audio conference phone which is ideal for your small conference/huddle rooms and private office desks… Read More

A New Compute Experience-Powered by HPE ProLiant Gen10: the world’s most secure Industry Standard Servers (Based on external firm conducting cyber security penetration testing of a ran… Read More

Is it hard to choose the storage for your laptops and computers? Most people may know the two storage components for the computers, but may not know which one is better. An SSD or a HDD, tha… Read More

For new storage users, how to choose the right RAID Level is not easy task. What’s the RAID, and why need RAID? RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or sometimes “Inde… Read More

How to Choose a Server? Server is critical for small business and large business. Definitely, choosing a server is not an easy matter. Businesses typically need the warranty and support… Read More

Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance has been announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life one. The last day to order the affected product(s) is June 1, 2018. Customers with active serv… Read More

Cisco ONE Software suites provide a cost-effective and flexible way for you to acquire software for your data center, WAN, switching, and wireless needs. The suites deliver the capabilities… Read More

Cisco ONE Software has been launched in 2015. It helps customers purchase the right software capabilities to address their business needs. It helps deliver reduced complexity, simplified buy… Read More

How to choose a server? How to choose a server based on your data center’s needs? Nowadays, in an effort to optimize performance in the enterprise, IT should evaluate top priorities to… Read More

Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches has been recognized as CRNs 2017 Overall Network Product of the Year. The Cisco Catalyst 9000 fixed and modular, core and access LAN switches have been… Read More

What is PoE? What is PoE+? PoE vs. PoE+: What’s the difference? These common questions are always being asked by network device buyers. Here we have summarized the main features betwee… Read More

For some network users it’s hard to distinguish the different functions of a access point and a wireless router. Users always ask the common questions about the difference between a wi… Read More

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series is the best replacement for Cisco installed-base Access switches-3560-X, 3750-X series, 3750G series and Catalyst 3850 Series. Learn more: Why Migrate to Cisco Cat… Read More

Having fast, reliable, and secure Internet is essential to operational success today. Do you know which connection option like fiber optic cable and copper Ethernet cable fits your company&r&hell…Read More

The latest Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) is a kind of high-end fixed routing ISRs. The Cisco 1000 Series ISR platform with a small form factor is best suited for small… Read More

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco 2-Port and 4-port Voice Interface Cards. The last day to order the affected product(s) is April 14, 2018. Customers with a… Read More

The new SFP-25G-SR-S transceiver has been introduced by Cisco for Data Center and Enterprise applications. The new transceiver facilitates the migration from 10G to the 25G higher data rate… Read More

Cisco introduced the new SFP-25G-SR-S transceiver for Data Center and Enterprise applications. This new transceiver facilitates the migration from 10G to the 25G higher data rate b… Read More

If you know Cisco SFP Modules, you must know the SFP Ports. If you didn’t know what are SFP modules or SFP ports, you can read this article, which can tell you what are SFP ports on a… Read More

There is a test for you on modern data center networking architecture provided by Erica Mixon from techtarget.com. As business needs have evolved, so has data center networking architecture… Read More

Cisco has announced the end-of-life and end-of-sale dates for the popular Cisco firewall products-Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance. And customers are encouraged to migrate from the… Read More

How much you know about fiber optic technology? When it comes to data center networking, fiber optic cables are becoming the standard rather than copper. As compute power consolidates and so… Read More

How many can I stack together? Up to 8 Switches can be stacked together. Yes, you can stack up to 8 Catalyst 9300 Switches together. All 9300 models are supported in the stack All the switch… Read More

Read the key words for Catalyst 9300 Series firstly: StackWise, UADP 2.0, StackPower, Cisco UPOE, IoT, security, cloud, Software-Defined Access. The Catalyst 9300 Series is designed for Cisc… Read More

Are you using Cisco IP Phones? Are you familiar with the security features and support across both older and Cisco’s latest phone models? The latest-generation of Cisco IP phone models… Read More

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches are Cisco’s leading modular enterprise switching access platform built for security, IoT and cloud. These switches form the foundational buildin… Read More

The Catalyst 9500 Series is the industry’s first purpose-built 40 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches targeted for the enterprise campus. These switches deliver unmatched table scale (MA… Read More

Now it’s a new era in networking. What are the new features of networking today compared to previous era? The Catalyst 9000 Family (it has been announced in June 2017) solves some pers… Read More

Cisco Business Edition 6000 is more than just an IP phone system. It is an all-in-one solution that solves complex communications challenges for business with up to 1,000 employees. It&rsquo&hell…Read More

Unsupported GBIC (SFP) in sub-module of Catalyst 3850 Switch–Mitigation Techniques There is a common problem and mitigation techniques with certain supported GBICs (or SFPs) optical tr… Read More

Both GLC-T and SFP-GE-T Copper Transceivers support 1G on UTP Copper. GLC-T: 1000BASE-T SFP transceiver module for Category 5 copper wire, RJ-45 connector SFP-GE-T: 1000BASE-T… Read More

Can you tell the differences between GLC-T and GLC-TE 1000BASE-T SFP transceivers? GLC-T has been announced end of sale and end of sale last year. And the new GLC-TE is the replace… Read More

Most users have questions about choosing and using the SFP modules for network switches, routers and firewalls. For example, which SFP transceivers will support my ASR 1001 router? Does my C… Read More

Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server, the first product in the Cisco UCS S-Series, is a follow-on from the C3260. It delivers rapid scalability and performance to activate your data and insights i… Read More

Jeff Reed (Senior Vice President of Product for Cisco’s Security Business) shared ten ways this shift will shape enterprise networking environments in 2017. “We are standing at t… Read More

The Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G and 6824-X-LE-40G have two native 40-Gb ports. These ports can be converted to 8x10G ports, starting from Cisco IOS Software Release 15.2(2) SY2, by simply changin… Read More

Nowadays we are amazed that there are so many amazing technologies we have available to us. No matter you are a geek, a freelancer, or already an entrepreneur, thinking about today’s p… Read More

What’s Inside the Cisco Wireless Solution? Cisco is dedicated to delivering the world’s most versatile and reliable wireless network. From access points to controllers to mobilit… Read More

ACI? For data center. We talked about the Different Result with Cisco ACI and why choose the ACI before. In the following part we will discuss the Cisco ACI Approach and Architecture in a si… Read More

Software-Defined Networking is a trend. What’s the SDN solution? Why SDN today? In the following part, we will introduce the basic knowledge of SDN and the main key benefits of OpenFlo… Read More

Have you read the “Cisco Nexus Positioning: 2 and 3 Tier”? It shows you that Innovation and Investment Protection across the Entire Cisco Nexus Portfolio. Cisco data center switc… Read More