Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router
Simple, Secure Connectivity for the Small Office and Home Office

Overview:

The Cisco® RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router provides simple, affordable, highly secure, business-class connectivity to the Internet from small and home offices and remote locations.

The Cisco RV215W has a USB port to enable 3G and 4G WAN connectivity that is perfect for remote regions or temporary connectivity. The RV215W delivers connectivity for small offices and remote workers with a high-speed 802.11n wireless access point; a 4-port 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet switch; an intuitive, browser-based device manager; and support for the Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility, all at a very affordable price. Its combination of business-class features, support for virtual networks that enable highly secure guest access, simple installation, and top-quality user experience takes basic connectivity for small businesses with five or fewer employees to a new level, delivering support for the latest technologies.

The Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router features:

• High-speed, standards-based 802.11n wireless connectivity with fast throughput and broad coverage allows people to remain productive while away from their desks
• Integrated 4-port 10/100 switch easily connects computers, printers, IP phones, cameras, and other devices to your network
• Proven firewall with access rules and advanced wireless security keeps your business assets safe from predators
• Quality of service (QoS) support prioritizes voice, video, and data traffic to keep your business moving
• Separate “virtual” networks limit access to sensitive information and deliver highly secure wireless access to guests
• IP Security (IPsec) and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) VPN provides highly secure remote connectivity for Windows and Mac OS computers
• USB port allows 3G and 4G wireless Internet connectivity anywhere (USB data card required)
• IPv6, the latest version of the Internet Protocol, lets you take advantage of the newest technologies
• An intuitive, browser-based device manager gets you up and running quickly, so you can get back to your business
• Support for the Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility

Deployment:

Technical Specifications:

Product Specifications for the Cisco RV215W
Product Specifications	Description
Routing	Static routing Dynamic routing Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1 and v2 Inter-VLAN routing
Layer 2	802.1Q-based VLANs 4 active VLANs (3 to 4094 range)
Network	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) DNS proxy DHCP relay agent IGMP Proxy and multicast forwarding Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) Dynamic DNS (DynDNS, TZO, no-ip.com, 3322.org) Network Address Translation (NAT), Port Address Translation (PAT) Port management Port mirroring Software-configurable network edge (DMZ) to any LAN IP address
IPv6	Dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 6-to-4 tunneling Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6 (RFC 2710) Stateless address auto-configuration DHCP v6 Server for IPv6 clients on LAN DHCP v6 client for WAN connectivity Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) v6 Static IPv6 Routing Dynamic IPv6 Routing with RIP for IPv6 (RIPng) IPv6 Rapid Deployment
Security	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall Port forwarding and triggering Firewall access control lists and content filtering Denial-of-service (DoS) prevention MAC-based wireless access control Static URL blocking or keyword blocking Schedule-based Internet access policy HTTPS web access to the device manager Username/password complexity enforcement Self-signed SSL certificate Import and export certificate using Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format
VPN	5 IPsec client sessions using Cisco QuickVPN client 5 PPTP client sessions for remote client access Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) Support for VPN pass-through of PPTP, L2TP, and IPsec 1 IPsec site-to-site tunnel for branch office VPN support
Quality of service (QoS)	802.1p port-based priority on LAN port, application-based priority on WAN port 4 priority queues Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) support Class of Service (CoS) Bandwidth management for service prioritizationt
Management	Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v3 Event logging: local, syslog, email alerts Firmware updates through a web browser Imported/exported configuration files in simple text format Simple browser-based configuration (HTTP/HTTPS) Bonjour and Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Network diagnostics: Ping, traceroute, and DNS lookup
Performance	NAT throughput: 90 Mbps Concurrent sessions: 5000 VPN throughput: 5 Mbps
Wireless LAN Specifications
WLAN hardware	IEEE 802.11n standard-based access point with 802.11b/g compatibility Radio and modulation type: 802.11b: direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) 802.11g/n: orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) 2 omnidirectional 1.8 dBi gain fixed external antennas Operating channels: 11 in North America 13 in most of Europe Automatic channel selection Transmit power: 802.11b: 17 dBm +/- 1.5 dBm 802.11g: 15 dBm +/- 1.5 dBm 802.11n: 12.5 dBm +/- 1.5 dBm Receiver sensitivity: –87 dBm at 11 Mbps –71 dBm at 54 Mbps –68 dBm at msc15, HT20 / –66dBm at mcs15, HT40°
Wireless Domain Services (WDS)	Wireless signals can be repeated by up to 3 compatible devices
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)	WMM with QoS (802.11e), WMM power save (WMM-PS)
Active WLAN clients	Up to 32 clients
Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs)	Up to 4 separate wireless networks
Wireless isolation	Wireless isolation between clients
WLAN security	WPS ( Wi-Fi Protected Setup), Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) personal and enterprise, WPA2 personal and enterprise
System Specifications
WAN	One 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet WAN port
LAN	Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN ports
WLAN	Built-in 802.11n wireless access point
LEDs	Power, WPS, WAN, Wireless, LAN (ports 1-4)
Switch	Power button (on/off)
Physical dimensions (W x D x H) and weight	5.91 in. x 5.91 in. x 1.18 in. (150 mm x 150 mm x 30 mm) 0.61 lb (0.3 kg)
Power	12V 1.67A
Certifications	FCC Class B CE IC UL cUL Wi-Fi C-Tick
Environmental operating range	Operating temperature: 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F) Storage temperature: –20° to 70°C (–4° to 158°F) Operating humidity: 10% to 85% noncondensing Storage humidity: 5% to 90% noncondensing
Network adapter	PC with network adapter and Ethernet cable
Web-based configuration	Web browser

Documentation:

Download the Cisco Small Business Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router Datasheet (PDF).