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Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers

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What is Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers?

Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services routers, or the Cisco IR1101, are presented as compact, modular, and ruggedized, with a design that is optimal for mission-critical cases. It boasts stronger industrial router security and simplified management with SD-WAN architecture, edge…

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Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 3, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Well it's mostly used because it's a Rugged ISE Router. It's mostly used in smaller remote sites, not in an office environment. Generally it's utility company, so they're in c...
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Employee
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers3 years of experience

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers cost efficient option for IoT deployments

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 15, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Use Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers as the SDWAN routers for small sites connecting to single or a few IoT endpoints.
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Consultant
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers2 years of experience

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 11, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Remote site 4G/Fibre/Copper WAN communications for SCADA and Corporate data.
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Engineer
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers2 years of experience

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers - Perhaps the best industrial router Cisco has made to date.

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 24, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
These are deployed at sites where we need a manageable hardened device that supports cellular connectivity. These are useful when low power requirements are important, but ful...
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Professional
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers5 years of experience

Hardware ready for 5G!!!

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 17, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers are the devices that are characterized by their durability, just install and forget about the devices because they do not fail for ...
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Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers2 years of experience
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Product Details

What is Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers?

The modularity and expansion capabilities of Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers (formerly Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers) can help extend product lifetime. Their compact, modular, ruggedized design is presented as ideal for mission-critical cases. They offer stronger industrial router security and simplified management with SD-WAN architecture, edge compute, and IOS XE.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services routers, or the Cisco IR1101, are presented as compact, modular, and ruggedized, with a design that is optimal for mission-critical cases. It boasts stronger industrial router security and simplified management with SD-WAN architecture, edge compute, and IOS XE. The IR1101 has modular and expandable hardware designed to extend product lifetime. Its internal and expansion modules enables users to add or upgrade WAN and storage components as technologies and needs change.

Cradlepoint Routers, Sierra Wireless AirLink Cellular Routers and Gateways, and RUGGEDCOM Industrial Ethernet Switches / Routers are common alternatives for Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 8.6.

The most common users of Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
March 03, 2025
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers
3 years of experience
Pros
  • Well I think we particularly find it was useful because as well as providing traditional networking to the better nets IP connections, it also has modules that support things like digital connections, which you used for various security systems. And then like I mentioned for asynchronous serial, which we use for managing various industrial control scatter type systems. So that was why we picked this particular model.
Cons
  • I'm trying to think of any, I mean to be honest, us it's actually quite an ideal product. I think possibly an extra onboard SFP port would be quite useful with some scenarios where we need a WAN and the LAN fiber connection and that would be quite useful. At the moment we have to buy an extra module for that. So I guess that would be the only improvement I suggest really.

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers cost efficient option for IoT deployments

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
November 15, 2024
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers
2 years of experience
Pros
  • Small form factor, easy to install in small cabinets
  • Rugged router suits harsh environment
  • Supports 4G / 5G / DSL / fibre multiple connections
Cons
  • GPS support on the router is not as easy as expected

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
November 11, 2024
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Utilities Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers
2 years of experience
Pros
  • 4G Communications
  • AAA Authentication
  • MPLS Routing
Cons
  • Missing CAT-m1
  • Cellular interface MTU Issues

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers - Perhaps the best industrial router Cisco has made to date.

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 24, 2024
Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers
5 years of experience
Pros
  • Serial connectivity
  • Manageability
  • Hardened, high/low temperature and C1D2
Cons
  • The pinout of the serial ports is not standard, this is not a significant issue, just annoying
  • The console port is only USB
  • No LAN fiber port

Hardware ready for 5G!!!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 17, 2023
Pros
  • Security with firewalls, VPN, password management.
  • Installing and not suffering failures for more than 6 months of any kind such as failure in configuration, unnecessary restarts, and in general of any kind of failure adds more relevance to these devices.
Cons
  • Installation with steep learning curve.
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