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- Former Linksys Business Series
- Secure access at the heart of a small business network
- Supports 16 10/100 wired connections for fast network transfers
- Supports load balancing and failover redundancy on up to seven ports
- Cisco reliability and 3-year limited hardware warranty
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
A secure network connection tying your company to the world is the backbone of your business. You need a combination of performance and security to help keep your employees connected to the assets they need to keep your business productive. The Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router is a proven solution that delivers highly secure, high performance connectivity at the heart of your small business network. As its name suggests, the RV016 has sixteen ports in total. Up to seven ports may be configured for load balancing to improve performance or as redundant connections to service providers to support business continuity.
Provide Remote Access to Employees
Increase remote employee productivity through secure connections to your business network via Virtual Private Networks (VPN). The RV016 delivers high capacity and high performance IPsec VPN capabilities, including support for up to 50 QuickVPN tunnels for remote client access.
Simple Setup and Administration
Intuitive, browser-based device manager and setup wizards get you up and running quickly. The easy-to-understand interface lets you monitor and adjust settings easily, from setting up remote access to content filtering and extensive activity logging.
Strong Security
The RV016 provides strong security with proven stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall and hardware encryption. The built-in firewall also features protection against Denial of Service (DoS), Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Land Attack, and IP spoofing, and sends email alerts for outside hacking attempts.
Create up to 50 access rules, and employ powerful content filtering including static URL blocking and keyword blocking. Control filtering of Java, cookes, ActiveX plugins, and HTTP proxies.
Performance to Support High-Bandwidth Applications
The Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router delivers proven, highly secure connectivity to the Internet at the heart of the small business network to help employees stay productive. Redundant connections support load balancing for higher performance and contribute to business continuity, while a built-in Fast Ethernet switch connects devices in the office. High capacity IP Security (IPsec) VPN capabilities connect other offices and employees working remotely to files and data just as securely as if they were physically connected to the network. Other business-class security features, including available cloud-based web threat protection, help keep the network and business assets safe.
16 Fast Ethernet Ports
The RV016 has sixteen 10/100 Mbps fast Ethernet ports, including 2 WAN ports and 1 dedicated DMZ port. 13 10/100 Mbps fast Ethernet switch ports ensure business continuity with up to 5 ports that can be used as WAN ports for load balancing and connection redundancy.
What's in the Box
Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router, CD with Administration Guide and QuickVPN client software, AC power cable, rack mounting kit.
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Which Cisco Small Business Router is Right for You? | ||||||||
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 |  RV110W |  RV120W |  RV220W |  RVS4000 |  WRVS4400N |  RV042 |  RV082 |  RV016 |
| Wireless | b/g/n | b/g/n | b/g/n | No | b/g/n | No | No | No |
| WAN Ports | 1 - 10/100 | 1 - 10/100 | 1 - 10/100/1000 | 1 - 10/100/1000 | 1 - 10/100/1000 | 2 - 10/100 | 2 - 10/100 | 7 - 10/100 |
| LAN Ports | 4 - 10/100 | 4 - 10/100 | 4 - 10/100/1000 | 4 - 10/100/1000 | 4 - 10/100/1000 | 4 - 10/100 | 8 - 10/100 | 13 - 10/100 |
| Max VPN Connections | 5 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 100 | 100 |
| VPN Speed (Mbps) | 5 | 25 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 97 | 97 |
| NAT Speed (Mbps) | 90 | 100 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| QoS |  | | | | | | | |
| IPv6 | | | | | | |||
Product Description
Customer Reviews
The only short coming that I see is with the load balancing. This seems to really slow the speed significantly. I think that it is just too much for the CPU to handle. My intention was to have two different ISP's for redundancy. As a fix I leave both providers connected but only activate one WAN port at a time. If one WAN goes down I can quickly activate the other WAN port without anyone really being affected. The other ISP is mainly used for FTP anyway.
On the problems with VPN's, we don't use them so I can't comment on that.
In closing, you could spend thousands to get some of the features that facilitate subnets and load balancing, for the price it works very well.
Update: I have since purchased a second RV016 (firmware 2.0.13) with the same solid performance. I've read about some of the problems that others are having and would say that compatibility with other vendors is an issue to consider. Also using switches versus hubs takes some of the load off the routers CPU.
Update 2: We now own three routers without problem. I know that some have complained about customer service and I have to agree it's lacking. But what I would tell less experienced users is that the Sitemap column on the right side of the browser interface has extensive explanations of all the settings. This combined with a little experimentation should get you where you need to be. The file sharing problems that another reviewer had has nothing to do with the router, it's all about the computer settings. Another reviewer commented on customer service asking about the color of the cables. In the early days of DSL and daisy chaining hubs, crossover cables were used and they were generally orange or yellow and will not work with most equipment.
Thank you for the positive comments and strong recommendation. We appreciate the feedback and are happy to hear you are very satisfied with our RV016 and its price.
Thank You,
Diana
Cisco Small Business Team
Overall I am somewhat mixed.
My biggest disappointment is with Linksys support. I had trouble configuring the dual WAN capabilities, and never got any help from Linksys. In the end I am using a single WAN (see below). I would expect much better, or at least some, support for an expensive router like this one.
Some applications got confused when I was using two WANs. I had this problem with 2 or 3 applications, so I suspect correcting it would be straightforward, but after HOURS of fiddling and calling Linksys help, I got nowhere.
The other surprise was that there is no way to be notified if one of the WANs goes down. I have dual connectivity for redundancy, but if one fails, there is no way to have the RV016 notify you.
I now keep both WANs plugged in, but only one port active. Someone needs to switch the connectivity in the event the primary WAN goes down.
On the positive side, I really like many of the advanced features:
* One-to-one NAT works well. My servers are both part of my LAN while having an outside WAN address
* I often remotely manage the RV016, including turning one and off various physical ports
* I found setting up VPNs to other gateways fairly straightforward.
Conclusion:
On balance there are enough features that work, or at least that I understand, that I am happy with the RV016. I do wish some of the other advertised features worked or were better documented.
Thank you for your comments! We're sorry to hear about your experience with Linksys support. We've since made improvements and now have dedicated phone support for our Small Business products (www.cisco.com/go/smallbizhelp) so we can better provide customers with the help they need. Also, you can get help via chat and the Cisco Small Business Support Community (www.cisco.com/go/smallbizsupport).
Regarding your issue with the dual WAN, we tested the RV016 version 2 with the latest firmware V3.0.2.01-tm, and found it works in both load balance and backup modes with logs. In load balance mode, both WANs can function simultaneously. In backup mode, when the primary WAN goes down, the backup WAN will go up.
You can download the latest firmware software here: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/relea
Thank You,
Diana
Cisco Small Business Team
We also had multiple bugs with the unit and have had to reset many times until we finally gave up and switched to a Netgear VPN Router which has not failed once. So my experience has been that Netgear is a more reliable product overall but Linksys has a few neat features including multi WAN inputs. If the unit would not act up and if tech support were better, it would increase its rating.
The feature(s) that attracted me most was the vLAN feature. Read more
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