Cisco 1921 vs. Cisco 1941 vs. Cisco 1941W

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Cisco 1900 Routers are designed to meet the application demands of today’s small branches and to evolve to cloud-based services. They took over Cisco 1800 series becoming the most popular Cisco router today.

Cisco 1900 Series ISR include:

  • 2 RU and 1 RU units with up to 2 GE integrated WAN ports
  • Up to 1 Integrated Service Module (ISM)
  • Up to 11 LAN switch ports, two Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Card slots
  • Hardware accelerated DES, 3DES and AES for IPSec and SSL VPNs
  • Integrated 802.11a/g/n access point with 802.11i, WPA and WPA2 for security
  • 16 Wireless VLANs and 15 SSIDs
  • WAN optimization through WAAS Express
  • Secure cloud access with integrated intrusion prevention, content filtering and cloud web security

What their main features can meet your network needs? Maybe the comparison of main Cisco 1900 models can help you find out the answer.
Cisco 1900 Models Comparison

Cisco 1921 vs. Cisco 1941 vs. Cisco 1941W

Cisco 1921

Cisco 1941

Cisco 1941W

Enclosure Type

Desktop, rack-mountable – modular-1U

Desktop,rack-mountable-modular-2U

Desktop, rack-mountable- modular-2U

Connectivity Technology

Wired

Wired

Wireless, wired

Data Link Protocol

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g,IEEE802.11n (draft 2.0)

Network/ Transport Protocol

IPSec, L2TPv3

IPSec, PPPoE, L2TPv3

IPSec, PPPoE, L2TPv3

Routing Protocol

OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, EIGRP, DVMRP, PIM-SM, static IP routing, IGMPv3, GRE, PIM-SSM, static IPv4 routing, static IPv6 routing, policy-based routing (PBR), MPLS

OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, EIGRP, DVMRP, PIM-SM, IGMPv3, GRE, PIM-SSM, static IPv4 routing, static IPv6 routing, policy-based routing (PBR), MPLS, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), IPv4-to-IPv6 Multicast

OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, EIGRP, DVMRP, PIM-SM, IGMPv3, GRE, PIM-SSM, static IPv4 routing, static IPv6 routing, policy-based routing (PBR), MPLS, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), IPv4-to-IPv6 Multicast

Remote Management Protocol

SNMP, RMON

SNMP, RMON

SNMP, RMON

Encryption Algorithm

N/A

SSL

LEAP, MD5, TLS, PEAP, TKIP, WPA, WPA2

Authentication Method

N/A

N/A

RADIUS, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), EAP-FAST

Compliant Standards

IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.1ah, IEEE 802.1ag

IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.1ah, IEEE 802.1ag, ANSI T1.101, ITU-T G.823, ITU-T G.824

IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.1ah, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)

RAM

512 MB (installed) / 512 MB (max)

512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max)

512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max)

Flash Memory

256 MB (installed) / 256 MB (max)

256 MB (installed) / 8 GB (max)

256 MB (installed) / 8 GB (max)

Interfaces

2 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45 ¦ Serial : 1 x console ¦ Management : 1 x console – mini-USB Type B ¦ Serial : 1 x auxiliary ¦ Hi-Speed USB : 1 x 4 pin USB Type A

2 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45 ¦ Management : 1 x console – RJ-45 ¦ Management : 1 x console – mini-USB Type B ¦ Serial : 1 x auxiliary – RJ-45 ¦ USB : 2 x 4 pin USB Type A

2 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45 ¦ Management : 1 x console – RJ-45 ¦ Management : 1 x console – mini-USB Type B ¦ Serial : 1 x auxiliary – RJ-45 ¦ USB : 2 x 4 pin USB Type A

Expansion Slot(s)

2 (total) / 2 (free) x EHWIC

2 (total) / 2 (free) x EHWIC ¦ 2 (total) / 1 (free) x CompactFlash Card ¦ 1 (total) / 1 (free) x ISM

2 (total) / 2 (free) x EHWIC ¦ 2 (total) / 1 (free) x CompactFlash Card

Power Supply

Internal/AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

Internal/AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

Internal/AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

OS Provided

Cisco IOS Security

Cisco IOS IP Base

Cisco IOS IP Base

Antenna

N/A

N/A

External detachable

Antenna Qty

N/A

N/A

3

Directivity

N/A

N/A

Omni-directional

Gain Level

N/A

N/A

2 dBi

There are two tables showing the popular part numbers of Cisco 1921 and Cisco 1941

Cisco 1921 Router

Product Number

Product Description

Cisco1921/K9

Cisco 1921 with 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 256MB USB Flash (internal) 512MB DRAM, IP Base Lic

Cisco1921-SEC/K9

Cisco 1921 with 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 256MB USB Flash (internal) 512MB DRAM, SEC Feature Lic

Cisco1921-T1SEC/K9

Cisco 1921 SEC T1 bundle with HWIC-1DSU-T1, 256F/512D, IOS SEC Lic

C1921-4SHDSL-EA/K9

Cisco 1921 4pair Double Wide EHWIC-4SHDSL-EA bundle, IP Base

PWR-1900-POE

POE Power Adapter for Cisco1921

Cisco 1941 Series

Product Number

Product Description

Cisco 1941/K9

Cisco 1941 with 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 1 ISM slot, 256MB CF default, 512MB DRAM default, IP Base.

Cisco1941W-A/K9

Cisco 1941 Router w/802.11 a/b/g/n FCC Compliant, 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 256MB CF default, 512MB DRAM default, IP Base.

Cisco1941W-E/K9

Cisco 1941 Router w/802.11 a/b/g/n ETSI Compliant, 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 256MB CF default, 512MB DRAM default, IP Base.

Cisco1941W-P/K9

Cisco 1941 Router w/802.11 a/b/g/n Japan Compliant, 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 256MB CF default, 512MB DRAM default, IP Base.

Cisco1941W-N/K9

Cisco 1941 Router w/802.11 a/b/g/n Aus and NZ Compliant, 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 256MB CF default, 512MB DRAM default, IP Base.

Cisco1941W-C/K9

Cisco 1941 Router w/802.11 a/b/g/n China Compliant, 2 onboard GE, 2 EHWIC slots, 256MB CF default, 512MB DRAM default, IP Base.

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