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Cisco 520 Series Secure Router for Cisco Smart Business
Communications System
A secure, flexible, easy-to-manage router for small businesses
More than ever, you rely on technology to help you keep pace with competitors. You depend on
your network to keep you connected to the people you do business with every day, from customers
to suppliers and business partners. Yet when you have a small dedicated networking staff, it can
be difficult to manage your network and make sure it’s well protected from security breaches. To
be successful, you need a complete network solution that delivers the security and rich features
you need, yet is affordable and easy to use.
The Cisco
®
520 Series Secure Router combines Internet access, advanced security, virtual private
network (VPN) access, and optional wireless networking, all in a single easy-to-use device. A
component of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System—a complete set of advanced
voice, data, security, and wireless networking products designed specifically for small and
medium-sized businesses—the Cisco 520 Series Secure Router brings together multiple
technologies to help you lower costs, improve network security, and simplify network management.
Product Overview
The Cisco 520 Series Secure Router is a family of fixed-configuration routers that deliver the
connectivity, performance, and security you are looking for to support your business. Designed
specifically to integrate into the Cisco Smart Business Communications System, the Cisco 520
Series Secure Router offers:
High performance for broadband access in small offices
Support for static routing and dynamic routing protocols to easily adapt to diverse network
environments
Quality of service (QoS) for crisp voice and video communications
Secure site-to-site connectivity with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN and Cisco Easy VPN
for remote users
Built-in threat defense, including:
Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall, to help minimize threats on web traffic, instant
messaging, and email by blocking unwanted traffic
URL filtering to block access to undesirable web sites
Intrusion prevention system (IPS), providing networkwide protection from attacks, worms
and viruses by detecting and stopping these threats before they can affect the network
Secure 802.11b/g wireless networking option to connect mobile employees in the
workplace
Four-port 10/100 managed switch with VLAN support to interconnect workplace devices
such as computers, servers, or printers
Simple deployment, management, and troubleshooting with Cisco Configuration Assistant

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