Monday, August 10, 2009

Cisco routers for the Win!

I purchased a Cisco Systems Small Business WRV200 Wireless-G VPN router not too long ago, and I have not looked back since. This router provides endless advanced features with yet a simple setup. One of my favorite features of the wireless router is to be able to create static VLANS, for multiple wireless SSIDs! While you can still have a local VLAN for business usage, you can provide FREE Wi-Fi without the worries of bandwidth latency on your private business network.
I think this solution or others like it provide small business owners the ability to accommodate the wireless needs of the general public and its employees who are not more mobile than ever. This solution comes with a very intuitive Web based interface that is very simple to navigate, however the “More Info Pages” left a little more to be desired when reading about the more advanced features of this particular product.

This particular router with an embedded firewall will enable secure, reliable wireless network access to your small enterprise, you will also be able to manage and monitor this device remotely using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).
This device will also comes with 10 IPSec VPN Tunnels with a through put of 30 Mbps which will provide an easy and secure option for staying connected to your office!

As I mentioned earlier, this device will give you the option to use multiple Service Set Identifiers (SSID’s) and VLANs for traffic separation; you will also have the ability to fine tune Quality of Service (QoS) to enhance the quality of Video or Audio IP data traffic, this came in really handy when I used it for my Vonage VOIP (Voice over IP) service. This device also has support for wireless QoS (Wi-Fi Multimedia [WMM]) and wired QoS (port prioritization), consistent voice and video quality is maintained throughout your business.
In my honest opinion, I believe that you will get your monies worth out of this sweet little device; I’ve enjoyed having mine and I highly recommend it!

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