Overview
Cisco 890 series integrated services router is fixed-configuration routers that provide collaborative business solutions for secure voice and data communications to enterprise small branch offices. It is designed to deliver secure broadband, Metro Ethernet, wireless LAN (WLAN) connectivity, and business continuity. The routers also come with powerful management tools, such as the web-based Cisco configuration professional configuration management tool, which simplifies setup and deployment. Centralized management capabilities give network managers visibility and control of the network configurations at the remote site.
  • High performance for secure broadband and Metro Ethernet access with concurrent services for enterprise small branch offices
  • Integrated secure 802.11 a/g/n access point based on the draft 802.11n standard; dual-band radios for mobility and support for autonomous or Cisco Unified WLAN architectures
  • Firewall with advance application and control for email, instant messaging (IM), and HTTP traffic
  • Intrusion prevention system (IPS): an inline, deep-packet-inspection feature that mitigates a wide range of network attacks
  • One 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet WAN port
  • Intelligent hierarchical quality of service (HQoS): support for hierarchical queuing and shaping
  • Connectivity Fault Management (CFM), based on 802.1 ag
  • 802.3 ah standards-based link operations, administration, and maintenance (OA&M)
  • Ethernet Local Management Interface (E-LMI) for the customer edge
  • CFM inter-working and backward compatibility
  • Performance management based on IP service-level agreement (SLA) for Ethernet
  • Dedicated console and auxiliary ports for configuration and management
  • Two USB 2.0 ports for security eToken credentials, booting
  • Easy setup and deployment, and centralized and remote-management capabilities through web-based tools
Secure network connectivity Cisco 890 series router delivers high performance with integrated security and threat defense. Network security has become a fundamental building block of any network, and Cisco routers play an important role in embedding security at the customer's access edge. Metro Ethernet connectivity Cisco 890 series router is ideal for service provider deployments as Metro Ethernet customer premises equipment (CPE). The routers also provide failover protection and load balancing. The 8-port managed switch provides enough LAN ports for connecting multiple devices. The Cisco 890 Series provides significant value to customers by simplifying deployment of Ethernet WAN services with end-to-end OA&M, service-level agreement (SLA) monitoring and verification, and configuration management, resulting in increased operational efficiency and reduced operating expenses (OpEx). High availability Cisco 890 series router enables customers to deliver high-performance, high-availability, mission-critical business applications. These capabilities include Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), MultigroupHSRP (MHSRP), and dial backup with external modem through a virtual auxiliary port. Cisco 890 series router is integrated with ISDN BRI, a V.92 analog modem, or a Gigabit Ethernet port for a secondary WAN backup connection. If the primary Ethernet-access WAN is disconnected, the router detects this failure and fails over to the secondary backup WAN. Integrated wireless LAN capability The Cisco 890 series is ideal for enterprise small branch offices and small businesses that need to be connected to larger enterprise networks. These routers help extend corporate networks to secure remote sites while giving users access to the same applications found in a corporate office. They provide increased reliability for diversity of wireless data, voice, and video applications. When users require wireless LAN (WLAN) access, visibility and control of network security are even more critical at the remote site. The Cisco 890 series meets this need with a single device that combines integrated 802.11 a/g/n capabilities with security features such as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), including authentication with IEEE 802.1X with Cisco Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) and Protected EAP (PEAP), and encryption with WPA Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).