Overall Satisfaction with Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800)
They are critical in connecting our 100 WAN sites and edge connectivity.
- Once they are configured you can basically forget them until your (NMS) network management systems notify you of an issue
- Simple EIGRP configuration
- Super cost effective
- Most are single power supply
- If they aren't a full 19" 1U device you have to purchase rack ears separately from the device
- VPN tunneling can be a bit of a configuration challenge
- Buying a router and a layer 2 switch in low bandwidth deployments can save hundreds of dollars.
- The flexibility of the IR800 makes it the perfect edge processing IoT device. We would be able to change our backhaul method as needed with changing devices.
- With the new port configurations we have been able to consolidate to single routers where before we had to use 2 or more.
We have only used Cisco Routers, why trade a BMW for a Hyundai.
Using Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800)
2 - Edge and WAN connectivity
2 - Network Engineers and network admins.
- Internet Edge
- WAN connectivity
- Edge proccessing
- For traffic control connectivity.
- We are investigating their role in IoT
- High and low temp deployments
Evaluating Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800) and Competitors
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
We are very familiar with how the devices work and have a long history of dependable deployments.
I wouldn't.
Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800) Implementation
- Third-party professional service company
ConvergeOne
Change management was a major issue with the implementation - Give yourself an easy backout plan.
- Found a bug that affects ssh.
Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800) Training
- Online training
- Self-taught
Yes it was, Cisco has tons of Google-able materials and good forums that can help
Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800) Support
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
No
We have onsite spares.
Cisco's advanced service dug in and solved our configuration problems when working a proof of concept around the IR829 routers.
Using Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800)
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Eigrp set up
- T1 configuration, module installation and setup
- Trunking to the switch
- BGP configuration is a bit difficult if you don't have experience configuring it.
- VPN setup can be confusing unless you have done a couple previously