Key Features - Cisco 1720 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 1 Cisco 1700 Router Overview

Key Features

Feature
One FastEthernet (10/100BaseTX) port
Two Cisco WAN interface card slots
Console port
Auxiliary port
SNMP support
AutoInstall support
Kensington security slot
Cisco ConfigMaker support
Compatible with Cisco Networked
Office stack
Support for Cisco IOS software features
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The Cisco 1700 router is a small, modular desktop router that links small- to
medium-size remote Ethernet and FastEthernet LANs over one to four WAN
connections to regional and central offices. lists the router key features.
Figure 1-2 Key Features
Description
• Operates in full- or half-duplex mode (with manual override
available).
• Supports autosensing for 10- or 100-Mbps operation.
• Supports a combination of any two of the following WAN interface
cards: ISDN BRI, 56-kbps DSU/CSU, FT1/T1 DSU/CSU, high-speed
serial, and dual-serial.
• The WAN interface configuration can be changed as your network
requirements change.
Supports router configuration and management with a
directly-connected terminal or PC. Supports up to 115.2 kbps.
Supports modem connection to the router, which can be configured and
managed from a remote location. Supports up to 115.2 kbps.
Router can be managed over a network using Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP).
Configuration files can be easily downloaded to the router over a WAN
connection.
Router can be secured to a desktop or other surface using Kensington
lockdown equipment.
You can set up networks that include the Cisco 1700 router using the
Cisco ConfigMaker application, a wizards-based software tool that helps
you easily configure and address Cisco routers, access servers, hubs,
switches, and networks.
Can be stacked and operated with other members of the
Cisco Networked Office stack product line.
Supports IP, IPX, AppleTalk, IBM, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF),
NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP), Resource Reservation Protocol
(RSVP), encryption, network address translation, and the Cisco IOS
Firewall Feature Set.
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