Cisco Enterprise Routers Valuable Features
It's highly stable. We rarely see any bugs or abnormalities in our Cisco routers, especially for the ISR series. We have used the ASR 1000, and that was highly stable.
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Andrew Banda
Head Of Information Technology at Zambia National Building Society
Cisco is awesome. Honestly. It's a trusted brand. If you want to set up your network and you have a good night's sleep, you buy Cisco. You know that you set up and go to sleep. That's how awesome it is.
I'm biased since I am Cisco certified. I enjoy working with them since it's easy to use them.
There are moments when the configuration gets to be a bit complex, and then you need to look for an expert that helps you troubleshoot or maybe set up things where you might not have the proper knowledge.
The resilience is great. The equipment is so stable. It will not freeze. When you set up Cisco, you can forget you have a router. Everything just works. Only maybe once in a year, you might think of rebooting it. However, that thing works no matter what.
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Cees Rhebergen
Technical Consultant at KPN IT Solutions - Trusted Services
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it makes it possible for users to use encryption and decryption since our company aims to achieve transparency, and without it, the other system on which it is used won't support it.
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April 2024
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Cisco has many features, however, we configure only OSPF and other QoS functions. There are three functions like that, but the routing protocol is OSPF through IP VPNs.
Cisco launched the 8000 series routers, including the SD-WAN features and Viptela, plus the cloud connectivity. They continuously improve and add so many features to the new IOS, mainly in the cloud, the microservice's architecture and Kubernetes.
View full review »I am satisfied with the tool overall. Although I haven't used all of its features yet, it's been great for providing internet access to both customers, and employees within the company. I'm looking forward to learning more about the other features and using them in the future.
View full review »Cisco is the industry standard. I tend to use it a lot.
The resilience of the devices is very good.
It's good for internet-based networking.
The documentation is very good.
The solution is stable.
It's scalable.
View full review »We've been satisfied with the capabilities of the product overall.
The virtual routing is very good.
It's not complex to deploy.
The solution is stable and reliable.
It is easily scalable.
View full review »I haven't assessed it in that way, they provided us with excellent service. We had very few issues.
View full review »The after-sales service and support Cisco offers are great. It's a great differentiating feature that sets them apart from the competition.
The features are good. They are robust and well-made, unlike other competitors, like Huawei, where the products are not made of good materials.
The performance is quite good.
It's scalable.
For the most part, it is straightforward to set up.
View full review »The routing features are quite useful.
It is a stable solution.
The product can scale.
It's easy to set up.
Technical support ie very helpful.
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Srinath Beldona
Principal Engineer IoT Network Architecture at Vodafone Idea Limited
I have found the most valuable feature of Cisco Enterprise Routers to be the simplicity of the command-line interface, it is very intuitive as to how the commands need to be configured for a specific use case.
View full review »The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's overall look and feel is good, making it a user-friendly tool.
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Patrick Farayi
Head of Planning at ZODSAT
The solution has a robust performance and provides essential features for router switching and operations. Also, its technical support team is well-trained, and some hold CCNA certifications.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the command prompt, which is very user-friendly.
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Amalesh Roy
Senior Assistant Manager at Beximco
We use this solution to secure and separate our network. We use the router to install the internet gateway.
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Rajkumar Gottiparthi
Vice President at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Cisco Enterprise Routers are the best. I am satisfied with this product.
The commands are easy to understand.
View full review »The most valuable feature of Cisco Enterprise Routers is that they are robust and resilient.
View full review »The DNS features are different in the ASR series. Apart from that, Cisco provides most of the needed features in all the routers, except the live local license.
View full review »Cisco support is the most valuable aspect because most technicians in the industry understand how to interface with a Cisco product. When we contact support, we know we'll probably get the answer whether we have to escalate the request to a new engineer or not.
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Jorge-Gonzalez
Field service manager at reduno.com
The solution offers very good networking capabilities.
The stability is excellent.
The consistency of the configuration has been very good.
The performance of the devices is very reliable.
View full review »The performance is good.
View full review »The stability of the solution's router is its most valuable feature.
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Sammy Mukuna
Network Admin at Naivas Ltd
The valuable feature is CLI.
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Shimelis Wossenie
Chief Information Officer at Dashen Bank SC
We appreciate that this solution performs well, regardless of the volume of traffic being fed through it.
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Thapelo Modise
Solution System Engineer at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees
The solution provides the best security available and simplifies the process for branches and networking.
View full review »The solution is strong. Cisco's support cannot be compared to any other solution's support. The tool gives you more bandwidth within your network.
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ARNOLD RAMONDET
IT network engineer at CONCEPSYS
In general, I like Cisco products. I've had a lot of training on their solutions. This product has good capabilities and provides good performance.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the devices. Also, from a feature perspective, Cisco Enterprise Routers are complete.
It is easy to use and is very solid.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration.
View full review »They are the most stable, have the highest availability, and are the most reliable on the market.
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Francis Vieira
Network telecommunications administrator at Comtel Technologies
I like the price of the solution and the ability to take advantage of it as fast as we want.
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Simbarashe Mazorodze
Solutions Architect at Terrific Tech
The Cisco routers are very stable.
We can use these routers for multiple links, so in terms of scalability, it's a plus for us.
Cisco has one of the best products in terms of routing because of the protocols in which they provide.
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Wilberth-Monge
Infrastructure and Security Officer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The support is very good.
We have found the technology to be excellent. It provides a lot of services.
The documentation provided by Cisco is very good. If we run into any issues, we know we can get help or figure things out via documentation or support.
It's stable and reliable.
The setup is easy.
The solution can scale.
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Mary Lala
Cyber security specialist at Liquid Telecom
The solution offers good connectivity.
It is issue-free.
The product has been stable and reliable.
It can scale.
The main reason for using Cisco Routers is for the proprietor routing protocol that it has.
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Ali Liaqat
Executive at FFC
I like that Cisco Enterprise Routers is a stable solution. Their technical support is also really good.
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KumarSain
Senior Network Security Engineer at Rackspace Technology
The most valuable features are that it is more secure and easy to operate.
It handles several requests well. Overall it is very good and there are not many available in the market.
Accountability, reliability, and support are very good.
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Farzin Oramipour
Engineering Manager at Chalish Co.
I feel free with Cisco's operation system (IOS), and specifically, it's CLI. The power of Cisco is it's software and OS, not just their hardware. Their end product is very stable, straightforward, and scalable. However, it takes time and energy for a beginner to be able to administer the CLI.
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EdwardKabara
Head of IT Department at Silver Springs Hotel
The solution is very stable. I have not seen any downtime due to the product freezing or anything like that. It performs well and hasn't required reboots unless it's to troubleshoot with a support service provider needing configuration. It doesn't overheat and it's on 24/7.
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Abderrahim ASSAHLA
Merci De Confirmer Senior Vice President at Winxo
Cisco Enterprise Routers is reliable and secure.
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Riasat Ali
Group Head of IT at a maritime company with 501-1,000 employees
They are good. They have a good lifespan and they are easily managed.
The information is readily available for all of the products.
Also, they have local support available, as well as principal support, which is also easy to get.
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RebeccaTome
CEO at Reynolds Global Solutions
The VPN is the most valuable feature of this solution. The basic clients who don't use the VPN use it mostly for connectivity.
I've never had a client come to me with a problem with this solution.
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ErrelRotinsulu
Network Engineer at WEAVE
The quality is good. Cisco Enterprise Routers are stable and more reliable.
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reviewer1750290
SW Engineer at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Cisco Routers are quite robust. They don't malfunction, and we've had no complaints so far.
View full review »Cisco Enterprise Routers are easy to use and the performance is good.
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reviewer1392462
General Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
It is a good router that is available with advanced technology.
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reviewer1487148
Deputy Director at a sports company with 201-500 employees
In itself, Cisco is a reliable product and does not require any major changes. We have utilized Cisco for around 15 years, and in that time, there has hardly been any incident to my knowledge that a router suddenly became faulty, or started to malfunction. Cisco is an excellent and very comprehensive product, and we have no issues with that.
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reviewer1083318
Network Infrastructure Program Manager at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
The routing feature is the solution's most valuable aspect.
The solution is more flexible in configuration and in deployment. The deployment is very easy.
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Tshepo Phuthego
Graduate Trainee at HNE
Flexibility is the most valuable feature of this solution.
The solution has good performance.
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Renaud Katel KINZONZI MALEKA
ATM Systems Expert at a aerospace/defense firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Something I like about the solution is all the options it offers and ways it can be configured. I can do things with ease and find the relevant documentation to assist me. I believe that the reason the company chose to go with Cisco products is because they offer everything needed.
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Edgar Eduardo Ramirez Orjuela
Electronic Engineer at SkyNet Colombia
It's a sound solution, so it's very easy to solve problems without a support contract, as mainly the problems we have related to the equipment can be solved by doing a Google search. Because it's a very well known solution, there are books on problems. It's a solution that fits us, as we probably can't afford a very expensive contract.
It is stable and scalable, and it can be set up fast.
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Navee Srichaiyanont
IT manager at IRPC PCL
It's easy to use, and there is a lot of information available on the internet.
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GoumouFerdinand
Security Engineer at SOCITECH S.A.
Most of the hardware is very stable.
In the 3750 model, the best feature is the stacking. My customer needed that because they wanted high-availability between the firewall and the end-users.
View full review »The most valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Routers are the routing tables, and backup solutions available for local sites, and you can use it as a router gateway or simple IPS. They have simple firewalls, that we can use rules to filter traffic.
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Muhammad Ahmer Riaz
Senior Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Its performance and stability are most valuable. We are using it for the last five years, and it is constantly up. It didn't create any problems for us.
It is very easy to use. The handling of the device is very easy. It doesn't require any maintenance. After many months in a year, we bring it down, and we just do the normal cleaning and maintenance of the device.
View full review »The most valuable features are that it is easy to use, it is easy to configure, and manage.
There is a training center in each city.
Cisco is a long-lasting product.
View full review »The most valuable features are security and throughput. Security is very important and the throughput is valuable because the data amounts get bigger each time.
View full review »The solution's most valuable feature is stability. Its hardware remains stable for a long time. We rarely encounter downtime issues. Also, it has the best operational features.
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Germain Safari
Information Security and Compliance Manager at RSwitch
One of the most valuable features of this solution is performance.
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Debendra Chaudhary
Network Administrator at OM Networks Pvt Ltd
Cisco is a great product.
It is excellent hardware.
The agent support has been terrific.
There are no policy or hardware issues at all. The performance is great.
The solution is mostly stable.
If it's a standard setup, the initial implementation can be straightforward.
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Eric TOURE
System & Network Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The operating system is good and well-made. We have found it to be solid and consistent.
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reviewer994422
Sr. Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
We don't necessarily give a lot of interest to the various aspects of the solution as Cisco has dedicated devices for a bunch of features. That said, routing is in the running.
They are the best in failover switches. Their product line is excellent.
View full review »We like that this solution is suitable for all organization sizes and levels.
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reviewer1798977
Projects Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The stability is very good.
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JULIO DURAN
Consultor en Redes y Seguridad at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The feature that I have found most valuable is its ability to implement layer three protocols and layer two protocols like OSPS in BSS and BSC environments with the Nexus Cisco 7000.
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JucoCo
Specialkonsulent at a government with 201-500 employees
The most valuable feature is the Cisco DNA (Digital Network Architecture).
We achieve good performance in our data center. We are connected to the other locations via remote lines and the capacity is lower than what is supported by the equipment. Clearly, the equipment is good.
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reviewer1567812
Senior Manager, Information Technology at a university with 201-500 employees
The solution has been highly secure.
View full review »Cisco Enterprise Routers are easy to use and configure through the CLI.
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RobertoAlonso
Network Administrator
The main features I have found most valuable are the feature management and the stability of the solution. There are no problems with the performance of these routers.
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Chikwado-Attama
Cloud Support Engineer at Tek Experts
The durability of the solution is excellent.
They offer a variety of very good features.
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reviewer1050828
Lead Network Architect at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The most valuable features of this solution are MPLS, BGP, and VRF.
This is the Enterprise Class solution for Routing, all technologies needs for now and for the future are supported. Everything is well documented in Cisco DOC site, with a lot of deployment scenarios as well in others sites around the web. Technically it is incontestable.
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reviewer1125813
IT Support Team Leader at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Cisco Routers are fast. They have very good performance. The management of these routers are easier than any other routers. There are a lot of features.
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Abdulqader Kaboudei
RF Planning Manager at Sabafon
The solution is flexible.
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Atul Torne
Sr. Backbone Architect at NTT Global Networks Incorporated
The routing platform is good.
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reviewer1441461
IT Consultant at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
What I like the most is that it's an easy plug and play device to work with.
View full review »I extensively used site-to-site VPNs, access control, etc., linking remote sites to the central location to create a highly distributed organization.
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A few things which I love about this product:
1) Service virtualization ability
2) High performance WAN services
3) Cisco cloud connected solutions
4) Higher QoS for video, voice traffic
5) Reduction in total network operation cost through nV technology.
6) Inbuilt security features for IPsec, VPN, tunneling, MAC etc.
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reviewer1571142
Network Consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The solution has great performance.
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Alkesh Sharma
System Engineer at Rythmos Ind Pvt Ltd.
Cisco Enterprise Routers are simple. Everything is in a proper manner. You don't need to upgrade or do other things on a daily basis. Cisco sends you the updates, and they are automatically updated. They are good.
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Wesley Wang
DevOps System Engineer at Monash University
The solution is easy to use, stable and scalable.
View full review »It's got fantastic throughput which meets most of the network Gbps/Tbps data throughput in Next-Generation Networks (NGN) that are in use in today's industry.
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Simon Chaba
ICT Manager at a aerospace/defense firm
SIP and MGCP - the router is a voice gateway router which terminates all calls to and from the PSTN.
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reviewer1453902
Chief Information and Communication Technology at a government with 10,001+ employees
The best part is that once you set up Cisco routers, you just leave them alone. You don't have to do much unless you have to change the configuration. We hardly have issues with Cisco equipment and I believe that reliability is the best part of Cisco.
View full review »I don't particularly like the product. The decision to go with Cisco was made by the company. Now they made an expensive investment so they feel we have to keep this equipment.
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reviewer842748
Senior Manager at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable feature is that we can specify the routing policies for our traffic.
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reviewer991773
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
I think Cisco Enterprise Routers are excellent.
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High performance for secure broadband and Metro Ethernet access, Fast Ethernet and ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI) ,Secure 802.11a/g/n access point, which offers dual-band radios for mobility, and supports Cisco Unified WLAN architectures,Firewall,Site-to-site remote-access and dynamic VPN services: IP Security (IPsec) VPNs, Group Encrypted Transport VPN [GET VPN] with onboard acceleration, and Secure Sockets Layer [SSLVPN],Intrusion prevention system (IPS),An 8-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet managed switch with VLAN support and 4-port support for Power over Ethernet (PoE) ,One 1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet and One 10/100 BASE-T Fast Ethernet WAN port.It has the cisco software that help in configuration.
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Cisco 2811 has the capability of providing several high-quality simultaneous services at wire speeds up to multiple T1/E1/xDSL links.Four high-speed WAN Interface Card Slots provide excessive density.Security features consist of on-board encryption, Intrusion Prevention, as well as stateful inspection, and up to 1500 VPN tunnels with AIM-EPII-PLUS Module.Two Integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet ports with an option of layer 2 switching with POE support.Analog and digital voice call support is also available.
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reviewer1482162
Assistant PSSE Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
This product is easy to use.
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Muhammed Eslami
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The most valuable features are stability and features supported on these series.
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Chikwado Attama
System Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The most valuable feature is the configuration that is involved with iOS. In addition, it is very durable. It does not have downtime.
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Cisco is probably leading the market with its excellent range of enterprise routers, for those who are probably confused when choosing an appropriate one for an enterprise network. Routers with excellent speed (40 GBPS, 720 GBPS) and with features like IPSEC, Firewall, VPN etc., Cisco enterprise routers are available with various price and features, should one find it suitable for use. WiFi features are also available with these routers. Cisco Linksys routers are affordable for small enterprise networks and worth purchasing. All of these routers can be utilized with cloud. Most of these routers have a built in USB 2.0 port for printer connectivity and for shared storage. These routers also have additional security features like 802.1. Easy web interface setup facility has made these routers more approachable.
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Buyer's Guide
Cisco Enterprise Routers
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cisco Enterprise Routers. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.