The Cisco® RV042 Dual WAN VPN Router (Figure 1) is an advanced connection-sharing network solution for your small business needs. Like any router, it lets multiple computers in your office share a connection to a public or private network. However, with dual WAN ports, the Cisco RV042 lets you use a second connection as a backup to help you stay connected, or it can be used to access a second provider to increase available bandwidth and balance traffic.

The VPN capability creates encrypted “tunnels” through the Internet, based on IP Security (IPsec) or Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), allowing up to 50 remote offices or traveling users to securely connect into your office network from offsite. Users connecting through a VPN tunnel are attached to your company’s network -- with secure access to files, email, and your intranet -- just as if they were in the building. You can also use the VPN capability to allow users on your small
office network to securely connect to a corporate network.

Source: Extracts from the manufacture product datasheet, © 2008 Cisco Systems Inc. All rights reserved.

Features:

• SPI firewall for maximum security

• Two WAN ports for load-balanced connectivity to the Internet

• 4-port 10/100 switch supports automatic medium dependent interface (MDI) and MDI crossover (MDI-X) and up to 200 Mbps of throughput per port

• Full IPsec VPN capability using Data Encryption Standard (DES), Triple DES (3DES), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption algorithms

• Allows up to 50 simultaneous IPsec and 5 PPTP VPN tunnels