Description
Managing Router Security
Managing the security of a Cisco 2901 ISR (Integrated Services Router) with the C2901-VSEC-CUBE/K9 option is important in order to protect your network from potential security threats. The router includes several security features and management options to help you secure the device and network. Some of the key features include:
- Cisco IOS Software security: The router runs on Cisco IOS software, which includes a variety of built-in security features to help protect the device and network. These features can include access control lists (ACLs), firewall, VPN, and intrusion detection and prevention (IDP).
- Secure Boot: The router supports secure boot, which ensures that the device boots only with authorized software images and prevents unauthorized software or malware from running on the device.
- Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure Copy (SCP) : The router supports SSH and SCP for secure remote management, which encrypts all data sent over the network. This can help to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks and other types of network-based attacks.
- Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) : The router supports AAA, which allows you to control access to the device and network by authenticating users and devices, authorizing access to network resources, and accounting for user activity.
- Cisco ISE: The router supports Cisco ISE, which is a network access control solution that allows you to control access to different parts of the network based on user identity and device posture. This can help you to ensure that only authorized users and devices are able to access the network.
- System Hardening: The router also supports various system hardening features such as disabling unnecessary services and protocols, securing the router’s management plane, and configuring access control lists to protect against unauthorized access.
- Regular software updates: It is important to regularly check for and apply software updates to the router to ensure that it has the latest security patches and features.
Routing Protocols and Configuration
The Cisco 2901 ISR (Integrated Services Router) with the C2901-VSEC-CUBE/K9 option supports a variety of routing protocols and provides a range of configuration options to help you manage network traffic. Some of the key routing protocols and configuration options include:
- Routing Protocols: The router supports a variety of routing protocols, including static routing, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). These protocols can be used to exchange routing information between routers and to determine the best path for network traffic.
- Dynamic Routing: The router also supports dynamic routing, which allows the router to automatically learn and update routing information based on changes in the network. This can help to improve network availability and reduce the risk of routing loops.
- Quality of Service (QoS): The router supports QoS, which allows you to prioritize different types of network traffic and to control the amount of bandwidth available to different types of traffic. This can help to ensure that time-sensitive traffic such as voice and video receive the necessary bandwidth for good quality.
- Link Aggregation: The router supports link aggregation, which allows you to group multiple physical interfaces together to form a single logical interface. This can help to increase the available bandwidth and improve the reliability of the network.
- Network Address Translation (NAT): The router supports NAT, which allows you to translate between private and public IP addresses, allowing private IP addresses to be used on a private network and still be able to access the Internet.
- Access Control Lists (ACLs): The router supports ACLs, which allow you to control access to different parts of the network by filtering traffic based on source and destination IP addresses, protocols, and ports.
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs): The router supports VPNs, which allow you to create secure connections between remote networks and users and your main network. This can help you to isolate sensitive information and to control access to different parts of the network.
- Cisco IOS CLI: The router is configured and managed through the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI), which provides a wide range of commands to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the router.
Quality of Service (QoS) Capabilities
The C2901-VSEC-CUBE/K9 Cisco 2901 2 Ports Integrated Services Router has a number of Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities that allow you to prioritize different types of network traffic and control the amount of bandwidth available to different types of traffic. Some of the key QoS capabilities include:
- Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ): This feature allows you to assign different weights to different traffic classes, which can help to ensure that time-sensitive traffic such as voice and video receive the necessary bandwidth for good quality.
- Low Latency Queuing (LLQ): This feature allows you to assign priority to specific types of traffic, such as voice or video, which can help to reduce delay and jitter for these types of traffic.
- Priority Queuing (PQ): This feature allows you to assign priority to specific types of traffic, such as voice or video, which can help to ensure that these types of traffic are serviced before other types of traffic.
- Custom Queuing (CQ): This feature allows you to create custom queues for specific types of traffic, which can help to ensure that these types of traffic receive the necessary bandwidth.
- Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED): This feature allows you to drop packets selectively based on the congestion level of the network, which can help to reduce the impact of network congestion on different types of traffic.
- Congestion Avoidance: The router supports a number of congestion avoidance mechanisms, such as tail drop and weighted tail drop, which can help to prevent network congestion.
- Traffic Shaping: This feature allows you to control the rate at which traffic is sent, which can help to reduce the impact of bursty traffic on the network.
- Policing: This feature allows you to limit the rate at which traffic is sent, which can help to prevent one type of traffic from using too much bandwidth and affecting other types of traffic.
Detail Description
- Manufacturer Part Number C2901-VSEC-CUBE/K9
- Brand Name Cisco
- Product Series 2900
- Product Model 2901
- Product Name 2901 Integrated Services Router
- Product Type Router
Interfaces/Ports
- Total Number of Ports 2
- USB Yes
- Management Port Yes
- Number of Broadband (RJ-45) Ports 2
I/O Expansions
- Number of Total Expansion Slots 11
- Expansion Slot Type PVDM
- HWIC
- SFP (mini-GBIC)
Network & Communication:
- Network Technology 10/100/1000Base-T
- Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethernet
Management & Protocols
- Security Features-
- IPSec
- Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
- SSL
- Stateful Firewall
- DES
- 3DES
- AES
- Intrusion Prevention
- Content Filtering
Memory
- Standard Memory 512 MB
- Maximum Memory 2 GB
- Memory Technology SDRAM
- Flash Memory 256 MB
- Memory Card Supported CompactFlash (CF) Card
Power Description
- Input Voltage
- 110 V AC
- 220 V AC
- Power Source Power Supply