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Cisco RVS4000 4-port Gigabit Security Router - VPN
 
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Cisco RVS4000 4-port Gigabit Security Router - VPN

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2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

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Cisco RVS4000 4-port Gigabit Security Router - VPN + Cisco WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point - PoE/Advanced Security + Cisco SD2008T 8 Port Desktop 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch
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Technical Details

  • LAN Ports - 4 10/100/1000
  • WAN Ports - 1 10/100/1000
  • Firewall - SPI
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 6.7 x 6.7 inches ; 11.4 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000GQXFUK
  • Item model number: RVS4000
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,785 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the manufacturer

The Cisco RVS4000 Gigabit Security Router delivers secure, high-speed network access with switching capabilities to help staff in small businesses safely connect to required resources. IPsec VPN capabilities allow employees working remotely to access files and email as securely as if they were in the office.

Cisco RVS4000
Deliver secure, high-speed network access to your small business

Cisco RVS4000
Both WAN and LAN ports help you take full advantage of broadband connections. View larger

Fast Gigabit speeds, internally and externally, allow your employees to send and receive large files quickly and easily. Strong security features include a proven firewall with an intrusion prevention system (IPS) that scans deep--detecting and blocking most worms, Trojan horses, and denial-of-service attacks. An optional security service helps block malicious websites and control web access to protect a small business and its employees.

Break Your Network Bottleneck

Fast Gigabit networking, up to 10 times the speed of a typical connection on both WAN and LAN ports, allows you to pack your network with advanced, traffic-heavy applications like videoconferencing and large data transfers. Strong security features include a proven SPI firewall with an intrusion prevention system (IPS) that performs deep scans detecting and blocking most worms, Trojan horses, and denial-of-service attacks. IPsec VPN capabilities allow remote employees to connect to your network securely.

High-Speed Connectivity

Gigabit Ethernet connections on both WAN and LAN ports help you take full advantage of your broadband connections, enabling your employees to send and receive large files quickly and easily.

Strong Security

Unlike standard firewalls, which block incoming streams based only on the source or type of data, the proven Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) scans deep, enabling it to detect and block most worms, Trojan horses, and denial-of-service attacks to help keep your business assets safe.

VPN Capabilities

IP Security (IPsec) VPN capabilities built into the RVS4000 enable your remote employees, whether working from home or on the road, to connect to your office network using nearly any VPN client to access files and transfer data as securely as if they were in the office.

Improved Traffic Flow and Network Management

Flexible, built-in support for up to four 802.1Q virtual LAN (VLAN) connections enable separation of network traffic to help improve traffic flow and overall network management while enabling the RVS4000 to interoperate with other VLAN-capable switches.

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Which Cisco Small Business Router is Right for You?

Cisco RV110W
RV110W
RV120W
RV120W
RV220W
RV220W
RVS4000
RVS4000
WRVS4400N
WRVS4400N
RV042
RV042
RV082
RV082
RV016
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

As broadband speeds increase most 10/100 gateways do not have the power to support those higher data rates, and thus become the bottleneck in the network. The RVS4000 10/100/1000 4-Port VPN Router works at Gigabit speeds to meet the demands of todays networks. It features Linksys proven SPI Firewall with an integrated Intrusion Detection and Prevent System (IDS/IPS). Its built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch can connect up four PCs directly, or additional hubs and switches. The QoS features provide consistent voice and video quality throughout your business. In addition the RVS4000 features a Virtual Private Network (VPN) security engine that creates encrypted IPSec tunnels through the Internet. The IPSec VPN tunnels enable remote users from at home, or on the road to easily, and securely connect to the office network through a typical wired or wireless broadband connection. When used with another RVS4000 or other Linksys VPN router, branch-to-branch connections can be established allowing users in a remote office to connect to the corporate network.


Customer Reviews

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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I purchased the RVS4000 primarily due to its gigabit WAN port; very few wired firewalls have a gigabit WAN port. Not having a gigabit WAN port is a reasonable design because WAN ports in many SOHO firewall applications will likely connect to T1 (1.5 Mbps) or T3 lines (45 Mbps) at most. Since these data rates are lower than that of an ordinary 100 Mbps ethernet port, a gigabit WAN port is more than what is required of a WAN interface.

However, I wanted to use a firewall/router on the network inside of my primary NAT/SPI firewall which is primarily a gigabit network. So, a gigabit WAN port was an important feature because it needs to connect to a gigabit switch (not a WAN link).

Before my purchase, I read many customer reviews that complained about slow data rates through the WAN port. These reviews were very discouraging since the Linksys had a gigabit WAN interface. This was until I found a benchmark test that explained the negative reviews. The RVS4000 (primarily due to its industrial-grade security features) has a WAN to LAN data rate of 15.9 Mbps; very slow for a gigabit interface. However, this can be improved upon by configuring (turning off) the security features of the firewall. Unless you configure the firewall as a non-gateway device, don't expect orders of magnitude improvement in speed.

Here's the good news. The benchmark clocked the RVS4000 LAN to WAN data rate at 530 Mbps. Since many disk drive interfaces do not have a sustained data rate this high; you will not see this number when transfering files. I have a couple NAS RAID boxes with gigabit interfaces that top out at around 100-150 Mbps (individually). I can get higher network utilization numbers when doing several files transfers between different network endpoints simultaneously. Network file transfers tend to be very CPU intensive, even when using SCSI hard drives. The CPU intensive part comes from having to package up the data into IP packets and managing the data transfer.

The bottom line is that I am very satisfied with this firewall and its gigabit WAN port. But understand that it needs to be configured properly to optimize its performance and functionality. You don't need to be an engineer or rocket scientist to do this; however, you will need a bit of understanding about IP networking. If you use the RVS4000 as a primary firewall (configuring all of its security features), I suspect it will do that job rather well also.
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Hi gkitash-

Thank you for posting this helpful review. We also really appreciate the positive feedback and are glad to hear you are satisfied with your RVS4000 Security Router.

Thanks,

Diana
Cisco Small Business Team
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
I am baffled by the other reviewers comments  the Linksys RVS4000 router is an advanced, integrated router, a firewall and a 4-port full duplex gigabit switch that will satisfy most home offices and home networks. It is economical as it replaces two devices the router and switch, and offers gigabit speed. Nothing else on the market will do this.

The RVS4000 is a gem that supports QoS allows parents to regulate their childrens internet and network access. Heck, the thing even supports jumbo frames unlike a lot of expensive managed 10/100/1000 managed switches; although the MaxFrame feature default is set to 1518 (disabled), and must be manually set to 9600 to get the benefit.

Otherwise, the RVS4000 worked great for me.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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I've had this Linksys RVS4000 4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN for a little over two weeks now. I had no problem setting it up and I've had no problems with it operationally. My old Belkin F5D8230-4 Pre-N Router would freeze up every three or four days. This RVS4000 has worked continuously without problem. A couple of very important points, though:

- First, there's a firmware update available on Linksys' site (v1.1.09, dated 02/21/2007). Apparently, this update fixes quite a lot. So much so, that after installing it you MUST reset to factory defaults. So, make sure you update the firmware first thing, and then reset. Don't use any old setups.

- Also, Linksys doesn't seem to care about U.S. Daylight Savings Time having changed. That new firmware, though released just prior to the change, doesn't use the new dates. So, even though the router has a synchronization option and a DST option, I had to turn those off and set the time manually.

- Regarding ease of setup, I'm not using any kind of VPN stuff. I bought this router for it's Gigabit capability over the local network, not for the VPN. So, maybe that's why I had no problem setting it up where other people claim they've had trouble. Or, it could be that the firmware update has simplified things.

Overall, I rate this Linksys RVS4000 at a Very Good 4 stars out of 5. If Linksys had changed the Daylight Savings Time settings to reflect the new U.S. dates, I'd have given it a full 5 stars out of 5.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good router with some powerful features
The RVS4000 has been around for quite a long time now and is stable out of the box. I do agree with several reviews that it is slow to configure and goes through a long reboot time... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Ltd
CRASHES every 2 ~ 3 hours, it wont reset by itself
Don't waste your money and time.
The router crashes every 2 or 3 hours and you need to reset it to get it to work again. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sam
Flat-out did not work!!
I've been buying Cisco/Linksys products for many years, but this was the first time I got something that just didn't work! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cody Boy Brewery
Great Router, and Here's a Small Tip
I'll be updating my review on this router/gateway as I go, but I really like its features, its ease of use, and the ease with which I was able to set up a client-to-router VPN and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Anik K. Sood
Excellent - IF CONFIGURED PROPERLY
I haven't seen a lot of reviews here on Amazon, however, on many other sites this device gets low reviews, and after reading a few others, I realized its generally because people... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Matty
Incompatible behind business class gateway
Unlike the marvelous older Linksys BEFVP41 VPN router, the RVS4000 cannot be configured behind another gateway (modem/router) device provided by your ISP. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Henry Hamilton
Unreliable
I bought a number of these units to connect remote offices. The configuration is easy and the unit is able to do all that I ask. Read more
Published 5 months ago by IanMarshall
VPN won't work with Cisco ASA
The VPN support in my Netgear FVS318 worked perfectly with the Cisco ASA, but since I had one FVS318 go bad, I wanted a backup unit and decided to try the Cisco RVS4000. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul A. Scott
Locks up crap... look at ALL the 1 stars
I have this RVS4000, and its CRAP!
Generally reset this router 1ce/week and it did the trick, except when it doesn't work... then its a headache and nightmare. Read more
Published 7 months ago by bluevalor
RVS4000 a disappointment
We use many Cisco/Linksys RV series routers -- and this RVS4000 v2 was disappointing. I'd recommend the RV042 -- solid as a rock in my experience. Read more
Published 9 months ago by DBGuy
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