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    Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers is a solution designed to deliver performance, security, and flexibility to help accelerate the user's digitization journey at the edge.N/A

    Cisco Routers

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco routers support secure, reliable enterprise connections. These enterprise routers help users implement an intent-based, future-ready WAN that is constantly learning, adapting, and protecting. Deploy routers for the branch, cloud, co-location, or the data center with any type of connectivity, including MPLS, Internet, and 4G LTE. With over 30 years of experience and an end-to-end portfolio, Cisco routing solutions can deliver for today’s networking needs. The vendor promises to help…N/A
    Pricing
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series RoutersCisco Routers
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    9.5
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series RoutersCisco Routers
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    My company is not so big to test the router on its highest limits. I can tell only that it works great and does not ask us for unexpected maintenance, service or unpleasant surprises. It works perfect and makes it's job the best.
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    Cisco
    Cisco Routers, particularly ASRs, are well suited at the edge or perimeter of your network topology since they're capable of aggregating large data and performing fast packet processing. To be even more specific, they are great at handling full internet BGP route tables and aggregating multiple WAN connections. Some scenarios where they may be less appropriate might be for much smaller sites running less critical services that may not need "state of the art" enterprise routers.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Partakes minimal disruptions under mobility while in use by technicians.
    • Has high bandwidths
    • The routers are secure from multiple network attacks.
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    Cisco
    • Helps to separate routing information for different networks for different customers.
    • Helps peers with service providers and Customer Networks and starts the exchange of information between them.
    • Helps facilitate internet connectivity for enterprise networks.
    • Helps transferring Internet or Private Data from one place to another.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Programming can be complicated for new users
    • An easier VPN setup would be a good value add to this product
    • PoE for IP Phones requires an add-on daughter card
    • The daughter card add expense and requires that the 800 series unit be opened to install card
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    Cisco
    • It will be helpful if configuration can be done using a http GUI
    • Graphical Visualizing provisioned VPN services will helps in troubleshooting
    • Software upgrade process should have an automated way, that helps in managing large no of devices in the network
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    We are already looking at more purchases
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    Cisco
    We are extremely likely to renew, as we have been very happy with our Cisco Routers for over 10 years. Their uptime as well as stable nature makes them ideal for us, as we are an industry that cannot afford downtime. We trust our partner to recommend our next model Cisco, when the time comes.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    My experience is that there is always something that proves to be just a bit tedious to get figured out but once you do it is easily duplicated
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    Cisco
    The best thing about Cisco products is their presence in community. When you have a problem you can do quick search and find whoever else had the same question and expert answer for that question. Other thing is there are Cisco certified people we can find very easily if want some help with comissioning these products
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    Cisco routers can be configure and forgotten unless you are adding to the configuration or on the rare troubleshooting event.
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    Cisco
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    Performance
    Cisco
    Cisco routers can be configure and forgotten unless you are adding to the configuration or on the rare troubleshooting event.
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    Cisco
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    People have bad days and some things are deemed not critical enough to fix.
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    Cisco
    Cisco support is very good. Of course, sometime you will run into support guy that isn't up to the task. Buf overall, the support system is well structure. You know if this support isn't able to help, you can esclate the situation to find another help. Also, their documentation is well developed and can be very useful.
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    My training was through a third party that had good knowledge but wasn't able to answer all of my questions.
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    Cisco
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    The more you can plan in advance the easier the deployment will be.
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    Cisco
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR routers have proven to be more reliable than the standard ISR routers within moving vehicles.
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    Cisco
    Other vendors definitely bring some great features. We've gone from Fortinet to HPE, to Ruckus. Each product has benefits to consider. For us, Cisco is a trusted brand that's used about thousands of customers and many fortune companies. While some of the newer or smaller players have great features, Cisco has most of the same plus time in the trenches.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Not every router can handle all situations and so you have to purchase the upgrade to do handle the new requirements.
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    Cisco
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • 800 Series units are a great value for very small sites
    • The 800 series have allowed us to be agile in the opening of sites quickly in under-served rural areas.
    • The only downside is having to renew the support every few years.
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    Cisco
    • Network management has become easy and fast with cloud based portal.
    • Network policies could be rolled out quickly across the devices.
    • Improvement in Network security.
    • Stable internet connection has lead to less downtime and more productivity.
    • Stable internet connection in each location within the organization.
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