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Features Benefits
Full-Function NAT (one-to-many and many-
to-many)
Allows several applications and devices, including NetMeeting and H.323 phones, to be used
transparently from a LAN that deploys NAT
Static-NAT-Based DMZ, Defining A Static
Mapping Between A Public IP Address/Port
And A Host On The LAN
Allows access to applications (such as Web and Simple Network Management Protocol [SMTP]
servers) on the LAN from the WAN via a pinhole on the NAT firewall
Quality of Service (QoS)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) QoS,
Including ATM Traffic Universal Broadband
Router (UBR), nonreal-time Variable Bit Rate
(VBRnrt), and Constant Bit Rate (CBR) with
per-VC Queuing and Traffic Shaping
Helps ensure QoS with ability to send traffic over the appropriate virtual circuit to provide
ATM-level shaping and helps ensure that no head-of-line blocking can happen between circuits
of different or equal traffic classes
Easy Setup and Deployment
Plug and Play with Default Settings and Web-
Based Setup Tool
Users can easily set up the router and customize advanced features
CRWS Allows nontechnical users to complete installation by simply by pointing a browser at the router
and providing user information
Cisco Configuration Express Lowers cost of deployment by shipping preconfigured units directly to end users without staging
or storing
Advanced Management Features for Low Cost of Ownership
Router Status Page in CRWS Provides a Web-based visual representation of router configuration and feature status (firewall
activated, VPN tunnel up, for example)
Cisco IOS Software Interactive Debug and
Remote Management Features Through the
Integrated ISDN S/T Port
Enables remote management and monitoring via SNMP, Telnet, or HTTP and local management
via console port to diagnose network problems in detail; remote management is possible even if
the WAN interface is down
Cisco IOS Software Command Line Interface
(CLI)
Allows customers to use existing knowledge of Cisco IOS Software CLI for easier installation
and manageability without additional training
Cisco IOS Software Technology Offers technology that is used throughout the backbone of the Internet and in most enterprise
networks
Cisco CNS 2100 Series Intelligence Engine Provides for centralized Cisco IOS Software configuration update; remote sites are configured
to contact this centrally located device for configuration updates
Supported by Cisco VPN Solution Center,
CiscoWorks VMS, and Cisco Secure Policy
Manager
Allows for scalable deployments of security policies management
Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Provides a secure, encrypted connection to a router, similar to an inbound Telnet session
