The most popular Cisco Routers, Switches, Access Points and Firewalls in 2012

At the beginning of this New Year, We did a lot research and collected the most popular Cisco products in 2012 according to the authority materials to help our customers and friends who needs Cisco understand these Cisco routers and switches ect. more.
1.       CISCO881-K9
Serve for: SOHO & Small Business
Cheapest Price: $305    >>> the latest GPL Price: $749.00
Overview: 
The 10/100-Mbps fast Ethernet models of the Cisco 881 Integrated Services Routers combine Internet access, security and wireless services onto a single, secure device. This router offers broadband speeds and simplified management to small businesses, and enterprise small branch and teleworkers.
1)     The Cisco 880 Series provides:
Content filtering
VPNs, and WLANs, at broadband speeds to small offices
Easy deployment
Centralized management features
2)      Available options on the Cisco 881 Integrated Services Router include:
Survivable Remote Site Telephony for teleworker and small branch voice
Built-in advanced security, including intrusion prevention, GET VPN, dynamic multipoint VPN (DMVPN) for up to 20 site-to-site VPN tunnels.
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 third-generation wireless and ISDN
More details of configuration, advantages and other features of Cisco 880 series please view: http://www.router-switch.com/cisco-880-series-integrated-services-routers-data-sheet-pd-38.html

2.       CISCO1941/K9
Serve for: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Cheapest Price: $718      >>>   the latest GPL Price: $1,595
Overview:

 This Cisco 1941 integrated services router offers embedded hardware encryption acceleration, optional firewall, intrusion prevention, and application services. In addition, the platforms support the industries widest range of wired and wireless connectivity options such as T1/E1, xDSL, 3G, and GE.
The Cisco 1900 Series provides:
Cisco IOS IP Base
Firewall protection
VPN support, MPLS support, Syslog support, IPv6 support
Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ)
Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED)
More details of configuration, advantages and other features of Cisco 1941 please view: http://www.router-switch.com/cisco-1921-integrated-services-router-data-sheet-pd-42.html

3.      CISCO1921/K9
Serve for: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Cheapest Price: $718       >>>  the latest GPL Price: $1,195
Overview:

 The Cisco 1921 Integrated Services Router (ISR) delivers highly secure data, mobility, and application services.
1)      The Cisco 1921 provides:
2 integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
2 enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Card (EHWIC) slots that can host 2 single wide or 1 double wide EHWIC modules
Fully integrated power distribution to modules supporting 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Cisco Enhanced PoE
2)      Security
Embedded hardware-accelerated VPN encryption
Highly secure collaborative communications with Group Encrypted Transport VPN, Dynamic Multipoint VPN, or Enhanced Easy VPN
Integrated threat control using Cisco IOS Firewall, Cisco IOS Zone-Based Firewall, Cisco IOS IPS, and Cisco IOS Content Filtering
Identity management with authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA), and public key infrastructure
More details of configuration, advantages and other features of Cisco 1921 please view:
http://www.router-switch.com/cisco-1921-integrated-services-router-data-sheet-pd-42.html

4.       WS-C2960-24TC-L
Serve for: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Cheapest Price: $453       >>>  the latest GPL Price: $1,295
Overview:

 24-port 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet managed rack mountable switch with 2 dual-purpose uplinks 10/100/1000BASE-T or Small Form-Factor Pluggable SFP; and it’s up to 8000 MAC Address Table with 64 MB DRAM and 32 MB flash memory Buffer Memory.
1)      This WS-C2960-24TC-L provides:
24 Ethernet 10/100 ports and 2 dual-purpose uplinks (each dual-purpose uplink port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and one SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet port, one port active)
1 RU fixed-configuration, multilayer switch
Entry-level enterprise-class intelligent services
LAN Base Image installed
Superior Redundancy for Fault Backup
Advanced QoS
Integrated CISCO IOS Software Features for Bandwidth Optimization
Granular Rate Limiting
More details of configuration, advantages and other features of Cisco 2960 Series please view: http://www.router-switch.com/cisco-catalyst-2960-s-and-2960-series-switches-with-lan-base-software-data-sheets-pd-27.html
  
5.       AIR-LAP1142N-A-K9
Serve for: Large-sized Enterprise
Cheapest Price: $498       >>>  the latest GPL Price: $795
Overview:

  The Cisco AIR-LAP1142N-A-K9 is a business ready, indoor access point designed for simple deployment and energy efficiency. This is a dual-band, 802.11n access point with integrated antennas. It may also be ordered with a single-band 802.11g/n (2.4-GHz) radio for use in regulatory domains that do not allow 802.11a (5-GHz) operation.
1)      This AIR-LAP1142N-A-K9 provides:
2x3 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) with two spatial streams
Maximal ratio combining (MRC)
Legacy beam forming (hardware supports this capability; not yet enabled in software)
20- and 40-MHz channels
PHY data rates up to 300 Mbps
Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx)
802.11 dynamic frequency selections (DFS) (Bin 5)
Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support
More details of configuration, advantages and other features of Cisco 2960 Series please view: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/1140/quick/guide/ap1140gsg.html#wp51225

6.      ASA5505-BUN-K9
Serve for: Small Business
Price: $370      >>>  the latest GPL Price: $595
Overview:
This Cisco ASA5505-BUN-K9 is an easy-to-deploy solution that integrates world-class firewall, Unified Communications (voice/video) security, SSL and IPsec VPN, intrusion prevention (IPS), and content security services in a flexible, modular product family. It’s designed as a key component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series enables organizations to lower their overall deployment and operations costs while delivering comprehensive multilayer security.
1)      This Cisco ASA 5500 Series provides:
Intelligent threat defense and secure communications services
Most trusted and deployed firewall technology
Market-leading content security capabilities
Investment protection
Threat-protected VPN
Easy deployment and management
2)      More details of configuration, advantages and other features of Cisco ASA 5505 Series please view:
http://goodrouterswitch.blogspot.com/2012/07/basic-steps-of-configurating-cisco-asa.html