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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Cisco-Linksys WRVS4400N Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router - VPN v2.0

The Cisco WRVS4400N Wireless-N Gigabit VPN Security Router, formerly part of the Linksys Business Series, is designed and built for small businesses. It combines wired and wireless network access with switching capabilities in a single affordable device to keep your employees safely connected to the resources they need to be productive. Strong security features include a proven firewall with intrusion prevention, VPN capabilities, and an optional service that scans email to help fight spam, viruses, and other threats. An integrated 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch allows up to four devices to share high speed connectivity in the office.

Amazon Sales Rank: #864 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Cisco Model: WRVS4400N Platform: Windows Format: CD Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 5.16" h x 7.80" w x 7.80" l, 1.21 pounds CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz Memory: 2000000MB SDRAM Hard Disk: 60GB Processors: 1 Former Linksys Business Series Secure, high-speed wireless access for small businesses Four 10/100/1000 wired connections can move large files quickly and easily Superior level of security, including an intrusion-detection system Cisco reliability and 3-year limited hardware warranty and a 90-day limited software warranty

Complicated applications need a bigger network pipe for better performance. The Cisco WRVS4400N Gigabit Security Router offers next-generation Wireless-N speeds while maintaining compatibility with older devices. The router's "multiple-in, multiple-out" (MIMO) technology extends its range and performance. The WRVS4400N incorporates advanced security including an optional security service helps block malicious websites and control web access. Offsite workers can access your network through a secure and easy-to-use virtual private network (VPN) connection. Offering next-generation Wireless-N speeds with compatibility for older devices Secure and Speedy Wireless Networking The Cisco WRVS4400N Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router combines wired and wireless network access with switching capabilities in a single, affordable device to help enable employees of small businesses like yours safely connect to the resources they need to be productive. Strong security features include a proven firewall with intrusion prevention, virtual private network (VPN) capabilities, and an optional service that helps block malicious websites and control web access to protect your business. An integrated 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch allows up to four devices to share high speed-connectivity in the office. Send and receive large files easily and quickly. View larger High-Speed Connectivity Gigabit Ethernet connections on both WAN and LAN ports help you take full advantage of your broadband connections, enabling your employees to send and receive large files quickly and easily. Flexible Segmentation of Users Flexible, built-in support for up to 4 multiple service set identifiers (SSIDs) and up to four 802.1Q virtual LAN (VLAN) connections enables the creation separate virtual networks to allow secure guest access and improve traffic flow. The WRVS4400N can interoperate with other VLAN-capable switches, further enhancing flexibility. Integrated 802.11n Wireless Access Point A built-in access point enables your employees to connect to the network wirelessly. Support for draft 2.0 of the 802.11n industry standard, along with backward compatibility with 802.11b and g standards, increases wireless speed, throughput, and range, for more efficient wireless coverage of your small office. Strong Security Unlike standard firewalls, which block incoming streams based only on the source or type of data, the proven Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) scans deep, enabling it to detect and block most worms, Trojan horses, and denial-of-service attacks to help keep your business assets safe. VPN Capabilities IP Security (IPsec) VPN capabilities built into the WRVS4400N enable your remote employees, whether working from home or on the road, to connect to your office network using nearly any VPN client to access files and transfer data as securely as if they were in the office. Complete Your Business Network with These Cisco Products The Cisco SF200-24 24-port 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart Switch. One of the Cisco 200 Series of smart switches, the SF 200-24 combines the security, management, and quality-of-service (QoS) features required for a basic business network. The Cisco WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point. Connect Wireless-N (802.11n), Wireless-G (802.11g), and Wireless-B (802.11b) devices to your wired network, the WAP4410N makes it easy to provide wireless access in the workplace. The Cisco WVC2300 The Wireless-G Business Internet Video Camera with Audio provides top-of-the-line image and audio quality in low-light (and with a separate IR lamp, no-light) situations. Which Cisco Small Business Router is Right for You? RV110W RV120W RV220W RVS4000 WRVS4400N RV042 RV082 RV016 Wireless b/g/n b/g/n b/g/n No b/g/n No No No WAN Ports 1 - 10/100 1 - 10/100 1 - 10/100/1000 1 - 10/100/1000 1 - 10/100/1000 2 - 10/100 2 - 10/100 7 - 10/100 LAN Ports 4 - 10/100 4 - 10/100 4 - 10/100/1000 4 - 10/100/1000 4 - 10/100/1000 4 - 10/100 8 - 10/100 13 - 10/100 Max VPN Connections 5 10 25 5 5 50 100 100 VPN Speed (Mbps) 5 25 90 2 2 59 97 97 NAT Speed (Mbps) 90 100 800 800 800 100 200 200 QoS IPv6

The best feedback from customers 103 of 112 people found this review helpful. Products terrible. Company terrible. The Java Geek should have known better. I am a geek (I've had more than 20 computers / servers in my> 10 years as a software engineer and I have settings> 10 wired / wireless for your friends and family), so when I read all the bad reviews on this product, I thought it was people who could not understand what they do. I was wrong, very wrong. The WRVS4400N is completely useless - do not make the same mistake I did - buy a different router. The problem is that every 24 hours or 36 hours (second right) leaves the router to share internet to all computers on the network. It must be disconnected or restarted from the web interface and the problem disappears. So far their support has not been able to solve the problem I continue to send new routers. After this last, they told me there's nothing they can do and it will be reported as a problem for their development team, my internet connection is good as demonstrated by connecting a laptop to the router fails and they have reported no compatibility problems with my cable modem. And what other people feel exactly the same problem. This router has a wide range of features for the price, but be careful - they are poorly implemented. So you'll probably disable it. IPS (special security features that this router offers) functions are useless - if you want FTP, then you turn them off. And even with them, I still can not connect to some of the FTP servers I regularly connect to, as I could with my previous router - such as Google Base FTP servers, and Yahoo web hosting accounts. The QoS (quality of service) features are extremely hard to configure and there is NO documentation on line, include with the product or in the help section of the administration tool, which explains how to actually configure it The range of the N wireless network isn't very impressive. It's only slightly better than the G router from Linksys that it replaced. Both routers were placed in the same spot in my basement. I haven't tried the VPN connectivity yet, but you're only limited to 5 clients connecting, which is a limitation that's not published on this product description, nor easy to find on Linksys's site. Now, I've been a long time buyer and recommender of Linksys products, but in the last two years their product quality has plummeted as evidenced by the ratings they get her on Amazon. They keep sending me these survey's every time I contact their tech support and I share these same complaints, but they don't get any better. If anything they're getting worse. Linksys's phone technical support is horrible This unit isn't serviced by the "home" area of Linksys's tech-support staff, you must go through the "business" area and their level 1 support staff aren't even trained, so you go right to their level 2 support, which you'd think would mean you'd get good support, but not from Linksys. They have no idea how to solve problems with this router. Several of the tech support people have given up and made excuses to get off the phone - my favorite was to reapply the same version of the router's firmware, waste an hour reconfiguring it, and then wait 24-36 hours to see if the problem came back; and sure enough it did. Linksys's phone customer support is horrible. After my last tech support tech's manager determined that I have yet another defective router and I should get a new one, I was transferred to their customer service department so that they could process an RMA. It took them 43 minutes to process the RMA. The customer service person, who could barely speak english, said he had to read everyone of the case notes in order to process an RMA Then it took 24 minutes to get transferred to his supervisor to complain about him. So to reiterate my review: While this router.

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