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:
Feature | 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 prioritization |
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 |
Feature | Description |
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 |
Feature | Description |
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 |