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Don’t Focus on SD-WAN, You Need to know about the SD-Branch

Posted on October 31, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is gaining momentum, most of the enterprise’s technology can adapt to SD-WAN optimization, and the way providers provide services is constantly changing. There is also a trend in the industry to create a software-defined branch…

Cisco 900 Series ISRs-Chassis Views, Power Supply and Specs

Posted on February 15, 2019 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the previous two articles, we introduced The New Cisco’s SOHO Routers-ISR 900, and The Cisco 900 Series ISR Migration. In this article, we’d like to describe the views of Chassis, LED Indicators, Power Supply, and Specs of Cisco 900…

How to Connect Laptop to Router Console Port with Ethernet RJ-45 Console Cable?

Posted on July 13, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Look at your Cisco router or switches, you will find that every Cisco router or a switch has a console port (also known as the management port) on its back side. The Console port is used to connect a computer…

Migrating to Cisco 4000 Series ISR…Benefits You Get

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

New chassis? Together with Cisco UCS E-Series server modules? WAN services with a robust management framework? Designed perfectly for medium to large branch offices? What is it? Yeah, it is the Cisco 4000 Series ISR. Why should you consider it…

Christmas Special Offers on Hot Cisco Products, Amazing!

Posted on December 15, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

It’s the best time for customers to buy something they want during the Christmastide, because people can enjoy the biggest discount during this period. If you decide to buy something, don’t miss this chance. For buyers of Cisco hardware, you…

How to Select Your Cisco Switch and Router Hardware?

Posted on October 31, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

To understand switch and router hardware basically is necessary to implementing network designs that scale. Many Cisco models scale well with the network as it grows. So Cisco has a various series of Cisco routers, switches and other hardware to…

How to Recover Password on Cisco IOS Router?

Posted on September 10, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

For people who are doing some labs forgot the password they set for enable mode…perhaps someone was working on the router before and the following one has no idea what the password he picked. Maybe you or he needs to…

EoS & EoL Announcement for the Select Cisco 892 Integrated Services Routers

Posted on July 7, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Select Cisco 892 Integrated Services Routers. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 11, 2014. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco…

Cisco 2951 vs. 2921 vs. 2911 vs. Cisco 2901

Posted on June 30, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

By offering four platforms: the Cisco 2901, 2911, 2921, and 2951 routers, Cisco 2900 series router builds on the previous Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Routers(It was already end of life and end of sale.) Designed for today’s medium-sized branches…

Cisco 2901 vs. Cisco 1921 vs. Cisco 1941/1941W

Posted on February 28, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

If you wanna buy a Cisco router to set up your network, maybe you are confused with the detailed functions of these models, such as Cisco 1921, Cisco 1941 and Cisco 2901. Which one would be better for your network…

Routers vs. Network Switches

Posted on January 23, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

If you need to choose a router or a switch to set up a network for your business, what you will take into consideration? As we known, router and network switch are necessary computer networking devices. They allow one or…

CISCO1921 to Replace the Very Popular Cisco 1841

Posted on August 1, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Although Cisco announced the End-of-Sale and End-of-Life for the Cisco 1841 router 3 years ago, it still has a number of fans because of its high cost performance. Note: End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Router…

Cisco ISR 4451-X, Prepared for Future Branch Network Needs

Posted on July 12, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco unveiled a new member of the Integrated Services Router family at the end of June. The ISR 4451-X might not seem that unique at first glance. Here’s Cisco releasing another new router that adds to their already extensive branch router portfolio–the ISR G2. …

Four Main Memory Areas in a Cisco Router

Posted on October 24, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

It may often seem like nothing more than a sleek metal box on the outside, but the internal memory components of a Cisco router represent where much of the real magic takes place. Speak of a Cisco router is being…

How to Configure OSPF on Cisco Routers?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a routing protocol developed by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). OSPF is standards-based which means it is available on routers by Cisco as well as other vendors, making it a vendor-neutral routing protocol. This…

Router-switch.com Announced Its Newly Redesigned Website

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

Surprise, surprise, surprise happened to router-switch.com. What’s it? Yeah, here it is proud to announce the release of its newly redesigned website. By updating its main site, https://www.router-switch.com/ which is brighter, more user-friendly offers a comprehensive understanding of router-switch.com and…

How to Configure EIGRP on a Cisco Router?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Do you need to configure dynamic routing protocol for you network? EIGRP may be an excellent choice. It is a full-featured routing protocol that can grow as your network grows. Let’s learn how to configure EIGRP in the Cisco IOS.…

How to Protect Router Password?

Posted on May 19, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Administrators can access a router for administrative purposes in a variety of ways. For example, as shown in Figure 3-2, a PC running terminal emulation software can telnet into a router. The Telnet connection is considered to be using a…

Cisco Router Auxiliary, Console and Telnet Passwords Setup

Posted on May 17, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There are five passwords used to secure your Cisco routers: console, auxiliary, telnet (VTY), enable password, and enable secret. Just as you learned earlier in the chapter, the first two passwords are used to set your enable password that’s used…

How to Configure DHCP on a Cisco Router or Cisco Switch?

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

If you want to configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on PC clients, you currently have multiple options to choose for your DHCP server. One of the more common ways to accomplish this is by using a Windows or Linux…

How to Make Your Ethernet Crossover Cable?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

An Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly. Normal straight through or patch cables were used to connect from a host network interface controller (a computer or similar device) to a…

How to Configure Cisco 1941W?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco 1941W builds on the best-in-class offering of the existing Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Routers by offering Cisco 1941W. In addition to the support of a wide range of wireless connectivity options supported on Cisco 1941W, Cisco 1941W offers integration…