Cisco CISCO1841 1841 Integrated Services Router

by Cisco

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 13.5 x 1.9 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00064AW7G
• Item model number: CISCO1841
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,075 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

2 x 10/100Base-TX LAN - 1 x AIM, - 2 x Expansion Slot(s) - Integrated Services Router

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great product, but no updates without maint contract, January 12, 2009

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G. Frank (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco CISCO1841 1841 Integrated Services Router (Personal Computers)

This router is more robust and flexible than most out there for the price. It has features such as dual-WAN (properly executed, unlike most consumer dual WAN products out there), it has excellent firewall features, and it includes Cisco SDM, their configuration tool that helps avoids misconfiguration leading to security holes and functionality problems.

HOWEVER - Cisco is IMPOSSIBLE to deal with. They require a maintenance contract to be purchased with a Cisco reseller simply to download a software update. It infuriates me that I would have to pay money to someone for doing nothing but displaying a Cisco logo. I am perfectly able to apply updates on my own without having to pay - and Cisco should catch up with the times. This practice of requiring maint contracts for any downloaded updates is a major negative and steers me to look for other products.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cisco Support Requires Service Contract! Included?, February 11, 2010

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K. Hollingshead - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco CISCO1841 1841 Integrated Services Router (Personal Computers)

Also having trouble getting support from Cisco. According to their pre-sales folks, the support contract needed to get the VPN client software should be included in the price. Unfortunately Amazon customer support has no idea what I'm talking about and Cisco support requires the aforementioned contract! I'll try to remember to post an update when I get to the bottom of this.