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Data Sheet

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Move beyond your traditional phone system: The Cisco Smart Business

Communications System lets you transform your business by bringing together all of your

communications onto a single network. The Cisco 520 Series Secure Router works hand in

hand with other Cisco Smart Business Communications System products, such as the

Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Business. Together, the solution lets

you support all of your company’s phone calls, messaging, security, and wireless

networking. Your employees can be more productive, and you can save money by

managing and paying for just one network.

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Upgrade your business communications: If your business is already using the Cisco

Smart Business Communications System, adding the Cisco 520 Series Secure Router is a

great way to take your communications to the next level. You can strengthen security using

the router’s built-in features, such as URL filtering and an inline IPS. And intelligent network

QoS lets you prioritize voice and data network traffic to improve network performance. The

Cisco 520 Series Secure Router enables your business to build on the Cisco Smart

Business Communications System as your needs change.

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Safely connect traveling or teleworkers: The Cisco 520 Series Secure Router is perfect

for traveling or business teleworkers who work outside the main office and need access to

office applications and files and other network resources safely and securely. Sophisticated

VPN encryption technology helps safeguard sensitive business traffic for remote

employees. QoS features in the Cisco 520 Series Secure Router let you prioritize voice

traffic to order to maintain the integrity of your voice communications at home offices. One

phone number can ring simultaneously on the office phone and home phone, so employees

never miss a call.

Features and Benefits

The Cisco 520 Series Secure Router provides:

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Built-in advanced security: The Cisco 520 Series Secure Router includes in-depth

security features to help protect your most critical business information and

communications. A Cisco IOS

Firewall with application layer inspection offers threat

control by helping to protect the network from unauthorized users and minimizes threats on

web traffic, outgoing applications, and email by blocking unwanted activity. In addition, built-

in encryption using IPSec, Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES), and Advanced

Encryption Standard (AES) lets remote employees connect to the network securely using

SSL VPN and Cisco Easy VPN. And advanced security features such as URL filtering

blocks access to undesirable websites and inline IPS shields the network from worms and

provides sophisticated threat defense.

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Increased performance to run concurrent services: The Cisco 520 Series Secure

Router offers broadband performance while simultaneously running services like firewall,

intrusion prevention, VPN encryption, and wireless networking. There is no need to

purchase additional security and wireless products. Managing a single all-in-one router is

easier and less expensive than managing multiple network devices.