Cisco Systems 1005 User Manual

CHAPTER

Features

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Overview of the Cisco 1005

The Cisco 1005 router is a small desktop router that links small remote sites with Ethernet
LANs to regional and central offices through WAN connections.

The router includes the following features:

• One Ethernet 10BaseT port (RJ-45)

• One console port (RJ-45)

• One serial port (DB-60) that supports the following types of WAN communications:

— Permanent and switched synchronous WAN links at speeds up to 2.048 Mbps
— EIA/TIA-232 asynchronous WAN links at speeds up to 115.2 kbps

• One slot for an optional Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

(PCMCIA) Flash memory card

• Software boot using Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) over an Ethernet LAN

connection or by using the optional Flash memory card

• Internet Protocol (IP), Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), and AppleTalk routing

• Transparent bridging, which supports protocols that cannot be routed

• Support for the following WAN encapsulations: Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP),

High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), Link Access Procedure Balanced (LAPB),
Frame Relay, Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS), and X.25

Overview of the Cisco 1005 1-1

Features

• Router management through the console port or over the network using Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP) or Telnet

• AutoInstall for downloading configuration files automatically over a WAN

Figure 1-1 illustrates the Cisco 1005 router.

Figure 1-1 Front View of the Cisco 1005

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