Data Sheet
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Figure 6 shows a Cisco 890 Series Router deployed in an enterprise small branch-office WLAN application.
Figure 6. Enterprise Small Branch-Office WLAN
Manageability
Cisco 890 Series Routers support a whole suite of management tools to provide ease of use. Tools such as Cisco
Configuration Professional use smart wizards and task-based tutorials, which resellers and customers can use to
quickly and easily deploy, configure, and monitor a Cisco access router without requiring knowledge of the Cisco
IOS Software command-line interface (CLI).
Table 2 lists the features and benefits of the Cisco 890 Series Routers.
Table 2. Features and Benefits of Cisco 890 Series Routers
Feature Benefit
Increased performance for
concurrent services
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Router performance allows customers to take advantage of broadband network speeds while running
secure, concurrent data, voice, video, and wireless services.
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet, SFP,
and Fast Ethernet WAN ports
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Integrated ports offer flexibility in Ethernet WAN access, and the additional capability to deploy redundant
WAN connections for failover protections and load balancing.
Integrated 8-port 10/100BASE-T
managed switch
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Fully managed LAN switch ports connect multiple LAN devices and reduce the need for an additional LAN
switch.
Integrated WAN backup
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ISDN BRI S/T (Cisco 892 and 892F) or analog modem (Cisco 891) port provides high availability by
establishing a backup WAN connection if the primary connection fails.
Real-time clock
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Built-in, real-time clock maintains an accurate date and time for applications that require an accurate time
stamp, such as logging and digital certificates.
Enhanced security
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An integrated stateful and application inspection firewall provides network perimeter security.
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High-speed IPsec 3DES and AES encryption offers data privacy over the Internet.
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Intrusion prevention enforces security policy in a larger enterprise or service provider network.
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Content filtering offers category-based URL classification and blocking, thus providing increased productivity
and better use of company resources.
Optional dual-radio/dual-band
IEEE 802.11n access point
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The Cisco 890 Series offers a secure, integrated access point in a single device. It supports both
autonomous and unified modes. It is backward-compatible with 802.11a/b/g.
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The router supports IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 and uses multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) technology that
provides increased throughput, reliability, and predictability.
Separate console, auxiliary, and
USB ports
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One auxiliary and one console port enable remote configuration and management.
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The router has two USB 2.0 flash memory or security eTokens. Integrated USB ports can be configured to
work with an optional USB token for off-platform storage of VPN credentials or for deployment of
configuration stored on USB flash-memory devices.
Unified wireless management
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Configuration and management of access points is automated and simplified without manual intervention.
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A unified hybrid remote-edge access point (HREAP) provides the following:
WLAN services to remote and branch offices without deploying a wireless LAN controller at each location.
Central configuration and control of unified WLAN services for remote offices through a WAN link.
Flexibility in setting up wireless access at remote locations by specifying how traffic is to be bridged or
tunneled.
