May 2013 – Router Switch Blog

How to Connect to a Cisco Standard Console Port (RJ-45)?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Step1. Connect laptop serial port to Cisco device’s console port. Below are two examples. Figure1a shows laptop with DB-9 serial port connected to Cisco device console port. Connect the RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter (74-0495-01) into the laptop serial port. Connect the RJ-45 roll-over…

Using the Cisco 5500 Series Controller USB Console Port

Posted on May 30, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The USB console port on the Cisco 5500 Series Controllers connects directly to the USB connector of a PC using a USB Type A-to-5-pin mini Type B cable. Note1: The 4-pin mini Type B connector is easily confused with the…

Cisco USB Console Port

Posted on May 29, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Due to the high prices of the USB To Serial cable converter used to connect to the console cable of CISCO devices, CISCO has recently added a new USB console port to its products, that uses a cheap USB cable,…

Cisco Router with Cisco ASA for Internet Access

Posted on May 27, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

A classic network scenario for many enterprises is to have a Cisco border router for internet access and a Cisco ASA firewall behind this router for protection of the internal LAN or for building a DMZ network. This scenario is…

Site to Site VPN between ASA Firewall & Cisco Router

Posted on May 23, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Here, in this article we will tell that how to configure Site-to-Site IPSEC VPN between a Cisco IOS Router and ASA Firewall. ASA configuration is not much different from Cisco IOS with regards to IPSEC VPN since the fundamental concepts…

Networks in 2020: More Traffic, Less Energy

Posted on May 23, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The GreenTouch industry consortium says new technologies could cut power consumption by 90 percent. Networks could use far less energy by 2020 even though they’ll be carrying much more traffic, an industry group says. The GreenTouch consortium, formed in 2010 to speed…

DHCP Relay on the Nexus7000/NXOS Vs. IP Helper on the 6500/IoS

Posted on May 20, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

IP helper (now DHCP relay) works differently on the Nexus 7000 than on the Cisco 6500. The N7K imposes a VACL to filter local DHCP broadcast traffic, under the assumption that you’d be using DHCP relay when there is no local DHCP…

How to Configure site-to-site IPSEC VPN on Cisco ASA using IKEv2?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The scenario of configuring site-to-site VPN between two Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances is often used by companies that have more than one geographical location sharing the same resources, documents, servers, etc. The Cisco ASA is often used as VPN terminator,…

How to Troubleshoot and Verifying OSPF Configuration?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There are several ways you can verify and troubleshoot OSPF configuration and operation, listed below are the necessary command to do this: How to verify OSPF Configuration: Show IP route command Show IP ospf command Show ip ospf database command…

EIGRP on a Cisco ASA Firewall Configuration

Posted on May 14, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance is an integrated security equipment that can perform a variety of functions like firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, content security, unified communications, and remote access. Among these functions, the ASA can also perform routing using popular…

What is Cisco ASA CX Security Module?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The new series of Cisco ASA devices (ASA 5500-X models which include 5512-X, 5515-X, 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X and 5585-X) have the capabilities to support Next Generation Firewall Security Services. They support these security services as cloud-based services (such as Cloud…

How to Set up a Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall with a Wireless Router?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

This article is written by Lauren Malhoit talking about setting up a Cisco ASA 5505 firewall with a wireless router focuses on things you might encounter when doing the setup at home. The following detailed story is Lauren Malhoit’s experience…

Cisco ASA5510 Vs ASA5512-X or Cisco 5515-X

Posted on May 8, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco released its announcement of EoL and EoS dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances, including Cisco ASA 5550, Cisco ASA 5540, Cisco ASA 5520, Cisco ASA 5510 and Cisco ASA 5500 Series Accessories on Mar 18, 2013.…

Configuring a Cisco Wireless Network

Posted on May 6, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In this article it will walks you through how to configure a Cisco wireless network. Modern business wireless networks are complicated, so configuration of the actual network should happen after system design, policy, and security decisions are made. If you…

How to Reset a Cisco Router Back to Factory Defaults?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There are two main methods to return a Cisco router to its original factory defaults. These two methods are described below. First Method This method uses the config-register 0×2102 command in global configuration mode. First check the configuration register on the router…

Use Layer-3 Switch or Router?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In general, you want to use a router when most of the time the device does routing. Likewise, you want to use a switch when when most of the time the device does switching. This statement becomes more apparent when…