Overview of Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

The Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers offer secure branch connectivity to customers connecting small branch and remote locations to their enterprise networks over a diverse set of interfaces. This allows users and devices at these locations to access enterprise applications hosted at the campus, headquarters, data centers, or the cloud.

Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

The Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers are the next generation, IOS XE based, multi-core, branch routers. These platforms are fixed with some pluggable cellular options.

Table 1. Base Models of the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Base Models

LAN Ports Only

WAN Ports Only

Flex L2/L3 Ports

Console Ports

Power Supply

DRAM, Flash

Storage

PoE/PoE+

Cellular Connectivity

C8130-G2

2xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

30W/66W

4 GB, 16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

None

C8131-G2

2xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

30W/66W

8 GB, 16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

None

C8140-G2

6xGE RJ45

2xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

66W

4 GB, 16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

None

C8151-G2

6xGE RJ45

2xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

66W

8 GB, 16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

5G Standalone/CAT 7 LTE (Pluggable)

C8161-G2

6xGE RJ45

2xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

150W

8 GB, 16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

4PoE/2PoE+

5G Standalone/CAT 7 LTE (Pluggable)

C8130-VAI-G2

2xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL, 1xGE RJ45/SFP combo, XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

66W

4GB, 16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

None

C8130-VAP-G2

2xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL, 1xGE RJ45/SFP combo, XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

66W

4GB, 16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

None

C8151-CVAI-G2

6xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL, 1xGE RJ45/SFP combo, XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

66W

8GB, 16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

Embedded 5G Release-17

C8151-CVAP-G2

6xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL, 1xGE RJ45/SFP combo, XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

1xRJ45 console

66W

8GB, 16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

Embedded 5G Release-17

Table 2. Supported RF Bands

Base Models

5G NR Sub-6 Frequency Bands

4G LTE Frequency Bands

C8151-CVAI-G2

C8151-CVAP-G2

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 70, 71, 106

P-5GS6-R16SA-GL

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 66, 71
Table 3. Pluggable Modules of the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Pluggable Interface Modules (PIM)

Pluggable Interface Modules (PIM) Technology

P-5GS6-R16SA-GL

5G Sub-6 GHz Pluggable Interface Module

P-LTEA7-NA

CAT7 LTE Pluggable for North America

P-LTEA7-JP

CAT7 LTE Advanced PIM for Japan

P-LTEA7-EAL

CAT7 LTE Advanced PIM for EMEA, APAC, LATAM

Chassis views

This section contains front and back panel views of the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers showing locations of the power and signal interfaces, interface slots, status indicators, and chassis identification labels.
Figure 1. C8130-G2- Rear view

1

System status

2

VPN
Figure 2. C8130-G2 - Front view

1

Product Identification Number (PID)

2

System status

3

Reset button

4

4-Pin power connector

5

GE RJ45 0/1/0 to 0/1/3

6

GE 0/0/0 - RJ45

7

GE 0/0/1 - RJ45

 8

RJ45 console port

9

USB-C 3.0

10

Kensington lock slot

11

Grounding

12

GE 0/0/1 - SFP

13

Blue beacon

14

Serial number
Figure 3. C8131-G2- Rear view

1

System status

2

VPN
Figure 4. C8131-G2 - Front view

1

Product Identification Number (PID)

2

System status

3

Reset button

4

4-Pin power connector

5

GE RJ45 0/1/0 to 0/1/3

6

GE 0/0/0 - RJ45

7

GE 0/0/1 - RJ45

 8

RJ45 console port

9

USB-C 3.0

10

Kensington lock slot

11

Grounding

12

GE 0/0/1 - SFP

13

Blue beacon

14

Serial number
Figure 5. C8140-G2- Rear view

1

System status

2

VPN
Figure 6. C8140-G2 - Front view

1

Product Identification Number (PID)

2

System status

3

4-Pin power connector

4

GE RJ45 0/1/0 to 0/1/7

5

GE 0/0/0 - SFP

6

GE 0/0/0 - RJ45

7

GE 0/0/1 - RJ45

 8

GE 0/0/1 - SFP

9

RJ45 console port

10

Kensington lock slot

11

Grounding

12

USB-C 3.0

13

Reset button

14

Blue beacon

15

Serial number
Figure 7. C8151-G2 - Rear view

1

System status

2

VPN
Figure 8. C8151-G2 - Front view

1

Product Identification Number (PID)

2

Reset button

3

GE RJ45 0/1/0 to 0/1/7

4

GE 0/0/0 - SFP

5

GE 0/0/0 - RJ45

6

GE 0/0/1 - RJ45

7

GE 0/0/1 - SFP

8

RJ45 console port

9

USB-C 3.0

10

PIM module

11

Kensington lock slot

12

Grounding

13

Serial number

14

4-Pin power connector

15

Blue beacon

16

System status
Figure 9. C8161-G2 - Rear view

1

System status

2

VPN
Figure 10. C8161-G2 - Front view

1

Product Identification Number (PID)

2

POE PSU status LED

3

Reset button

4

GE RJ45 0/1/0 to 0/1/7

5

GE 0/0/0 - SFP

6

GE 0/0/0 - RJ45

7

GE 0/0/1 - RJ45

8

GE 0/0/1 - SFP

9

RJ45 console port

10

USB-C 3.0

11

PIM module

12

Kensington lock slot

13

Grounding

14

Serial number

15

4-Pin power connector

16

Blue beacon

17

System status
Figure 11. C8130-VAI-G2 and C8130-VAP-G2 - Rear view

1

System status

2

VPN
Figure 12. C8130-VAI-G2 and C8130-VAP-G2 - Front view

1

Product Identification Number (PID)

2

System status

3

Reset button

4

4-Pin power connector

5

RJ11 DSL Port

6

GE RJ45 0/1/0 to 0/1/3

7

GE 0/1/4 - RJ45

 8

GE 0/1/4 - SFP

9

TE 0/0/0 - XGSPON/10GBASE-T

10

RJ45 console port

11

USB-C 3.0

12

Kensington lock slot

13

Grounding

14

Blue beacon

15

Serial number
Figure 13. C8151-CVAI-G2 and C8151-CVAP-G2 - Rear view

1

System status

2

VPN
Figure 14. C8151-CVAI-G2 and C8151-CVAP-G2 - Front view

1

Product Identification Number (PID)

2

5G LED Indicator

3

Antenna SMA connector

4

4-Pin power connector

5

RJ11 DSL Port

6

GE RJ45 0/1/0 to 0/1/7

7

GE 0/1/8 - RJ45

 8

Serial number

9

RJ45 console port

10

USB-C 3.0

11

Kensington lock slot

12

Grounding

13

Dual nano SIM card slot

14

TE 0/0/0 - XGSPON/10GBASE-T

15

GE 0/1/8 - SFP

16

Reset button

17

Blue beacon

18

System status

Power supply

The product power specifications are specified below:

  • AC input voltage: Universal 100 to 240 VAC

  • Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz

  • Maximum output power: Up to 30W/66W for non-PoE supply and up to 150W for PoE supply.

  • PoE and PoE+ (only for C8161-G2)

  • Output voltage: +12V for system power and -53.5V for PoE power.

Table 4. Power requirements for Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Device supported

Power source

Input rated

Output rated

C8130-G2

C8131-G2

30W AC Power Adapter (PWR-CC1-30W)

100-240VAC, 1A

12V, 2.5A

C8130-G2

C8131-G2

C8140-G2

C8151-G2

C8130-VAI-G2

C8130-VAP-G2

C8151-CVAI-G2

C8151-CVAP-G2

66W AC Power Adapter (PWR-CC1-66W)

100-240VAC, 2A

12V, 5.5A

C8161-G2

150W AC Power Adapter (PWR-150W-AC)

100-240 VAC, 2.5A

12V 6.0A, -53.5V 1.55A

Install the router with a PSU on an Rack-tray

  1. Obtain the rack-tray.

  2. Align the router with the mounting holes on the rack-tray as shown in the below figure.

  3. Secure the router to the tray using the provided screws.

  4. Attach the velcro straps to the Power Supply Unit (PSU).

  5. Secure the PSU alongside the router using the velcro straps.

  6. Connect the PSU to the router using the power cable.

Figure 15. Rack-tray installation with PSU for Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

1

Velcro straps

2

PSU

3

Router

4

Rack-tray

Figure 16. Rack-tray attached with PSU to Cisco 8100 Series Secure Router

LED indicators for PIM

The following table summarizes the LED indicators that are located in the Rear or chassis of the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers.

Table 5. LED Indicators for Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Port

LED color

Description

System status (Front and Rear)

Green and Amber

Off—No power.

Steady Green - System is operating normally.

Blinking Amber — BIOS/ROMmon is booting.

Steady Amber — BIOS/ROMmon has completed booting, and the system is at the ROMmon prompt or booting the platform software.

VPN

Green

Off— No tunnel.

Steady Green— At least one tunnel is up.

Activity (WAN and LAN ports)

Green

Off— No data transmission.

Blinking Green - TXD/RXD data.

Link, non-PoE (WAN and LAN ports)

Green

Off— No link.

Steady Green— Link up.

Link, with PoE (WAN and LAN ports, C8161-G2 only)

Green

Off— No link, PoE administratively down.

Steady Green— link up; if PoE device, power is enabled.

Power over Ethernet (PoE/PoE+)

Green

Off — No -53.5V PoE power supply connected to router.

Steady Green— -53.5V PoE power supply connected and all powered ports operating normally.

Blue beacon

Blue

Off — No attention needed.

Blinking Blue— Beacon active.
Table 6. LED Indicators for C8151-CVAI-G2 and C8151-CVAP-G2

Port

Colour and Description

5G LED

Blank - No service

Steady Green- 4G

Steady Blue- 5G

Reset button

The actuation of the Reset button is only recognized during ROMmon boot, that is, as the router comes to the ROMmon prompt.

The Reset button does not require much force to be pressed. The Reset button should be pressed only with a small implement such as the tip of a pen or a paper clip. When the Reset button is pressed at startup, the system LED turns green.

Slots and interfaces

The Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers designates its interfaces using a 3-tuple notation that lists the slot, sub-slot, and port in the format slot/sub-slot/port. The slot number is reserved for the motherboard, which is "0". Each interface type is allocated a sub-slot and the port number is a unique port on the interface.

Table 7. Slots and Interfaces

Sub-slot 0/x/x

Interface type

0

Ethernet WAN

1

Ethernet LAN

2

DSL or Cellular

3

Cellular

Note

The following interfaces located in Sub-slot 0/1 also function as WAN Combo ports:

  • C8130-VAI-G2 and C8130-VAP-G2: Interface Gi0/1/4

  • C8151-CVAI-G2 and C8151-CVAP-G2: Interface Gi0/1/8

Periodic inspection and cleaning

We recommend that you periodically inspect and clean the external surface of the router. Removing is recommended to minimize the negative impact of environmental dust or debris. The frequency of inspection and cleaning is dependent upon the severity of the environmental conditions, but we recommend cleaning the router once every six months.


Note

Sites with ambient temperatures consistently above 25°C or 77°F and with potentially high levels of dust or debris might require periodic preventative maintenance cleaning.