Description
Networking Interfaces and Connectivity Options
The C897VAW-A-K9 Cisco 897 VA Gigabit Ethernet Security Router has several networking interfaces and connectivity options, including:
- Gigabit Ethernet interfaces: The router has 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports that can be configured as LAN or WAN interfaces.
- VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS: The router has a built-in VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS interface that can be used to connect to a DSL service provider.
- Serial interfaces: The router has one serial interface that can be used for WAN connectivity.
- USB interface: The router has one USB port that can be used to connect a USB modem for cellular WAN connectivity.
- Wireless connectivity: The router supports wireless connectivity through the integrated 802.11n wireless access point.
- VPN support: The router supports VPN connectivity using IPSec, L2TP over IPSec, and PPTP protocols.
- VLAN support: The router supports Virtual LANs (VLANs) to segment network traffic and improve security.
- Quality of Service (QoS) : The router supports Quality of Service (QoS) to prioritize different types of traffic and ensure that delay-sensitive traffic gets the bandwidth it needs.
- Advanced security features: The router has advanced security features such as built-in firewall, VPN, and support for Cisco IOS Software security features like Cisco IOS Firewall and Cisco IOS IPS.
Security Features of the C897VAW-A-K9
The C897VAW-A-K9 Cisco 897 VA Gigabit Ethernet Security Router has several security features including:
- Firewall: The router includes a stateful firewall that can inspect and filter incoming and outgoing network traffic based on pre-defined rules.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN): The router supports VPN, including IPsec, DMVPN and GETVPN, which allows remote users and sites to securely access the organization’s network.
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS): The router includes an IPS feature that can detect and block malicious network traffic.
- Access Control Lists (ACLs): The router supports the use of access control lists (ACLs) to filter and control network traffic based on a variety of criteria, such as source or destination IP address or port.
- Network Address Translation (NAT): The router supports NAT which enables internal hosts to access the Internet using a single, globally unique IP address.
- Advanced Malware Protection (AMP): The router includes features that can detect and prevent malware infection and spread.
- Wireless security: The router supports various wireless security protocols such as WPA2, WPA3 and 802.1x, which can be used to secure wireless connections.
- Identity and Access Management (Identity and Access Management) The router can be integrated with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) to provide identity-based access control to network resources.
- Security Group Tagging (SGT) : The router can use the Security Group Tag (SGT) to classify and identify network traffic, and apply security policies based on the tag.
Quality of Service (QoS) and Traffic Management Capabilities
The C897VAW-A-K9 Cisco 897 VA Gigabit Ethernet Security Router has several Quality of Service (QoS) and traffic management capabilities, including:
- Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ): This feature allows you to assign different levels of priority to different types of traffic, such as real-time traffic or best-effort traffic.
- Low Latency Queuing (LLQ): This feature allows you to prioritize delay-sensitive traffic such as voice and video.
- Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED): This feature is used to prevent congestion on the router by randomly dropping packets when the queue reaches a certain threshold.
- Policing and shaping: The router supports both policing and shaping to limit the amount of traffic that can enter or exit an interface.
- Quality of Service (QoS) Group: The router allows to group similar traffic together and assign them a common class and a common set of characteristics.
- Hierarchical QoS: This feature allows you to apply multiple levels of QoS policies, allowing you to implement more granular control over your network traffic.
- Access Control Lists (ACL): The router supports the use of access control lists (ACLs) to filter and control network traffic based on a variety of criteria, such as source or destination IP address or port.
- Network Address Translation (NAT): The router supports NAT which enables internal hosts to access the Internet using a single, globally unique IP address.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) : The router support multiple type of VPN such as IPSec,L2TP, PPTP, SSL VPN for secure remote access and site-to-site connectivity.
Key Feature about this Cisco C897VAW-A-K9
- Manufacturer Cisco
- Part Number or SKU# C897VAW-A-K9
- Product Series 890
- Product Model 897VA
- Product Name 897 VA Gigabit Ethernet Security Router
- Product Type Wireless Integrated Services Router
Technical Information of Cisco 890 Series Router
- Wi-Fi Generation Wi-Fi 4
Wireless Specifications of Cisco 8 Ports Router
- Broadband Transmission Technology –
- ADSL2+
- VDSL
- Ethernet
- Wireless LAN Standard IEEE 802.11n
- ISM Band Yes
- UNII Band Yes
- ISM Maximum Frequency 2.40 GHz
- UNII Maximum Frequency 5 GHz
- Total Wireless Transmission Speed 6.75 MB/s
Interfaces/Ports of Cisco Router
- Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports 8
- USB Yes
- PoE (RJ-45) Port Yes
- Number of Broadband (RJ-45) Ports 1
I/O Expansions
- Number of Total Expansion Slots 1
- Expansion Slot Type SFP
Network & Communication
- Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethernet
- VPN Supported Yes
Dimension and Weight
- Form Factor Desktop
- Rack-mountable
- Height 1.8 Inch
- Width 12.7 Inch
- Depth 9.8 Inch
- Weight (Approximate) 5.50 lbs





