NEW DELHI: Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced significant design enhancements
to its SAFE security blueprint and introduced two new routers based on Cisco IOS
software: the Cisco 806 Broadband Gateway Router and the Cisco 1710 Security
Access Router.
Delivering advanced security and routing capabilities for small branch
offices, teleworkers and small-to-medium businesses, the new routers are
optimized for securing e-Business applications for customers with existing
broadband modems.
Today's announcement underscores Cisco's strategy, through the SAFE
blueprint, to provide organizations of all sizes with the most scalable,
flexible and comprehensive method of securely, reliably and cost-effectively
competing in today's fast-paced business environment.
The Cisco 806 Broadband Gateway Router provides secure, shared access with
the power of Cisco IOS Technology for small offices and teleworkers. The Cisco
806 offers business class security features such as a stateful inspection
firewall and support for VPNs with IPSec 3DES encryption.
On the other hand, the Cisco 1710 Security Access Router delivers advanced
routing and comprehensive security functionality to small to medium businesses
and small branch offices. These include hardware-assisted wire-speed IPSec 3DES
encryption (T1/E1 speeds), support for up to 100 simultaneous VPN tunnels,
stateful inspection firewalls, intrusion detection, and advanced routing and QoS
features.
According Cisco Indias’ (systems engineering) vice-president S V Ramana,
"With the addition of the Cisco 806 and 1710 routers to our list of
approved devices, we believe that we can offer more advanced security and
routing functionality to businesses who currently access the Internet with a
simple broadband modem."