Cisco Routers

Use these documents to set up your Cisco router for the first time.

1.   Site Survey

The SMB Support Assistant Site Survey is a unique set of instructions designed to help you set up and document your network. If you want to set up a new network, complete the site survey first so that you will have the proper documentation to configure each device.

SMB Support Assistant Site Survey

2.   Set Up and Configure Your Router

Use these documents to set up your router hardware and to configure your local network and Internet connection. The basic configuration described in this series of documents does not protect your network from attack or unauthorized access. To set up security, see Secure Your Network.

Choose your router model:

Basic Setup and Configuration for the 800 and SB100 Series Routers

Basic Setup and Configuration for the 1700 Series Routers

Basic Setup and Configuration for the 1800 Series Routers

Basic Setup and Configuration for the 2600 Series Routers

Basic Setup and Configuration for the 2800 Series Routers

Basic Setup and Configuration for the 3800 Series Routers

3.   Secure Your Network

Use these documents to set up security on your Internet connection and your wireless network.

Cisco strongly recommends that you complete all applicable documents in this section.

Use this document to configure security on your Cisco router.

Set Up Internet Security on a Cisco Router

If you have a wireless Integrated Services Router, also use these documents in order to ensure that your wireless connection is secure.

Configure Wireless Security on an Integrated Services Router

Add or Remove a Wireless User on an Integrated Services Router

Note: If you have an Integrated Services Router with a Wireless LAN Controller Module (WLCM), refer to Configure Your Router for the Wireless LAN Controller Module.

Use this document to configure Cisco IOS IPS on your router with SDM

Configure IOS IPS on Your Router using SDM

Use this document to encrypt the pre-shared key on your Cisco Router.

Encrypt the Pre-shared Keys on Cisco Routers

Use this document to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community/authenticating strings on Cisco routers.

Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Community Strings on a Router

Use this document to configure different types of passwords (Console, Aux, VTY and Enable and Enable Secret) on Cisco routers.

Configure Different Types of Passwords on the Cisco Router

Use this document to configure Cisco IOS URL Filtering on your router with SDM.

Configure Cisco IOS URL Filtering on a Router with Security Device Manager

Use this document to configure Zone based firewall on Cisco Routers.

Configure Zone Based Firewall on Cisco Routers

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Optional Configurations

Use these documents to perform additional configurations on your router

1.   Manage Your Router

     Use this document to modify your router configuration.

    The document shows you how to back up and modify your router configuration, including  passwords, default gateway, and other router properties.

Modify Your Router Configuration with Security Device Manager

Use this document to configure a Cisco router as a terminal server.

Configure a Cisco Router as Terminal Server

Use this document to configure Port mapping or Port to Application mapping feature on a Cisco router.

Configure Port Mapping feature on Cisco Routers

Use this document to configure Hot Standby Routing protocol HSRP) and Multiple HSRP (MHSRP) on a Cisco router for redundancy and load balancing.

Configure Hot Standby Routing Protocol on Cisco Routers

Use this document to configure Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) on a Cisco router for redundancy and load balancing.

Configure Gateway Load Balancing Protocol on Cisco Routers

Use this document to configure Multilink PPP over Serial interface links to reduce latency and jitter for real-time traffic on a Cisco router.

Configure Multilink PPP over Serial Interface Links

Use this document to setup an ISDN link as backup to a primary WAN link on Cisco routers.

Setup ISDN Link as Backup to Primary WAN Link

Use this document to configure Static Routing on a Cisco router using SDM.

Configure Static Routing on Cisco Routers using SDM

2.  Modify Your Internet Connection

            Use these documents to change the type of network connection.

Ethernet Connection

ADSL Connection

T1 Connection

ISDN Connection

3.  Create Virtual LANs (VLANs)

Use these documents to configure virtual LANs (VLANs) on your router. VLANs allow you to set different levels of security within your network in order to provide the appropriate level of security for each device. In most cases, you must have a switch in order to configure VLANs on your network.

Note: Cisco 800 series and SB100 series routers do not support VLANs.

             Use these documents for standard Cisco routers (with no wireless components).

Create a Virtual LAN for Guest Users

Create a Network Management VLAN

Create a Secure Server VLAN

             Use these documents for Cisco integrated services routers (with wireless components).

Create a Virtual LAN for Guest Users on an Integrated Services Router

Create a Network Management VLAN on an Integrated Services Router

Create a Secure Server VLAN on an Integrated Services Router

            Use this document if your network includes a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Module (WLCM).

Configure Your Router for the Wireless LAN Controller Module

             Use this document if want to move network users from one VLAN to another VLAN.

Move a LAN User Between Groups

4.  Set Up an Internal Server

Use these documents to modify your router configuration so that you can add a server to your network. Each document provides instructions to modify the router firewall rules that control traffic coming into the server.

Set Up an Internal Mail Server

Set up an Internal Web Server

Set up an Internal VPN Server

5.  Set Up a VPN Connection

Use these documents to set up a Cisco VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection on your router.

            Set Up SSL VPN

            Use this document to configure the Clientless SSL VPN (WebVPN)on a Cisco router and it applies to Cisco 1800, 2800 and 3800 Integrated Services Routers.

            Configure Clientless SSL VPN (WebVPN) on a cisco Router with Security Device Manager.

           Use this document to configure the Thin-Client SSL VPN (WebVPN) on a Cisco router and it applies to Cisco 1800, 2800 and 3800 Integrated Services Routers.

           Configure Thin-Client SSL VPN (WebVPN) on a Cisco Router with Security Device Manager.

            Set Up Cisco Easy VPN

            Use these documents to set up a Cisco Easy VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection on your router. Cisco Easy VPN allows a centralized router to manage VPN security policies in order to minimize configuration requirements for routers at remote locations.

Configure Cisco Easy VPN Server on a Router

Configure Cisco Easy VPN Remote on a Router

            Set Up Site to site or GRE VPN

            Use this documents to set up a site to site VP on your router.

Use this document to configure Site to Site or Lan to Lan VPN connection between two routers.

Configure Site to Site VPN on Cisco Routers using SDM

Use this document to set up a secure GRE Tunnel over IPSEC on your router. Generic routing encapsulation (GRE) is a tunneling protocol developed by Cisco that can encapsulate a wide variety of protocol packet types inside IP tunnels, to create a virtual point-to-point link to Cisco routers at remote points over an IP internetwork.

Set Up a secure GRE Tunnel (GRE over IPSEC) on a router.

             Use this document to verify or check the VPN connections to or from your router.

             Verify VPN connections on Cisco Routers using CLI and SDM

6.  Configure Routing Protocols on your Routers

Use these documents to configure RIP, EIGRP and OSPF on your router.

Configure Routing Internet Protocol (RIP) with Security Device Manager

Configure Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) with Security Device Manager

Configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) with Security Device Manager

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Troubleshoot Your Router

Use these documents to troubleshoot basic problems with your Cisco router.

Upgrade the Software on Your Router

Use these documents if you need to upgrade the operating software on your router in order to fix a bug or to repair a corrupted software image. If you have already configured the router, you can save your current configuration and then reload the configuration after you complete the upgrade process.

Note: You must contact the SMB Technical Assistance Center in order to get a new software image for the router.

Upgrade the Software Image on a Cisco Router

Save and Recover Your Router Configuration

Use this document to recover your Cisco Router from corrupt or missing software image.

Recover a Router from Corrupted or Missing Software Image

Reset the Password on Your Router

The SMB Support Assistant Client can help you reset the password on your router.

                  Download the Cisco SMB Support Assistant Client

                For more information on the Client, refer to Download the SMB Support Assistant Client. If you prefer to refer your password through the command-line interface, refer to Manually Reset the Password on a Cisco Router.

Troubleshoot the Device

Use this document to provide instructions to a customer on how to troubleshoot a common problem with SMB devices prior to its request for RMA.

Troubleshoot the Device Prior to request for Return Material Authorization (RMA)

This document answers some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ) for Cisco Routers.

Frequently Asked Questions for Cisco Routers

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General Resources

These documents provide information on general networking topics that you may encounter when you set up your network.

Troubleshoot Ethernet Connectivity

Password Security

Cable Descriptions

Configure an IP Address on Your PC

Set Up a TFTP Server

Create a HyperTerminal Connection

Verify Your Java Version

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