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Cisco Nexus 3100, Ready to Support VMware NSX?

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

Cisco’s latest switch (the 3000 series of the Nexus switches was upgraded recently by Cisco, called Nexus 3100 series) has added an interesting twist to the company’s battle royal with VMware over next-generation virtual networking and data center operations management.…

Cisco ASA CX–Next Generation Firewall or Enterprise Firewall?

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

In today’s network world, almost all applications tunnel themselves over HTTP, either due to their nature as web-based apps or the fact that they take advantage of port 80 being open through almost every firewall. The key to being able…

Cisco’s Greenest Catalyst Access Switch

Posted on September 30, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We knew that Cisco catalyst 2960-X series debut at Cisco Partner Summit this year. Cisco announced that the Cisco 2960-X series is the greenest catalyst access switch. Cisco’s Catalyst access switch, the 2960-S/SF is the most widely deployed Ethernet switching…

Cisco: Internet of Everything Router is Revealed

Posted on September 25, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Preface: The new network device, the Cisco’s Internet of Everything Router, aims to address the explosive growth in Internet traffic via cloud, mobile and video. Cisco unveiled its Internet of Everything router this week. The router is a device that intended…

Cisco to Unveil New Catalyst Access Switch to Converge Wired&Wireless Networking

Posted on September 24, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco is expected to unveil a new Catalyst access switch designed to converge wired and wireless networking next week. Cisco Catalyst 3650 features new chip for wired/wireless convergence. The Catalyst 3650 features line rate 24 and 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports…

Cisco Enterprise-level Access Points Top Out at Nearly 400Mbps

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

In this article we will take a look at two enterprise-level access points. They’re a part of the so-called “Wave 1” phase of the 802.11ac standard: both access points support up to three spatial streams and 80 MHz wide channels,…

Migrating from Cisco ASA 5500 Series to ASA 5500-X Series

Posted on September 17, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The ASA 5500-X Series was redesigned to address higher performance requirements and increase flexibility when adding new services while maintaining the compact 1-RU form factor. Customers migrating from ASA 5500 Series platforms need to consider these changes at the time…

Cisco Unveils the New nPower X1 for New Network Demands

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

Preface: The advent of software-defined networking and increasing traffic volume puts new demands on networking equipment. So Cisco has unveiled what it calls the world’s most scalable and programmable network processor, the nPower X1, which handles 400Gbps to keep up…

Cisco Purchases Whiptail to Enter Data Storage Market

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

Preface: On Tuesday Cisco announced its first foray into the data storage market, saying it would pay $415 million to acquire privately held storage system maker Whiptail. Cisco’s acquisition highlights the run on solid-state storage companies as data center players…

Cisco 802.11ac Module for the Cisco 3600 Access Point

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

Cisco launched their 3rd modular Access Point in 2012, the Cisco 3602 featuring 3 Spatial Stream 802.11n, dual radios, and CleanAir support. One of the much touted features was the introduction of a ‘future-use’ modular slot across the back of…

Next Generation Networks: Key Features & Advantages

Posted on September 5, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Preface: The rising tides of big data, video, and cloud computing are driving tremendous demand for faster and more efficient networks. We delve into how things like software-defined networks (SDN) and new wireless technologies are enabling business transformation. Next Generation…

Differences between WLANs, Wi-Fi and WiMax

Posted on September 5, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

When should I use WLANs, Wi-Fi and WiMax? And what are the primary differences between Wi-Fi and WLAN? There are main points may help you use WLANs, Wi-Fi and WiMax correctly. Wi-Fi products are used to build WLANs, while WiMAX…

Five Points about SDN Outlined by Experts

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

What’s the true meaning of SDN? Early May 2013, at Interop Las Vegas, experts gathered for an all-day SDN workshop, moderated by Jim Metzler (vice president at Ashton, Metzler & Associates), who discussed the exact SDN and the SDN problems…

Static Route Configuration between Cisco IOS and IOS XR Comparison

Posted on August 29, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In this article we will list the main comparison of basic Static route configuration between Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR. Configuration Example: In this example we have R1 running Cisco IOS and PE1 IOS XR. In IOS XR static…

Cisco ASA SNMP Polling Via VPN Site-to-Site Tunnel

Posted on August 28, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

How CAN you monitor your remote ASA over Ipsec Lan-to-Lan tunnel? Here in this article we will show the way to monitor your remote ASA over Ipsec Lan-to-Lan tunnel. Scenario: In our case we will try to use a common…

Q&A: How to Troubleshoot ASA, PIX, and FWSM?

Posted on August 24, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In this article we collected the answers for the questions on the Topic-Troubleshooting ASA, PIX, and FWSM. Note: It was provided by Kureli Sankar, which is available in the Ask The Expert section of Cisco Support Community. Q&A: How to Troubleshoot ASA, PIX, and…

Create IPv6 LAN-to-LAN VPN Tunnel on Cisco ASAs

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

To create a Lan to Lan VPN tunnel on an ASA firewall with IPv6 addressing, what needs to be done? LAN-to-LAN VPNs are typically used to transparently connect geographically disparate LANs over an untrusted medium (e.g. the public Internet). Here…

How to Connect Cisco Wireless Access Point?

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

Are you facing this trouble like this: you have bought a Cisco wireless AP without power supply, how to solve this problem? Here we share 3 options for you: Option1: Cisco Router→Cisco POE switch→Cisco AP Option2: Router→Switch (without POE)→Power injector→AP Option3:…

Quiz Questions to Know Wireless LANs

Posted on August 19, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Do You Know This Wireless LANs? Wireless LAN Concepts, Deploying WLANs, Wireless LAN Security. There are 9 quiz questions to know the key points of WLAN. Questions 1-4: Wireless LAN Concepts Questions 5-7: Deploying WLANs Questions 8-9: Wireless LAN Security…

Generals Qs of Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series and Its CenterFlex Technology

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

The primary positioning of the CiscoCatalyst4500 E-Series: It is the Cisco lead modular access portfolio. This platform is positioned for enterprise wiring closet, small and medium-sized business (SMB) core/aggregation, and metro fiber to the home, office, and so on (FTTX)/aggregation.…

Cisco Launched Meraki MR34 Cloud-based 802.11ac Access Point

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

To help organizations meet infrastructure demands while managing complex networks, Cisco’s newly formed Cloud Networking Group announced the Cisco Meraki MR34, the first 100 percent cloud-managed 802.11ac access point. This solution, which marries the current 802.11n Wi-Fi standard with innovations in…

What Things to be Considered While Upgrading ASA 5500 Series?

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

When we upgrade an ASA 5500 firewall from 8.2 version to 8.3 or so, many things we need to list here. So we would like to share some tips about the ASA 5540 Firewall upgrade from the IOS 8.2.1 to…