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Cisco 805 Series Serial Router
The Cisco 805 Serial Router offers enhanced network security and reliability through the power of Cisco IOS® Software technology tailored for small offices.
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The Cisco 805 Serial Router gives small offices enhanced security, superior reliability, and safe investment with low cost of ownership.
The Cisco 805 Serial Router extends the power of Cisco Ios Software technology to small offices. Cisco IOS Software offers enhanced security, reliability, and safe investment, combined with low cost of ownership, to enable customers to benefit from increased productivity, simplified communication, and reduced costs (Figure 1). The Cisco 805 Serial Router enables customers to benefit from value-added services such as managed network services, virtual private networks (VPNs), point-of-sale (POS) applications, and secure Internet access.
Benefits of Using Cisco 805 Serial Router
Taking advantage of its expertise and leadership in Internet solutions, Cisco Systems offers solutions for small-office routing solutions that provide secure and reliable access to the Internet or corporate networks.
Enhanced Security
The Cisco 805 Serial Router has enhanced security features such as an integrated stateful firewall and IP Security (IPSec) encryption to enable VPNs. These features allow small offices and telecommuters to conduct business over the Internet while protecting valuable resources.
Superior Reliability
Because the Cisco 805 Serial Router is based on the same proven Cisco IOS Software technology used throughout the Internet, small offices can depend on it just as enterprise customers take advantage of Cisco reliability. In addition, a Cisco 805 Serial Router provides Internet access to multiple users without being tied to a server or dedicated PC. This means if a server on the LAN crashes, other users remain connected to the Internet.
Safe Investment and Low Cost of Ownership
The Cisco 805 Serial Router offers memory options that can be upgraded in the field so the latest networking features can be added when necessary. With an advanced processor and memory architecture, they can support future applications as customer networking needs expand. Table 1 provides a summary of Cisco 805 Serial Router hardware features.
With Cisco IOS Software, customers using the Cisco 805 Serial Router can reduce operational costs for training, management, installation, and deployment.
Table 1 : Summary of Cisco 805 Serial Router Hardware features. Feature | Details |
|---|---|
LAN | One 10BASE-T (RJ-45) |
WAN | Serial port compatible with EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, EIA/TIA-530, EIA/TIA-530A, X.21, and V.35 standards (Both data terminal equipment [DTE] and data communications equipment [DCE]) |
Console port | RJ-45 |
LAN port | One Ethernet |
Product Features
Security
To take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities offered by communications and commerce over the Internet, companies need to secure private information. Cisco Secure Integrated Software provides many technologies to build a custom security solution. The elements of security services include perimeter security, identity, monitoring, privacy, firewalls, IPSec encryption, and VPNs.
Standard Security
Perimeter security refers to the control of traffic entry and exit between network boundaries, such as between private networks, intranets, extranets, or the Internet. Cisco IOS Software perimeter security technologies provide a highly flexible, superior solution with features such as:
•Standard and extended access control lists (ACLs)
•Lock and key (dynamic ACLs)
•Router and route authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) protocols such as Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) or Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), and MS-CHAP
•Network Address Translation (NAT) (including multi-NAT)
•Token card authentication with Cisco Secure authentication
NAT eliminates the need to re-address all hosts with existing private network addresses and hides internal addresses from public view. For businesses that want to allow selected access to the network, NAT can be configured to allow only certain types of data requests such as Web browsing, e-mail, or file transfers.
Enhanced Security
•Dynamic firewall—Companies increasingly rely on internal networks and servers to access company data. To use the Internet as a key business tool, companies must connect their internal networks to the Internet, while keeping sensitive internal data secure. Company data can be protected against unauthorized access with stateful firewalls. The integrated Cisco IOS Firewall Feature Set is a stateful firewall that provides:
–Stateful (dynamic) ACLs (application or context based)
–Java blocking
–Denial-of-service attack detection and prevention
–Real-time alerts and audit trails
Dynamic firewalls provide these vital enhanced security features. The term firewall is used by many vendors, but not uniformly referred to as stateful firewalls. Firewalls that are not dynamic do not provide these enhanced security features.
Encryption and Tunneling
The Cisco 805 Serial Router provides IPSec encryption technology to enable small offices and telecommuters to deploy VPNs. IPSec encryption provides privacy, integrity, and authenticity for transmission of sensitive information over the Internet. The unique end-to-end Cisco offering allows customers to implement IPSec encryption transparently into the network without affecting individual PCs. The Cisco 805 Serial Router with IPSec encryption allows significant cost savings by using the Internet to create secure connections between small offices and teleworkers. As a component of the Cisco VPN solution, the Cisco 805 Serial Router supports:
•IPSec tunneling with 128- or 56-bit Data Encryption Standard (DES or Triple DES [3DES])
•Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
•Generic routing encapsulation (GRE)
Manageability
The Cisco 805 Serial Router supports management by a wide range of platforms and applications. Cisco ConfigMaker (Microsoft) and CiscoView (UNIX) applications provide superior capabilities for configuration and security management, as well as performance and fault monitoring. The Cisco 805 Serial Router supports centralized administration and management using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Telnet, or local management through the router console port.
Safe Investment
Small offices with limited time, money, and staff need to know their technology investments are safe. Field-expandable DRAM and Flash memory allow small offices to take advantage of new Cisco IOS Software feature enhancements. And because the Cisco 805 Serial Router incorporates an advanced processor and memory architecture, it can support future applications as customer networking needs expand.
Companies using the Cisco 805 Serial Router can take advantage of Cisco industry-leading support options that help to ensure the router stays up and running. These support services include:
•Cisco IOS Software updates in features such as protocol, security, and bandwidth
•Full access to Cisco.com for technical assistance and product information
•Twenty-four-hour access to the industry's largest dedicated technical support staff, with the first 90 days included at no charge
Installation and Configuration Tools
The Cisco 805 Serial Router also supports configuration with the Cisco ConfigMaker application. Cisco ConfigMaker is a software tool designed to configure a small network of Cisco routers, switches, hubs, and other network devices from a single PC using Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT 4.0. It is designed for resellers and network administrators of small and medium-sized businesses that are proficient in LAN and WAN fundamentals and basic network design.
For additional setup ease, the Cisco 805 Serial Router has color-coded ports and cables to help users make proper connections. Quick Reference Guide documentation provides easy-to-follow installation instructions. Key features and benefits of the Cisco 805 Serial Router are defined in Table 2, and Table 3 lists Cisco 805 Serial Router hardware specifications.
Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
Standard Security | |
PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP, and ACLs | •Protects network from unauthorized access |
Route and router authentication | •Accepts routing table updates from only known routers, ensuring no corrupt information from unknown sources is received |
Enhanced Security | |
Cisco IOS Firewall feature set | •Offers internal users secure, per-application dynamic ACLs for all traffic across perimeters •Defends and protects router resources against denial-of-service attacks •Checks packet headers and drops suspicious packets •Protects against unidentified, malicious Java applets •Details transactions for reporting on a per-application, per-feature basis |
IPSec encryption (DES and 3DES) | •Ensures data integrity and authenticity of origin by using standards-based encryption •Provides security for all users on the LAN without configuring individual PCs |
Superior Reliability | |
Cisco IOS Software technology | •Proven technology that is used throughout the backbone of the Internet |
Standalone router | •Provides Internet access to multiple users without being tied to a server or dedicated PC; if one user on the LAN crashes, other users can still access the Internet |
Management | |
Cisco Configmaker, SNMP, Service Assurance (SA) Agent, TACAS+ | •Graphical user interface (GUI)-based windows configuration tools for novice users •Remote management and monitoring by way of SNMP or Telnet and local management through console port |
Safe Investment | |
Field-expandable memory | •Allows customers to add features as networking needs expand |
Advanced processor and memory architecture | •Ensures the platform can support processor-intensive applications |
World-class support | •Helps customers keep their Cisco 805 serial routers running all the time |
Low Cost of Ownership | |
Lower operational costs | •Allows customers to use existing knowledge of Cisco IOS Software for installation and manageability |
Bandwidth Optimization | |
Quality of service (QoS) and Weighted Fair Queuing | •Ensures consistent response times for multiple applications by allocating bandwidth intelligently •Gives the most important applications priority use of the WAN line |
Choice of encapsulation (Point-to-Point Protocol [PPP], High-Level Data Link Control [HDLC], Frame Relay) | •Ensures compatibility with existing network |
"Snapshot" routing for IP and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) | •Allows efficient use of available bandwidth |
X.25 packet data | •Permits data transfer over X.25 networks |
Simplified Setup and Installation | |
NAT | •Lets businesses conserve valuable IP addresses •Reduces time and costs by reducing IP address management |
Cisco IOS Software Easy IP | •Enables true mobility-client IP addresses are transparently configured via the Cisco IOS Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server each time a client powers up |
Color-coded ports and cables and Quick Start Reference Guide | •Helps users make proper connections •Provides easy-to-follow installation instructions |
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
10BASE-T Ethernet port | Provides connection to a 10BASE-T (10 Mbps) Ethernet network, compatible with a 10/100-Mbps device |
Serial port | Provides connection to EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, EIA/TIA-530, EIA/TIA-530A, X.21, and V.35 DTE or DCE |
RJ-45 console port | Provides connection to terminal or PC for software configuration and for router troubleshooting |
Flash memory | Router provides 4 MB of Flash memory |
DRAM | Router provides 8 MB of DRAM1 |
Ease of installation | Color-coded ports and cables reduce the chance of error |
Cisco IOS Software | Router supports a subset of Cisco IOS Software |
Cable lock | Provides a way to physically secure router |
Locking power connector | Locks power connector in place |
Wall-mount feature | Brackets on router bottom provide a way to mount router on wall or vertical surface |
Cisco IOS Software Feature Sets
Five Cisco IOS Software feature sets are available on the Cisco 805 Serial Router:
•IP
•IP/Plus
•IP/FW
•IP/VPN
•IP/VPN/IPX/Plus
Technical Specification
Description | Design Specification |
|---|---|
Physical Dimensions | |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 2.0 x 9.7 x 8.3 in. (5.1 x 24.6 x 21.1 cm) |
Weight (does not include desktop power supply) | 1.5 lb (0.66 kg) |
Environmental Operating Ranges | |
Nonoperating temperature | -4 to 149°F (-20 to 65°C) |
Nonoperating humidity | 5 to 95%, relative humidity |
Nonoperating altitude | 0 to 15,000 ft (4570 m) |
Operating temperature | 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) |
Operating humidity | 10 to 85%, relative humidity |
Operating altitude | 0 to 10,000 ft (3000m) |
Power | |
AC input voltage | 100 to 240 VAC |
Frequency | 50 to 60 Hz |
Power consumption | 20W |
Regulatory Approvals
Safety Standards | EMI Standards | PTT Standards |
|---|---|---|
UL 1950 | CFR 47, part 15, class B | CTR2 |
CSA 22.2 No. 950 | ICES, Issue 2, class B | TC 130 |
TUV-GS to EN 60950:1992 with Amendments A1 through A4 | VCCI class 2 | (CE168_X_) |
IEC 60950 with Amendments A1 through A4 and all country deviations | AZ/NRZ 3548 class B | JATE |
TS-001:1997 | EN 55022, IEC 1000-3-3 | |
IEC 1000-4-2 level 4 | ||
AS/NZS 3260 with Amendments A1 through A4 | IEC 1000-4-3 level 3 | |
IEC 1000-4-4 level 3 | ||
EN 300 047 | IEC 1000-4-5 level 3 | |
EN 41003 | ||
IEEE 802.3 |
