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Cisco VPN strategy has a broadband
beat
By Jim Duffy
Network World Fusion, 12/14/99
Cisco yesterday announced
enhancements to its VPN offerings
that offer high bandwidth access
over cable and other broadband media.
Cisco now offers IP Security and Cisco Secure
Integrated Software - formerly known as the Cisco
IOS Firewall feature set - with firewall, intrusion
detection and digital certificate support on a suite of
router platforms. These platforms include the Cisco
1400 series digital subscriber line router, the Cisco
uBR924 cable access router and the Cisco 800 series
ISDN router.
Cisco's 7100 and 7200 routers, which can function as
central site virtual private network (VPN) termination
systems, also now support Point-to-Point Tunneling
Protocol (PPTP) clients and Microsoft point-to-point
encryption (MPPE). This enables remote access VPN
deployment using client software resident in Microsoft
Windows 95, 98 and NT operating systems, Cisco
says.
Cisco also rolled out two new models within its Cisco
7100 series of VPN routers - the Cisco 7140-8T and
7140-2FE. The Cisco 7140-8T features an integrated
eight T-1/E-1 WAN interface; the 7140-2FE is a dual
Fast Ethernet head-end device specifically designed for
VPN tunnel termination behind the WAN edge,
enabling enterprises to deploy VPNs without replacing
or adapting their existing WAN edge device.
Lastly, Cisco ported its Windows NT-based VPN
security software - Secure Scanner, formerly known as
NetSonar - to Solaris.
All products are available today. The Cisco 1400,
Ubr924 and 800 routers start at $1495, $899 and $799,
respectively. The Cisco 7100 Series of routers with
PPTP and MPPE support start at $11,900. A single
license for the Solaris operating environment version of
the Cisco Secure Scanner 2.0 is $495. |
