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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Cisco RV016 16-port 10/100 VPN Router - Multi WAN

WAN VPN Router, formerly part of the Linksys Business Series, is designed and built for small businesses. It provides connection sharing and secure remote access at the heart of your network to allow your employees to access the resources they need to be productive. Multiple WAN ports can be used for load balancing and redundancy. Strong security features include VPN, a proven firewall, and an optional security service that helps fight spam, viruses, and other threats. The built-in switch can connect devices in the office or additional switches.

Amazon Sales Rank: #8806 in Consumer Electronics Size: One Size Brand: Cisco Model: RV016 Platform: Windows Format: CD Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 3.00" h x 12.00" w x 15.00" l, 4.65 pounds Former Linksys Business Series Secure access at the heart of a small business network Supports 16 10/100 wired connections for fast network transfers Supports load balancing and failover redundancy on up to seven ports Cisco reliability and 3-year limited hardware warranty

A secure network connection tying your company to the world is the backbone of your business. You need a combination of performance and security to help keep your employees connected to the assets they need to keep your business productive. The Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router is a proven solution that delivers highly secure, high performance connectivity at the heart of your small business network. As its name suggests, the RV016 has sixteen ports in total. Up to seven ports may be configured for load balancing to improve performance or as redundant connections to service providers to support business continuity. The typical configuration for the RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router. View larger Featuring 16 10/100 Mbps fast Ethernet ports. View larger Provide Remote Access to Employees Increase remote employee productivity through secure connections to your business network via Virtual Private Networks (VPN). The RV016 delivers high capacity and high performance IPsec VPN capabilities, including support for up to 50 QuickVPN tunnels for remote client access. Simple Setup and Administration Intuitive, browser-based device manager and setup wizards get you up and running quickly. The easy-to-understand interface lets you monitor and adjust settings easily, from setting up remote access to content filtering and extensive activity logging. Strong Security The RV016 provides strong security with proven stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall and hardware encryption. The built-in firewall also features protection against Denial of Service (DoS), Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Land Attack, and IP spoofing, and sends email alerts for outside hacking attempts. Create up to 50 access rules, and employ powerful content filtering including static URL blocking and keyword blocking. Control filtering of Java, cookes, ActiveX plugins, and HTTP proxies. Performance to Support High-Bandwidth Applications The Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router delivers proven, highly secure connectivity to the Internet at the heart of the small business network to help employees stay productive. Redundant connections support load balancing for higher performance and contribute to business continuity, while a built-in Fast Ethernet switch connects devices in the office. High capacity IP Security (IPsec) VPN capabilities connect other offices and employees working remotely to files and data just as securely as if they were physically connected to the network. Other business-class security features, including available cloud-based web threat protection, help keep the network and business assets safe. 16 Fast Ethernet Ports The RV016 has sixteen 10/100 Mbps fast Ethernet ports, including 2 WAN ports and 1 dedicated DMZ port. 13 10/100 Mbps fast Ethernet switch ports ensure business continuity with up to 5 ports that can be used as WAN ports for load balancing and connection redundancy. What's in the Box Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router, CD with Administration Guide and QuickVPN client software, AC power cable, rack mounting kit. 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 customer reviews 12 of 12 people found this review helpful. Very happy with the price. By Curtis Gomez I can use this router in our core network of about 40 other permanent users of 20 or more users (customers) come and go. Any time you are trading 50-65 users via DHCP through four 24-port managed switches about ten centers in 4 to 8 ports and six WAP. Customers come and go every day, some of them with another Mac with a PC and I have to do something to connect to the Internet. In two years I have been in service is restarted once and I am not positive that was the problem, how do I reset the modem router and switches. Occasionally things off for maintenance, but looking at the router administration page has already run 54 days in a row. I must say that it is to attract much more stable than other small routers, delivering 99 DHCP addresses, but can actually about 10, without a static IP of His powerful browser interface lets you manage the bandwidth port, port function and provide easy port priority use. Some departments have more or less, or more priority to speed. Security Alerts by e-mail to me at the top of potential attacks. The effect on speed because of the security features was negligible. The "Block WAN request" even keeps our own ISP to see us. All these things are easy to install. As a basic router, it is very powerful. The courts will not I see is load balancing. That seems to really slow down the speed significantly. I think it's just too much to handle for the processor. My intention was to two different ISPs for redundancy in case. As a solution, I leave both providers connected but only activate one WAN port at a time. If one WAN goes down I can quickly activate the other WAN port without anyone really being affected The other ISP is mainly used for FTP anyway. On the problems with VPN's, we don't use them so I can't comment on that. In closing, you could spend thousands to get some of the features that facilitate subnets and load balancing, for the price it works very well. Update: I have since purchased a second RV016 (firmware 2.0.13) with the same solid performance. I've read about some of the problems that others are having and would say that compatibility with other vendors is an issue to consider. Also using switches versus hubs takes some of the load off the routers CPU. Update 2: We now own three routers without problem. I know that some have complained about customer service and I have to agree it's lacking. But what I would tell less experienced users is that the Sitemap column on the right side of the browser interface has extensive explanations of all the settings. This combined with a little experimentation should get you where you need to be The file sharing problems that another reviewer had has nothing to do with the router, it's all about the computer settings. Another reviewer commented on customer service asking about the color of the cables. In the early days of DSL and daisy chaining hubs, crossover cables were used and they were generally orange or yellow and will not work with most equipment. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Mixed By Leonard Barshack I have had the RV016 for a few years. Overall I am somewhat mixed. My biggest disappointment is with Linksys support. I had trouble configuring the dual WAN capabilities, and never got any help from Linksys. In the end I am using a single WAN (see below). I would expect much better, or at least some, support for an expensive router like this one. Some applications got confused when I was using two WANs. I had this problem with 2 or 3 applications, so I suspect correcting it would be straightforward, but after HOURS of fiddling and calling Linksys help, I got nowhere The other surprise was that there is no way to be notified if one of the WANs goes down. I have dual connectivity for redundancy, but if one fails, there is no way to.

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