Chapter 1 Cisco 1700 Router Overview

Key Features

The Cisco 1700 router is a small, modular desktop router that links small- to medium-size remote Ethernet and FastEthernet LANs over one to four WAN connections to regional and central offices. lists the router key features.

 

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Key Features

 

 

Feature

Description

 

 

One FastEthernet (10/100BaseTX) port

• Operates in full- or half-duplex mode (with manual override

 

 

available).

 

 

• Supports autosensing for 10- or 100-Mbps operation.

 

 

Two Cisco WAN interface card slots

• Supports a combination of any two of the following WAN interface

 

 

cards: ISDN BRI, 56-kbps DSU/CSU, FT1/T1 DSU/CSU, high-speed

 

 

serial, and dual-serial.

 

 

• The WAN interface configuration can be changed as your network

 

 

requirements change.

 

 

Console port

Supports router configuration and management with a

 

 

directly-connected terminal or PC. Supports up to 115.2 kbps.

 

 

Auxiliary port

Supports modem connection to the router, which can be configured and

 

 

managed from a remote location. Supports up to 115.2 kbps.

 

 

SNMP support

Router can be managed over a network using Simple Network

 

 

Management Protocol (SNMP).

 

 

AutoInstall support

Configuration files can be easily downloaded to the router over a WAN

 

 

connection.

 

 

Kensington security slot

Router can be secured to a desktop or other surface using Kensington

 

 

lockdown equipment.

 

 

Cisco ConfigMaker support

You can set up networks that include the Cisco 1700 router using the

 

 

Cisco ConfigMaker application, a wizards-based software tool that helps

 

 

you easily configure and address Cisco routers, access servers, hubs,

 

 

switches, and networks.

 

 

Compatible with Cisco Networked

Can be stacked and operated with other members of the

Office stack

Cisco Networked Office stack product line.

 

 

Support for Cisco IOS software features

Supports IP, IPX, AppleTalk, IBM, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF),

 

 

NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP), Resource Reservation Protocol

 

 

(RSVP), encryption, network address translation, and the Cisco IOS

 

 

Firewall Feature Set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 1700 manual Key Features, Feature Description