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FAQ: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense for ISRs

Posted on August 17, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco introduced deploying the FirePOWER Threat Defense for ISR at Berlin CiscoLive in 2016. And Cisco explained how it has integrated FirePOWER Services on ISR (G2 and 4K routers) on the UCS-E blade. What the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense for ISR…

Console Port vs. Management Port in Networking Devices/Cisco 2960S

Posted on July 12, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Difference between Console Port and Management Port in Networking Devices “What’s the difference between the console port and the dedicated management port (fa0), on a Cisco 2960s switch?” Have you ever had this kind of problem? This question was asked…

Cisco’s Next Generation Storage Networking Innovations

Posted on April 27, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announced technology innovations for next-generation storage networking in the early of April. The new storage networking innovations will help customers access, manage and automate this stored data to better enable digital business goals. With this announcement, Cisco offers storage networking customers…

With SDN It can Help You Unify…

Posted on March 24, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

With SDN It can Help You Unify Wired and Wireless Campus Networks It’s not easy to manage the campus networks, especially with the continuing need to unify Wi-Fi and Ethernet networks. But now the SDN’s centralized approach can improve security…

Nine Switch Commands You Should Know

Posted on January 9, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We shared the “Top Commands for Verifying Cisco Switch Network Status and Operational State” —the five basic commands you need to know and use correctly to maintain your Cisco network. If you are a network engineer, you should need experience…

Tips: Cisco vs. Huawei vs. Juniper Basic CLI Commands

Posted on January 6, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Are you familiar with the primary user interface used for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining your network devices? The networking leaders such as Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, they have their own basic command-line interface (CLI). What is the CLI Command? Firstly we…

Top Commands for Verifying Cisco Switch Network Status and Operational State

Posted on December 30, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

How to use correctly to maintain your Cisco network? When your network consists of multiple devices connected at a distance, how can you test connections and keep on top of network performance? It’s easy but not simple task for Cisco…

When You Buy Cisco ONE…

Posted on December 29, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

CISCO ONE SIMPLIFIES ENTERPRISE SECURITY IN THE DIGITAL ERA What are your top networking challenges today? I guess that most of you will say is the Network Security. Yes, security is becoming more complex today. Firstly, you can check the…

iStack Tech of Huawei CE6800 Series Data Center Switches

Posted on December 28, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Huawei CE6800 (Huawei CloudEngine 6800 series) belongs to the family of Huawei Switches for Data Processing Centers. CE6800 series switches were designed for data centers and high-end campus networks. The CE6800 hardware has an advanced architectural design with 40GE uplink…

How to Choose a Cisco IOS Software Feature License?

Posted on November 30, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

When we talk about the Layer 2 or Layer 3 switching, we should know the main Cisco IOS Software feature licenses. And the Layer 2 and layer 3 switching seem a hot and popular topics discussed in Cisco switch users.…

Cisco AVB Switches

Posted on November 23, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Have you ever heard of AVB Switches? Do you know something about the Cisco AVB Switches? Recently, Cisco updated the IEEE802.1 Audio Video Bridging standard supported on select Catalyst 3850 & 3650 platforms. What is Audio Video Bridging? Cisco has…

The New Cisco IOx and Fog Applications

Posted on September 18, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What do the new Cisco IOx application can do for you? And what kind of customers need the Cisco IOx? Some key words for Cisco IOx here: Harness IoT Data, Deliver Insight, Drive Digital Business Forward The Cisco IoT portfolio…

Updated: Cisco StackPower Technology for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switches

Posted on August 26, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco StackPower Technology is so cool that it can aggregates all of the available power in a stack of switches and manages it as one common power pool for the entire stack, sharing the power where needed. You can configure…

Updated: Something New on Cisco 4000 T1/E1 NIMs

Posted on August 25, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco updated its Network Interface Modules on Cisco 4000 series routers, which makes us come to the CiscoFourth-Generation 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Port T1/E1 Multiflex Trunk Voice and WAN Network Interface Modules (NIMs) that support data and voice applications on…

Cisco Catalyst Multigigabit Technology & Cisco Catalyst Multigigabit Technology Products

Posted on July 8, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We Need Multigigabit Networks Today! Definitely, absolutely! We can guess that in the next few years data traffic will grow ten-fold and the growth is driving new wireless standards. And *with 802.11ac Wave 2, wireless data rates are exceeding the…

Updated: About Cisco ISR G2 SEC and HSEC Licensing FAQ

Posted on May 30, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We discussed the main difference between SEC-K9 license and HSEC-k9 license. What are the Cisco ISR G2 SEC and HSEC License used for? The SEC-K9 license enables standard encryption (VPN payload and secure voice) on the ISR G2 platforms. The SEC-K9 license is…

Introducing Cisco NetFlow-Lite Solution

Posted on May 16, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We shared some guides about the NetFlow-lite/NFLite before, such as the Cisco Catalyst 4948E NetFlow-lite/NFLite in Detail (first introduced with Catalyst 4948E), How to Use nProbe as NetFlow-Lite Aggregator/Collector? NetFlow-lite bridges the gap by providing a lightweight solution that allows capturing…

Understanding DHCP Snooping Configuration

Posted on March 28, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We shared some topics about the DHCP before, such as the Five Things You Should Know About DHCP Snooping, How to Configure DHCP Snooping, How to Configure DHCP Snooping in a Cisco Catalyst Switch, DHCP Option 150 & DHCP Option…

Updated: Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 8-E and 8L-E

Posted on February 17, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What benefits do you get from Migrating to Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Switches with Supervisors 8-LE and 8-E? Yes, Cisco updated its Supervisor Engine 8-E and 8L-E. They are Powerful Engines for Your Catalyst Access Switch. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor…

Cisco OneX Converter Module: the CVR-X2-SFP10G & CVR-X2-SFP10G=

Posted on December 28, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the last article we shared the main tips and information about the Cisco X2 and SFP compatibility. We also listed several question about the X2 and SFP asked by Cisco users. After you have read the main data sheet…

How to Establish Communications between VLANs?

Posted on November 20, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In this article we will discuss how to establish communications between VLANs, as well as how to configure the networks. Notes: More about the virtual LANs, Physical LANs and briefly reviewed VLAN configuration options you can read the articles shared…

What’s New on Cisco Catalyst 4500 VSS?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We discussed the VSS on Cisco Catalyst 4500 and 6500 several times before. And with the software update, there are some new points that happened on Cisco Catalyst 4500 VSS. What’s new here? Let’s read some simple questions that cam…