What are the features and capabilities of the Cisco VPN Router 251?
The specifications of the VPN Router 251 are as follows:
Feature
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Specifications
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IP routing and network addressing
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· RIPv1 and v2, ARP, ICMP
· PPPoE (two sessions)
· DHCP client and server: ‘static’ DHCP
· Dynamic DNS and DNS proxy
· NAT – many-to-many, many-to-one, one-to-one, port forwarding
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VPN tunnelling
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· IPsec, including AH and ESP with main and aggressive mode IKE
· PPTP
· Nailed-up VPN tunnels with control PING
· Support for branch VPN tunnels with NAT port forwarding
· Up to five VPN tunnels
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Encryption
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· DES, 3DES
· 3DES uses 3 independent keys; 168-bit key length (effective strength of 128 bits)
· 128, 192 or 256-bit AES
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Authentication services
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· 802.1x (via internal VPN Router 200 database or external RADIUS server)
· X.509 digital certificates (PKCS #7 and #10; SCEP and CMP for open SSL Certificate Authorities)
· Support for third-party Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) clients
· Shared secret
· Data authentication via SHA-1 or MD-5
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VPN (Hard) Client support
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· On-demand or manual VPN tunnel establishment
· Automatic IP fail-over assignment
· Support for RADIUS authentication
· Exclusive use mode
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Stateful firewall
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· Stateful packet inspection of up to 50 rules
· LAN to LAN, LAN to WAN, WAN to WAN
· Denial of Service (DoS) protection
· Attack logging and email alerts
· ALGs for CU-SeeME, FTP, H.323, IPsec, RealAudio, VDoLive
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Voice-friendly capabilities
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· SIP/H.323 ALGs for firewall and NAT traversal
· Port-restricted Cone NAT for Nortel Unistim VoIP forwarding
· Class-based queueing and bandwidth management for latency-sensitive VoIP traffic
· Interoperable with Nortel Multimedia Communication Server, BCM and Communication Server VoIP portfolios
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Management
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· VPN Router Multi-Element Manager provides multi-device configuration for up to 2,500 VPN router devices, including the VPN Router 200 series
· Web-based browser (HTTP) and/or Command-line interface (CLI) configuration
· SNMP monitoring/alerts
· Easy Install utility for centralized remote set-up
· SSL/SSH administration
· SFTP for software downloads
· Denial of Service (DoS) attack alert and logging capability
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Environmental compliance
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· FCC Class B
· Underwriters Laboratory
· CSA
· FCC Part 68 (for xDSL devices)
· CE
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