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Product Overview 1-1

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Product Overview
The Cisco 805 router can connect a remote office to a corporate office or a small
professional office to an Internet service provider (ISP).
In the remote-office-to-corporate-office network, the remote office is typically a small
professional office that is part of a larger corporation, such as a real estate office. Although
a majority of its data might exist at the remote office itself, the remote office might also
need to exchange data with its larger corporate office. As a result, the remote office needs
a connection to the corporate office.
In the small-office-to-ISP network, the small office is typically a small, independent
professional office, such as a small architectural firm that needs to access information from
the Internet.

Features

Table1-1 summarizes the features of the Cisco 805 router.
Table1-1 Cisco 805 Feature Summary
Feature Description
10BaseT Ethernet port Provides connection to a 10BaseT (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 data terminal equipment (DTE) or
data communications equipment (DCE).
RJ-45 Console port Provides connection to terminal or PC for software configuration
and for router troubleshooting.