Linksys by Cisco products

Products:

• RV042 Dual Broadband 4 Port VPN Router

• RV082 Dual Broadband 8 Port VPN Router

• RVS4000 4 Port Gigabit VPN Router

• WRP400 4 Port 802.11G Wireless Router with VoIP & 3G support

• WRV210 4 Port 802.11G Wireless Router with VPN

• WRVS4400N 4 Port Gigabit 802.11n MIMO Wireless Router with VPN

Cisco RV042 Dual Broadband 4 Port VPN Router

Price: $189.20 Click here to buy now Rating: Not Yet Rated	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		WAN Ports - 2
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 4			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 0			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			DynDNS Client
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			Warranty - 3
		USB Storage
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 0
				More information
	Security Features				Manufacturer's specifications
		NAT Security
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		URL Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
		Block sites by keywords			Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 30
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (multi session)

Comments: 4 Port version of the RV082.

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Cisco RV082 Dual Broadband 8 Port VPN Router

Price: $300.30 Click here to buy now Rating: Not Yet Rated	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		WAN Ports - 2
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 8			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 0			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			DynDNS Client
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			Warranty - 3
		USB Storage
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 0
				More information
	Security Features				Manufacturer's specifications
		NAT Security
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		URL Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
		Block sites by keywords			Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 50
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (multi session)

Comments: Allows two Broadband connections simultaneously which can be setup either to use one exclusively and just fail over to the second one if the main one drops out, or to load share and use a bit of each one at the same time. You can't double your speed as such but load sharing allows more bandwidth to be available for more users so the overall effect is that each person on the Network should get better speeds, but never individually faster than the fastest ADSL connection

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Note: IPSec VPNs are somewhat complicated to setup and usually require an Internet Connection with a Static IP address (at least on the Server end) and a minimum of Windows 2000 behind it to allow for the setup of the necessary security policy.

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Cisco RVS4000 4 Port Gigabit VPN Router

Price: $127.60 Click here to buy now Rating:	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		WAN Ports - 1
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 0			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 4			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			DynDNS Client
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			Warranty - 1
		USB Storage
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 0
				More information
	Security Features				Manufacturer's specifications
		NAT Security
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		URL Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
		Block sites by keywords			Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 5
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (single session only)

Comments: Built-in 4 port Gigaswitch, port based VLAN, 5 IPSec VPN tunnels + 5 "QuickVPN Tunnels" which is included free VPN client software for Windows 2000 or XP to suit the RVS2000.

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Cisco WRP400 4 Port 802.11G Wireless Router with VoIP & 3G support

Price: $135.30 Click here to buy now Rating: Not Yet Rated	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless 802.11g
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		WAN Ports - 1
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 4			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 0			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			DynDNS Client
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			Warranty - 1
		USB Storage
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 2
				More information
	Security Features				Manufacturer's specifications
		NAT Security
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		URL Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
		Block sites by keywords			Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 0
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (single session only)

Comments: A basic wireless router with a built-in ATA for VoIP and (in the latest firmware version) support for some USB 3G modems*. I'm slightly disappointed that it doesn't have an FXO port for failover to a standard phone line but then I find demand for that particular feature is 50/50 anyway, especially now with the growing popularity of "Naked DSL".
Replaces the WRT54GP2

* Click here for 3G modem compatibility list (not all 3G modems are compatible)

Note: A customer reports receiving a WRP400 24/6/09 and it came with a "reserved" sticker over the USB port and the latest firmware version (2.00.05) would not work with the Huawei E169 modem so 3G serviceability may not be quite there yet for the Aussie market.

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Cisco WRV210 4 Port 802.11G Wireless Router with VPN

Price: $106.70 Click here to buy now Rating: Not Yet Rated	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless 802.11g
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		WAN Ports - 1
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 4			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 0			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			DynDNS Client
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			Warranty - 3
		USB Storage
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 0
				More information
	Security Features				Manufacturer's specifications
		NAT Security
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		URL Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
		Block sites by keywords			Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 10
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (multi session)

Comments: Replacement for the WRV200 (most likely just a change of chipset due to price and/or availability reasons)

For best wireless performance use in conjunction with Cisco WMP200 PCI card for desktop PCs, WPC200 PCMCIA card for laptops and WUSB200 USB adapter.

Note: IPSec VPNs are somewhat complicated to setup and usually require an Internet Connection with a Static IP address (at least on the Server end) and a minimum of Windows 2000 behind it to allow for the setup of the necessary security policy.

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Cisco WRVS4400N 4 Port Gigabit 802.11n MIMO Wireless Router with VPN

Price: $193.60 Click here to buy now Rating:	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless 802.11n
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		WAN Ports - 1
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 0			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 4			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			DynDNS Client
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			Warranty - 3
		USB Storage
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 0
				More information
	Security Features				Manufacturer's specifications
		NAT Security
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		URL Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
		Block sites by keywords			Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 5
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (single session only)

Comments: Pretty much an 802.11n wireless version of the RVS4000 with a built-in 4 port Gigaswitch, port based VLAN, 5 IPSec VPN tunnels + 5 "QuickVPN Tunnels" which is included free VPN client software for Windows 2000 or XP.
For best results use in conjunction with Linksys WMP300N PCI card for desktop PCs, WPC4400N PCMCIA card for laptops and WUSB300N USB adapter.

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