January 2016 – Router Switch Blog

EoS and EoL Announcement for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6500 Line Cards, Power Supplies, and Accessories

Posted on January 29, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6500 Line Cards, Power Supplies, and Accessories. End-of-Sale Models of Catalyst 6500 The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 31, 2016. If you are a…

Cisco 3750-X Layer 3 Switch Review

Posted on January 29, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco 3750-X has been announced as the end-of-sale and end-of-life. Cisco announced the EOS and EOL dates for the Cisco Catalyst 3560-X and 3750-X Series Switches in October, 2015. All the Cisco 3750-X and 3560-X models will be replaced…

Cisco CCNA Part: Types of Ethernet Cabling

Posted on January 27, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We talked about the Cat5e and Cat6 Cabling, how to create a console cable & make a console connection, and how to select the right serial cables for your network before. Do you know how many types of Ethernet Cabling?…

What the RISE Technology Can Do for You? …

Posted on January 26, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

RISE Simplifying Load balancers with Nexus Switches. RISE, not rise, the Remote Integrated Service Engine, is an industry first solution. It’s a technology that simplifies provisioning, out of box management of service appliances like load balancers, firewalls, network analysis modules.…

How to Start Cisco Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco introduced the Cisco Firepower 9300 Integrated Security Platform to audiences in Cisco Live of last year. Do you know how to start the Cisco Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module? How does the Cisco ASA Works with the Firepower 9300?…

Get Started with the Cisco Catalyst 6840-X Switch

Posted on January 19, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The new Catalyst 6840-X (released in early 2015) is the smallest device in the 6000 family, yes, it’s the smallest campus switch in the Catalyst 6000 family. The Cisco Catalyst 6840-X comes in four configurations: 16x10G, 32x10G, 24x10G with two…

EoS and EoL Announcement for…the Cisco Catalyst 3560-X and 3750-X Series Switches

Posted on January 14, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 3560-X and 3750-X Series Switches in October, 2015. So for the users having the Catalyst 3560-X and 3750-X Series, there are many notices that you should pay attention to.…

Cisco 800 Series ISR Naming

Posted on January 13, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Do you know the rules of naming the Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)? How is the name for the popular Cisco 800 Series routers put together? The Cisco 800 series is a so big family that contains so…

How to Enable the Wireless Access Point (ASA 5506W-X)?

Posted on January 12, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the last article we mentioned that the ASA 5506W-X includes a Cisco Aironet 702i wireless access point integrated into the ASA. And the access point connects to the ASA internally over the GigabitEthernet 1/9 interface. All wifi clients belong…

About the ASA 5506W-X

Posted on January 12, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We talked about the new Cisco ASA 5506-X a lot before. And users like to discuss about this replacement of the old ASA 5505 series. No matter what’s your experience with the ASA 5506-X, it’s popular now. In this article…

What Cisco Catalyst Series Switch Should You Migrate to? …

Posted on January 6, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We know that Cisco Catalyst Switching products and solutions are meeting different customers’ needs. All kinds of Cisco switch models scale well with the network as it grows. Yes, Cisco switches address the needs at the access, distribution, and core…

Is It Possible to Interconnect SFP, SFP+ and XENPAK/X2…?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Can we interconnect the SFP, SFP+ and XENPAK/X2? Is it possible to connect X2-10GB-LR to 10GBASE-SR with 4-5 metre patch cord? And can LC-SC patch cord connect X2-10GB-SR between SFP-10G-SR? These questions were asked by Cisco users? They are also…