Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers vs. Cisco Routers

My company is not so big to test the router on its highest limits. I can tell only that it works great and does not ask us for unexpected maintenance, service or unpleasant surprises. It works perfect and makes it's job the best.

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Cisco Routers are well suited when it comes to create a meshed VPN infrastructure with all your branch offices worldwide. You can easily configure the Cisco Routers with static VPN, DMVPN or SD-WAN, which is great. You can also use a Cisco Routers as a CUBE to establish a direct routing (voice) for MS Teams.

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• Partakes minimal disruptions under mobility while in use by technicians.
• Has high bandwidths
• The routers are secure from multiple network attacks.

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• Helps to separate routing information for different networks for different customers.
• Helps peers with service providers and Customer Networks and starts the exchange of information between them.
• Helps facilitate internet connectivity for enterprise networks.
• Helps transferring Internet or Private Data from one place to another.

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• Programming can be complicated for new users
• An easier VPN setup would be a good value add to this product
• PoE for IP Phones requires an add-on daughter card
• The daughter card add expense and requires that the 800 series unit be opened to install card

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• Software-defined radios could be used so that both the radios could be converted into 5 GHz model to provide enhanced connectivity in network congestion scenarios.
• Support for low power IoT devices.
• Should provide more details about devices connected to the access points such as the risk score of the devices.
• Enhanced encryption algorithms and quick firmware upgrades.

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We are already looking at more purchases

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We are extremely likely to renew, as we have been very happy with our Cisco Routers for over 10 years. Their uptime as well as stable nature makes them ideal for us, as we are an industry that cannot afford downtime. We trust our partner to recommend our next model Cisco, when the time comes.

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My experience is that there is always something that proves to be just a bit tedious to get figured out but once you do it is easily duplicated

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Cisco routers can be configure and forgotten unless you are adding to the configuration or on the rare troubleshooting event.

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Cisco routers can be configure and forgotten unless you are adding to the configuration or on the rare troubleshooting event.

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People have bad days and some things are deemed not critical enough to fix.

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My training was through a third party that had good knowledge but wasn't able to answer all of my questions.

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The more you can plan in advance the easier the deployment will be.

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The Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR routers have proven to be more reliable than the standard ISR routers within moving vehicles.

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The main reason to go with Cisco Routers is reliability. Other than that most engineers are certified to operate these routers. Other reasons are good technical support, quality community and familiarity/experience within the industry of networking. It is by default product to go with in many situations.

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Not every router can handle all situations and so you have to purchase the upgrade to do handle the new requirements.

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• 800 Series units are a great value for very small sites
• The 800 series have allowed us to be agile in the opening of sites quickly in under-served rural areas.
• The only downside is having to renew the support every few years.

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• Experience tells us that using Cisco products is always positive since the quality/price is very well distributed.
• They reduce energy costs and the consumption of resources, optimizing efficiency to the maximum
• The equipment is prepared so that all kinds of people can use them.
• They have higher levels of access and service. Its functionality is one of the best on the market, its unmatched response. Cisco routers provide fast access and hassle-free connectivity and are renowned for their performance.
• TAC's service is by far the best
• accessible configuration manuals

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