Cisco UC500 by Connect Express UK Based Cisco Partner

Cisco SMB Infrastructure
Cisco SMB Infrastructure
Cisco has built it's business on routing and switching equipment. They have recently introduced a range of products for the Small to Medium business.
Below are a selection of products that fit around an UC500 installation.


Routing


800 Series Routers

800 Series Router
The award-winning Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers deliver the following integrated services at broadband speeds to small offices and teleworkers, or to service providers to deploy as part of their managed network services. These include Data, Security, Wireless and SRST.

Key Features

Along with easy deployment and centralized management capabilities, these routers offer features such as:

  • Built-in security, including content filtering
  • Cisco Configuration Professional for simplified management
  • WAN connection with multiple access options
  • Business Continuity with primary and backup connections on the Cisco 880 router, including 3G and ISDN
  • Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet managed switch ports with optional PoE on two switch ports
  • Up to 20 VPN tunnels
  • Integrated access point based on the IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 standard that uses MIMO (Multi-Input, Multiple-output) to improve coverage for existing 802.11 b/g clients and new 802.11n clients
  • Cisco Unified Wireless Management Solution
  • Business continuity for both data and voice
  • Universal software image eases expansion capabilities with software activation

1800 Series Routers

1800 Series Router
The award-winning Cisco 1800 Series integrated services routers, ideal for small to medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices, enable businesses to reduce costs by deploying a single, resilient system for fast, secure, delivery of multiple mission-critical business services, including: Data, Security, Unified Communications, Wireless.

Key Features

The fixed platform models (1801, 1802, 1803, 1811, 1812) include multiple WAN interface options, plus:

  • Up to broadband speeds
  • Eight 10/100 Mbps built-in switch ports with optional Power over Ethernet (PoE), for providing DC power to network devices such as IP phones
  • Up to 50 VPN tunnels
  • Support for wireless local-area network (LAN) standards 802.11a/b/g

The 1841 is a modular platform with a wide range of interface options, plus:

  • Up to T1/E1speeds
  • Up to four 10/100 Mbps built-in switch ports
  • Up to 800 VPN tunnels
  • Support for wireless local-area network (LAN) standards 802.11a/b/g

The 1861 is a modular platform built on a fixed base with a wide range of WAN interface options, plus:

  • Integrated Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express or Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony for call processing
  • Cisco Unity Express, for voice messaging and automated attendant
  • Integrated LAN switching with Power over Ethernet (PoE) expandable through Cisco Catalyst Switches
  • Onboard voice ports for PSTN, PBX, and key system connections

2800 Series Routers

2800 Series Router
The award-winning Cisco 2800 Series routers, ideal for small to medium-sized businesses and enterprise branch offices, are designed for wire-speed delivery of highly secure concurrent services and can accommodate multiple T1/E1 connections for services including: Data, Security, Voice, Video Wireless.

The integrated services routing architecture of the Cisco 2800 Series provides the performance, availability, and reliability needed to scale mission-critical business applications in the most demanding environments.

The integrated services routing architecture of the Cisco 2800 Series provides the performance, availability, and reliability needed to scale mission-critical business applications in the most demanding environments. Features of the routers include:

  • Built-in security
  • Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) for simplified management
  • A modular platform with a broad range of interface options
  • Up to 2 10/100/1000 Mbps built-in routed ports
  • Up to 64 10/100 Mbps switch ports with optional Power over Ethernet (PoE), for providing DC power to network devices such as IP phones
  • Up to 1500 VPN tunnels
  • Cisco CallManager Express (CME) call-processing support for up to 96 Cisco IP phone users
  • Cisco Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) support for up to 96 Cisco IP phone users, allowing the router to provide call-processing functionality to keep voice service in operation should the connection to Cisco CME be lost
  • Support for wireless LAN standards 802.11a/b/g
  • Support for a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) port for Gigabit Ethernet (except 2801)
  • Built-in redundant power supply connector (except 2801)

Switching


ESW 500 Series

ESW 500 Series
Create a better business network with Cisco ESW 500 Switches. Designed to work with other Cisco Small Business Pro products, these switches provide a secure network foundation to help enable data, voice, video, and wireless solutions.

Features:
  • Easy integration with Cisco Small Business Pro and Cisco Smart Business Communication Systems to provide complete data, voice, video, and wireless networking solutions
  • Choice of configuration and management tools with simple graphical user interfaces for easier configuration, management, and troubleshooting
  • Choice of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE) available on up to 48 ports of Fast Ethernet and 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet
  • Quality of service to prioritize network traffic to keep critical network applications running at top performance
  • Advanced security services, including IEEE 802.1X port security and access control lists, to keep unauthorized users off the network
  • VLAN support for assigning users to different networks, improving their performance and network security
  • Optional redundant power supply to help ensure continuous operation
  • Flexible network design with Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) expansion slots
  • Enhanced 5-year hardware warranty

Cisco Small Business Switches

Cisco Small Business Switches
If your business was a building, its network would be the foundation. And Cisco Small Business Managed Switches would be at the core, offering the perfect mix of configurability, speed, and stability to keep your network running smoothly.

  • A variety of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet port options
  • Support for advanced quality of service (QoS) mechanisms to keep your critical, real-time network applications running at top performance levels
  • Advanced security functionality that removes the threat of unauthorized network access; this can include 802.1X authentication and MAC-based address filtering
  • Optional Power over Ethernet cost-effectively powers wireless access points, video cameras, and other network-connected endpoints by eliminating the need to install separate power supplies
  • Resilient clustering provides the ability to add more switches as needed to support business growth, by allowing you to manage multiple switches using a single, common interface
  • Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) support lets you assign users to different networks, improving their personal performance and the security of your entire system
  • Redundancy features protect the availability of your critical applications at all times

Wireless


Cisco 500 Series Wireless Express Mobility Controllers

Cisco 500 Series Wireless
As your business needs grow, the Cisco Mobility Express solution offers the versatility to evolve and scale from a solid mobile foundation delivering business-grade wireless features to a sophisticated yet cost-effective wireless network capable of supporting leading mobility services and applications. Mobility Express is part of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System - a complete unified communications solution for SMBs that provides voice, data, video, security, and wireless capabilities while integrating with existing desktop applications like calendar, e-mail, and customer relationship management (CRM).


Security


Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances offer state-of-the-art security that is still flexible enough to meet your company's needs as it grows and changes.
  • Award-winning security features
  • Support for two VPNs for communication between offices or partners, with expansion up to 25 (ASA 5505) or 750 (ASA 5520) employees
  • Support for anywhere from 5 (ASA 5505) to 250 (ASA 5550) local-area network users
  • Multiple options for high-speed network connections, depending on your performance needs
  • Preconfigured bundles for ease of ordering and configuration
  • Options for increasing reliability
ASA 5505

ASA 5505
  • 150 Mbps firewall throughput
  • 25 VPN user sessions
  • Supports a maximum of 3 (trunking disabled) / 20 (trunking enabled) virtual interfaces (VLANs)

ASA 5510

ASA 5510
  • 300 Mbps firewall throughput
  • 250 VPN user sessions
  • 50/100 VLANs