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Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches Debut at Cisco Partner Summit

Posted on June 7, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

On June 4th, 2013, Cisco announced that it upgraded its best-selling Catalyst switch by doubling its stacked port density, stacking bandwidth, buffers and CPU performance at Annual Cisco Partner Summit event. Cisco introduced the next generation of its wildly successful Catalyst…

Cisco ASA Firewall can be Used as a Router?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The ASA 5505 has 8 ports, but in the base license only 2 vlans can be created. The other 6 ports are simply switch ports that can be placed in the private or outside vlan. If you have an advanced…

Cisco Router with Cisco ASA for Internet Access

Posted on May 27, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

A classic network scenario for many enterprises is to have a Cisco border router for internet access and a Cisco ASA firewall behind this router for protection of the internal LAN or for building a DMZ network. This scenario is…

Site to Site VPN between ASA Firewall & Cisco Router

Posted on May 23, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Here, in this article we will tell that how to configure Site-to-Site IPSEC VPN between a Cisco IOS Router and ASA Firewall. ASA configuration is not much different from Cisco IOS with regards to IPSEC VPN since the fundamental concepts…

DHCP Relay on the Nexus7000/NXOS Vs. IP Helper on the 6500/IoS

Posted on May 20, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

IP helper (now DHCP relay) works differently on the Nexus 7000 than on the Cisco 6500. The N7K imposes a VACL to filter local DHCP broadcast traffic, under the assumption that you’d be using DHCP relay when there is no local DHCP…

What is Cisco ASA CX Security Module?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The new series of Cisco ASA devices (ASA 5500-X models which include 5512-X, 5515-X, 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X and 5585-X) have the capabilities to support Next Generation Firewall Security Services. They support these security services as cloud-based services (such as Cloud…

How to Set up a Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall with a Wireless Router?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

This article is written by Lauren Malhoit talking about setting up a Cisco ASA 5505 firewall with a wireless router focuses on things you might encounter when doing the setup at home. The following detailed story is Lauren Malhoit’s experience…

Cisco ASA5510 Vs ASA5512-X or Cisco 5515-X

Posted on May 8, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco released its announcement of EoL and EoS dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances, including Cisco ASA 5550, Cisco ASA 5540, Cisco ASA 5520, Cisco ASA 5510 and Cisco ASA 5500 Series Accessories on Mar 18, 2013.…

How to Reset a Cisco Router Back to Factory Defaults?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There are two main methods to return a Cisco router to its original factory defaults. These two methods are described below. First Method This method uses the config-register 0×2102 command in global configuration mode. First check the configuration register on the router…

Main Differences between Lines of Cisco 3750 Series Switches

Posted on April 23, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What are the MAIN differences between Cisco’s highly successful lines of 3750 series switches? There is a brief overview of the biggest differences between the 3750 V2, 3750-E, and the 3750-X. This document does not cover the 3750 (V1) which…

How to Configure SNMP on Cisco IOS-based Router/Switch?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. The SNMP manager is the system used to control and monitors the activities of network hosts using SNMP; this is also called Network Management Station (NMS). This article explains how…

How to Connect to Cisco ASA?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Although Cisco ASA by default ships with a configuration that already includes 2 preconfigured networks, (Outside network and Inside network configured to 192.168.1.0 subnet with configured DHCP server), which provides an easy way for establishing initial connection over Ethernet, there might be…

EoS and EoL Announcement for the Cisco Aironet 1260 Series

Posted on April 15, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Aironet 1260 Series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 7, 2013. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance…

EoS and EoL Announcement for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series & Cisco Aironet 1040 Series

Posted on April 9, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series & the Cisco Aironet 1040 Series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 1, 2013. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive…

Cisco ASA 5520 Basic Configuration Guide

Posted on April 8, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The bellow is a quick start to get your Cisco ASA off the ground by the means of a few print screens It provides an easier way of explaining how to connect to the system for common tasks without the…

How to Select Power Supply for Catalyst 3750-X Series and Cisco 3560-X Switch?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco Catalyst3750-X and 3560-X Series Switches are an enterprise-class lines of stackable and standalone switches, respectively. These switches provide high availability, scalability, security, energy efficiency, and ease of operation with innovative features such as Cisco StackPower (available only on the…

Configuring Static NAT on a Cisco ASA Security Appliance

Posted on April 2, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Two of the most common forms of network address translation (NAT) are dynamic port address translation (PAT) and static NAT. PAT is the many-to-one form of NAT implemented in many small office and home networks where many internal hosts, typically…

Cisco ISR-AX: Cheaper Branch Router with Bundled Layer 4-7 Services

Posted on March 14, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Faced with branch router competition from the likes of Juniper Networks and HP, Cisco dropped the prices of its Integrated Services Routers (ISR) and will start shipping the devices with a standard bundle of security, WAN optimization and application performance…

Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series- the Industry’s first Fixed, Stackable GE Switch

Posted on March 11, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switch is the industry’s first fixed, stackable GE switch to converge wired and wireless in a single platform, creating an uncompromised user experience in any workspace. The converged system provides a single platform for wired…

Cisco Combines Wired, Wireless and SDN into Its New Catalyst Switch

Posted on March 7, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco RECENTLY unveiled a new Catalyst switch and WLAN controller designed to converge wired and wireless networks and centralize management of both environments. The new switch is the Catalyst 3850 and the WLAN controller is the Cisco 5760. Both are based…

FAQs: Pay Attention to EOL&EOS Announcement for Cisco 1800, 2800, 3800 ISR G1

Posted on March 4, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Integrated Services Router G1. Every Cisco lover and user knows what Cisco ISR G1 REALLY is. For its greater performance, reliability and good price, Cisco Integrated Services Routers G1 won…