Cisco RV082 8-port 10/100 VPN Router - Dual WAN

by Cisco

Product Details

Product Manual [3.37mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 11 x 1.7 inches ; 3.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000ZI1FG
• Item model number: RV082
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,263 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #92 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Routers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 13, 2003

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 RV082 Dual WAN VPN Router is a proven solution that delivers highly secure, high performance connectivity at the heart of your small business network. Two connections to a service provider help support business continuity, while high capacity VPN capabilities enable other offices and employees working remotely to connect to your network.

The typical configuration for the RV082 Dual WAN VPN Router. View larger

Featuring a built-in 8-port Ethernet switch for additional flexibility. View larger

Provide Remote Access to Employees

Increase remote employee productivity through secure connections to your business network via Virtual Private Networks (VPN). The RV082 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 RV082 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 RV082 Dual WAN VPN Router delivers proven, highly secure, high-performance 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.

Dual WAN Ports

The RV082 features dual fast Ethernet WAN ports, configurable for Smartlink backup or load balancing. A built-in 8-port fast Ethernet switch provides additional flexibility for connecting devices in your office.

What's in the Box

Cisco RV082 Dual-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?
	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

The heart of your connection-redundant secure small office network The Linksys 10/100 8-Port VPN Router is an advanced Internet-sharing network solution for your small business needs. Like any router, it lets multiple computers in your office share an Internet connection. But the unique dual Internet ports on the 10/100 8-Port VPN Router let you connect a second Internet line as a backup to insure that youre never disconnected. Or, use both Internet ports at the same time, and let the router balance your offices requirements between them for maximum bandwidth efficiency. The 10/100 8-Port VPN Router also features a built-in 8-port full-duplex 10/100 Ethernet switch to connect eight PCs directly, or you can connect more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. The Virtual Private Network (VPN) capability creates encrypted tunnels through the Internet, allowing up to 50 remote office or traveling users to securely connect into your office network from off-site.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

The manufacturer commented on the review belowSee comments

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An IMPORTANT tip, January 7, 2006

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online all the time (Fairfield, IA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cisco RV082 8-port 10/100 VPN Router - Dual WAN (Personal Computers)

Okay, this will be brief and is being posted only as helpful hint rather than an indepth review.

If your speeds are fine when directly connected to your ISP, but are slow or unstable when running through the RV082 try the following:

Under the firewall tab, there is an MTU setting. You MUST take this off of Auto and use the manual setting. In my case the default manual setting of 1500 is what I needed. This solved the incredible slowdown problems I was having - in fact now I have the best speeds I have ever seen on my network.

Thanks to "Lone Stranger" and the Google search in which I found his post for finally providing me with this answer after hours of frustration. No thanks to linksys email support, who was of no use at all.

 

The manufacturer commented on this review(What's this?)

Posted on Jun 7, 2011 3:25:19 PM PDT

"Cisco Small Business Team" says:

(MANUFACTURER)

Hi Online all the time,

We appreciate you putting up this helpful review, and for the feedback! Thank you for the positive comments. For further support, feel free to visit the Small Business Support Community (http://www.cisco.com/go/smallbizsupport) and follow us on Twitter (@CiscoSBsupport). We are listening!

Diana
Cisco Small Business Team

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The manufacturer commented on the review belowSee comments

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not ready for primetime, May 21, 2004

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E. Chan (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco RV082 8-port 10/100 VPN Router - Dual WAN (Personal Computers)

With all the mediocre reviews here, I was hesitant in buying this router. I bought it anyway because it is the cheapest router around with dual WAN and load balancing. Despite some of the earlier review, I am happy to report that I found everything worked including VPN, firewall, 1 to 1 NAT. And, they all worked fine together with one exception (see below).

But, I did find the router to be very unstable. In the last 2 months of operations, I have had to reset it at least a dozen times. In most cases, it either failed to route, assign DHCP addresses, connect VPN or the web interface failed to respond. And, it always requires a power down cold start. I am beginning to think the reset button on the front is for decoration only.
In the past 3 years, my primary WAN has only failed a handful of times, what good is dual WAN if the router fails more than that in just 2 months.

This doesn't include the hundred of times that I have to reset the unit during configuration. Sometimes, the unit's software will get itself into a knot after you save a configuration. It stills works (as a router) but some of the functions like NAT or VPN won't work correctly. This is very frustrating because you don't know if it is the software bug or wrong configuration. And, of course, there are the typical cases where the unit will completely freeze up after a config save. But, at least you can see it is dead and reset it.

The most disappointing thing I found was the one thing I liked about the router, dual WAN. The router will only keep both WANs up if you have it in auto load balance mode. Otherwise, it will to shut down the 2nd WAN even in manual balance mode. A problem if you want to use the IP address on the 2nd WAN for incoming traffic. The other problem is that the VPN doesn't always work when it is in load balance mode but it works fine in single WAN backup mode.

Bottom line, you get what you paid for and I will not buy this unit again. Definitely not worth the headache of having the whole office scream at you every other day because the Internet is down, again!

 

The manufacturer commented on this review(What's this?)

Posted on Jun 17, 2011 11:37:27 AM PDT

"Cisco Small Business Team" says:

(MANUFACTURER)

Hi E. Chan,

Thank you for your comments! There have been a couple firmware upgrades released since you purchased the router that may resolve the stability issues you experienced. You can download the software here: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/release.html?mdfid=282414011&softwareid=282465789&release=4.0.2.08-tm&rellifecycle=&relind=AVAILABLE&reltype=latest.

This is the first we've heard about requiring auto-load-balance mode to keep both WANs up. Did you enable VPN backup? For configuration assistance, visit our support site at http://www.cisco.com/go/smallbizhelp.

Thanks,

Diana
Cisco Small Business Team

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good small office router, October 14, 2004

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Ogi (Newark, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco RV082 8-port 10/100 VPN Router - Dual WAN (Personal Computers)

Good small business router

Strengths:
Load balanced Internet connection options are great. Decent firewall.

Weaknesses:
VPN is a little complicated to connect to from xp/2000 Client. Have to play with the IPSec settings.

I am using the RV042 and a RV082 to connect an office in the US with an office in East Europe. The VPN is working perfectly.
- Excellent performance.
- Very reliable.