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Feature Benefit

Simplified Management

Cisco Router and Security

Device Manager (SDM)

• The Cisco SDM is an intuitive, easy-to-use, Web-based device management tool embedded within the

Cisco IOS Software access routers. The Cisco SDM helps enable resellers and customers to quickly and

easily deploy, configure, and monitor a Cisco access router without requiring knowledge of the Cisco IOS

Command-Line Interface (CLI).

Integrated CSU and DSU,

Add/Drop Multiplexers, Analog

Modems, and NT1 Options

• This integration helps enable remote management of all CPE elements for higher network availability and

lower operational costs.

Enhanced Setup Feature • Context-sensitive questions guide the user through the router configuration process, allowing faster

deployment.

Support for Cisco AutoInstall • Remote routers are configured automatically across a WAN connection to save the cost of sending

technical staff to the remote site.

VLAN Support • VLAN support enables inter-VLAN routing with the Cisco Inter-Switch Link (ISL) protocol and 802.1Q.

Cisco 2600 Series Hardware and Software Options

Cisco 2600 Series routers offer a choice of Ethernet, Token Ring, and autosensing 10/100 Ethernet LAN interfaces. In addition, depending on the

model, one network module slot, two or three WIC slots, and one or two AIM slots as well as one 115.2-kbps console port and one 115.2-kbps

auxiliary asynchronous port are offered.

Network Module Options

Network modules help enable the Cisco 2600 Series to be customized to meet the needs of virtually any branch office. These modules support a

broad range of applications, including multiservice voice and data integration, analog and ISDN dial access, ATM access, integration of low-density

switching, IDSs, content networking, and serial device concentration (refer to Table 5 for the complete list of supported network modules for the

Cisco 2600 Series). Other advantages of the network module are to provide integrated services onto one platform for greater management of services

and ease of operations. By offering network modules such as the Cisco EtherSwitch Network Module, content engine, network analysis, and

intrusion detection network modules, more services are integrated onto a single platform. These modules provide the advantage of integrating

switching, content networking, or intrusion detection with routing onto one platform for greater management and ease of operation.

The Cisco 16-Port 10/100 EtherSwitch Network Module combines robust Layer 3 flexible WAN routing with low-density line-rate Layer 2

switching, providing straightforward configuration, easy deployment, and integrated management in a single platform (see Figure 2). The Cisco

EtherSwitch modules use the powerful features available in both Cisco IOS Software and Cisco Catalyst switching, with hardware supporting

802.1p Layer 2 prioritization, while Cisco IOS Software supports Layer 3 Differentiated Services (DiffServ) and class-of-service (CoS) markings for

critical business data.