Cisco 828, 831, 836, 837, 876 Migration Giude

Cisco 870 S erie s Integrated S ervices Routers Migration Quick Look

Integrated Servic e s Routers for Small O f fic es, Teleworkers, Small Businesses

This new family of integrated services routers supports
delivery of secure data services over broadband
connections including DSL, cable, and Metro Ethernet.
Optional 802.11 WLANs, a four-port 10/100 Switch, and
Power over Ethernet (PoE) external adapter make the
Cisco

®

870 Series Integrated Services Routers ideal for

small offices, teleworkers, and small businesses.

TOP 10 REASONS TO MIGRATE TO CISCO 870
SERIES ROUTERS

1. Increased performance for running concurrent
services with broadband connections

2. Advanced security features, including Stateful
Firewall, 3DES and AES IPsec encryption, antivirus
through NAC, IPS

3. Four-port 10/100 MB managed LAN switch with
DMZ ports

INCREASED PERFORMANCE AND
EXPANDED FEATURES

Migration from Cisco 830 and Cisco 820 Series to

Cisco 870 Series

Feature Cisco 831, 836,

837, 828

Cisco 871, 876,

877, 878

Increased
performance

N/A Yes

LAN ports 4-port 10/100 switch 4-port 10/100

managed switch

WAN
technologies

Models supporting:

10 Mbps Ethernet,

ADSL over POTS,

ADSL over ISDN,

G.SHDSL

Models supporting:

10/100 MbpsEthernet,

ADSL over POTS

(ADSL 2+), ADSL over

ISDN, G.SHDSL (4-wire)

Backup WAN External analog modem,

ISDN S/T on 836

External analog modem,

ISDN S/T on 876

Wireless option No Yes
Ethernet WAN 100 Mbps (Cisco 831) 10/100 Mbps (Cisco 871)
USB ports No Cisco 871 only
PoE option No Yes
Flash

default/max

12 MB/24 MB 24 MB/52 MB

DRAM
default/max

64 MB/80 MB 128 MB/256 MB

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4. 802.11b/g WLAN option with external, replaceable antennas

5. External PoE adapter option for connecting IP phones or access points

6. Increased default and max memory architecture

7. 10/100 Mbps Ethernet WAN port on Cisco 871

8. Dual USB 2.0 ports (Cisco 871) for security tokens

9. ADSL 2+ and G.SHDSL four-wire support (on ADSL and G.SHDLS models)

10. Integrated ISDN BRI for dial backup on Cisco 876 and for out-of-band management on
Cisco 876 and 878

MIGRATION PATHS FROM TRADITIONAL PL ATFORMS
Models that bundle security features are designated with a “K9” in the mo del SKU

Feature Cisco 831 Cisco 871 Cisco 836 Cisco 876* Cisco 837 Cisco 877 Cisco 828 Cisco 878

Models Cisco 831

Secure

Broadband

Router

Cisco 871
Integrated

Services

Router

Cisco 836

Secure

Broadband

Router

Cisco 876
Integrated

Services

Router

Cisco 837

Secure

Broadband

Router

Cisco 877
Integrated

Services

Router

Cisco 828

Secure

Broadband

Router

Cisco 878
Integrated

Services

Router

SKUs CISCO831-K9 CISCO871-K9

Wireless models
CISCO871W-G-A-K9
CISCO871W-G-E-K9
CISCO871W-G-J-K9

CISCO836-K9 CISCO876-K9

Wireless models

CISCO876W-G-E-K9

CISCO837-K9 CISCO877-K9

Wireless models
CISCO877W-G-A-K9
CISCO877W-G-E-K9
CISCO877W-G-J-K9

CISCO828 CISCO878-K9

Wireless models
CISCO878W-G-A-K9
CISCO878W-G-E-K9
CISCO878W-G-J-K9

WAN
technology

10 Mbps
Ethernet

10/100 Mbps

Ethernet

ADSL over

ISDN

ADSL over

ISDN (ADSL 2+)

ADSL over

POTS

ADSL over POTS

(ADSL 2+)

G.SHDSL G.SHDSL (4-wire)

LAN ports 4-port 10/100

switch

4-port 10/100

managed switch

4-port 10/100

switch

4-port 10/100

managed switch

4-port 10/100

switch

4-port 10/100

managed switch

4-port 10 Mbps

hub

4-port 10/100

managed switch

Dial backup External

analog
modem

External

analog

modem

ISDN S/T ISDN S/T External

analog
modem

External

analog

modem

External

analog

modem

External

analog

modem

Wireless
option

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

USB ports No Yes No No No No No No
PoE adapter

option

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Flash
default/max

12 MB/24 MB 24 MB/52 MB 12 MB/24 MB 24 MB/52 MB 12 MB/24 MB 24 MB/52 MB 8 MB/16 MB 24 MB/52 MB

DRAM
default/max

64 MB/80 MB 128 MB/256 MB 64 MB/80 MB 128 MB/256 MB 64 MB/80 MB 128 MB/256 MB 32 MB/32 MB 128 MB/256 MB

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* Customers may want to consider Cisco 876 and 878 as replacements for SOHO 96 and SOHO 98.