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What You Should Pay Attention to Cisco Aironet Access Point While Purchasing?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

General Information of Cisco Aironet Access Point As WLAN deployments expa order brand viagra nd, security, scalability, reliability, ease of deployment, and management become increasingly important. Cisco provides a comprehensive…

Feature Comparison of Cisco Main Catalyst Switches-Catalyst 2960, 2950, Catalyst 3560, 3550

Posted on December 13, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In order to help Cisco users or buyers know the popular Cisco catalyst switches, 2950, 3550, Catalyst 3560 Switches. We will list the main feature comparison of these Cisco switches,…

EOL/EOS for the Cisco 7200 Series Routers

Posted on December 13, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 7200 Series Routers. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 29, 2012. Customers with active service contracts…

FAQ: What Network Users Care about IPv6?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

This article contains Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Internet Protocol Version 6(IPv6). Q. How to limit clients getting an IPv6 address without using a DHCP server ? A. Use the command“ipv6nd…

Antenna Product Portfolio for Cisco Aironet 802.11n Access Points

Posted on December 11, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco Aironet 802.11n access points include the Cisco Aironet 1250 Series, 1260 Series, 3500e Series, 3600e Series, and 1550 Series. These access points require the use of external antennas to…

How to Configure GLBP?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) provides redundancy for IP networks, ensuring that user traffic immediately and transparently recovers from first hop router failures, while allowing packet load sharing between a…

10 Things to Know About the Cisco CCNA Voice Certification

Posted on December 5, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The new Cisco CCNA Voice certification can help you verify that you have the specialized voice- over-IP (VoIP) skills that are in high demand among employers. Not sure if the…

How to Fix OSPF Split Area with GRE Tunnel?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

‘How to Fix OSPF Split Area with GRE Tunnel?’ Well, here we will share a document of Fixing OSPF Split Area with GRE Tunnel from Cisco Support Community, which tell…

Tips & Examples: Configuring a GRE Tunnel

Posted on November 29, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Tunneling provides a mechanism to transport packets of one protocol within another protocol. The protocol that is carried is called as the passenger protocol, and the protocol that is used…

How to Configure Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on Catalyst Switches?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a Layer 2 protocol that runs on bridges and switches. The specification for STP is IEEE 802.1D. The main purpose of STP is to ensure…

Cisco 880 Series Routers, What Its Bright Points?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers, a type of fixed-configuration router, provide collaborative business solutions for secure voice and data communication to small businesses and enterprise teleworkers. Cisco 880 routers…

OSPF Areas Types, OSPF Router Types & OSPF Route Types

Posted on November 27, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

OSPF is a link state routing protocol that updates the routing table only when network changes occur, rather than at a predefined interval. OSPF supports variable length subnet masks (VLSM) and route…

Cisco GPL (Global Price List) 2012, Popular Cisco Products’ Latest GPL

Posted on November 22, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Recently, Cisco updated its GPL for a large part of Cisco hardware. Here, we can check part of popular Cisco products’ GPL. Which one is your focus…? Product/Партномер Product Description/Описание…

‘Apple 2012 Vs. Cisco 2000: A Distant Mirror And What It Tells Us’

Posted on November 21, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

As the networking giant, Cisco’s stock is always the focus for its investors, partners, the potential investors and partners. Its new policy, new network solution, new technical cooperation and Cisco…

Why Cisco Bought Meraki for $1.2 Billion in Cash?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco has announced the acquisition of privately held cloud infrastructure provider Meraki for $1.2 billion in cash to complement and expand its networking offerings across mid-market Meraki, a San Francisco-based…

Cisco to Acquire Meraki for $1.2 Billion

Posted on November 20, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The acquisition of Meraki, complements Cisco’s strategy to offer more software-centric solutions to simplify network management, help customers empower mobile workforces, and generate new revenue opportunities for partners, Cisco said…

Cisco Purchases Cloupia to Control Freak Clouds

Posted on November 16, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Hey, attention: “If Cisco Systems, storage partner EMC, and its virtualization and cloud minion VMware are all such good buddies in the Virtual Computing Environment, then why does Cisco need…

How the Root Bridge and Ports are Chosen?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Root Bridge In STP configured switched LAN or broadcast domain, a switch is designated as the root bridge. The root bridge serves as an administrative point for all spanning-tree…

Root Port Selection on a Switch

Posted on November 16, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Best Paths to the Root Bridge After the root bridge has been designated for the spanning tree process, the next process is to determine the best paths to the root…

VLAN Switch Port Modes

Posted on November 14, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

When you configure a VLAN, you must assign it a number ID, and you can optionally give it a name. The purpose of VLAN implementations is to associate ports with…

Types of VLANs

Posted on November 14, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“Hello, i am getting difficulty in the types of VLAN?? Please explain the following: How many types of VLAN are existing? Explain each type? Types of traffic VLAN can carry?” There…

Example Show: How to Configure a Cisco ASA 5540 for Video Conferencing for Polycom Device?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Here we were asked to configure the Polycom device to have video conferencing with external world. Our Polycom device is behind a Cisco ASA 5540 firewall as shown in the…