Cisco 200 Series

This chapter provides information on the Cisco 200 series remote node access products. The information is organized into the following sections:

• Product Overview

• Standard Features

• Hardware

• Software

• Product Numbers

The Cisco 200 series was formerly known as the LAN²LAN Personal Office for ISDN.

Product Overview

Cisco 200 series remote node access products support remote access to enterprise networks and the Internet over ISDN lines. Cisco 200 series combine software and an adapter in a complete, affordable package that delivers high-speed ISDN connectivity for individual PC users. The Cisco 200 series includes the Cisco 201, Cisco 202, Cisco 210, and Cisco 250 products.

The Cisco 200 series includes native network driver interface specification (NDIS) support for Windows 95 PCs, as well as PCMCIA adapter cards for users of notebook computers. New software features have also been added to the product, providing performance and usability benefits to remote node users.

Under Windows 95, Cisco 200 series remote node access software features the ISDN Connection Manager, a user-friendly connection monitoring tool that can also be used to modify session configurations or create new ones. ISDN connection status can be monitored, and call logs viewed. ISDN call accounting information is also readily available.

The Cisco 210 supports the plug-and-play standard for intelligent hardware installation and configuration. The Cisco 210-S is functionally equivalent to the Cisco 201; the Cisco 210-U has the same features as the Cisco 202.

Table 82 lists the specifications for the Cisco 200 series remote node access products.

Table  82: Cisco 200 Series Specifications

Description	Specification
Processor type	Intel-based compatible PC with 80386 or higher processor
Memory	8 MB minimum for Windows 95
PC slot	1 half-length, 16-bit ISA slot (Cisco 201, Cisco 202, Cisco 210) 1 PCMCIA slot (Cisco 250)
Operating system software	Microsoft Windows 95 Version 4.0 or later
D-channel protocol description	DSS1; Europe's internationally standardized ISDN protocol, often called Euro-ISDN, E-DSS1, NET-3, or ETSI NT1 North America National ISDN-1 5ESS Point-to-Point and Multipoint AT&T Custom North American protocol

Standard Features

The Cisco 200 series offers the following standard features:

• Single package includes hardware and software for ISDN connectivity

• Standards-based B-channel aggregation using the multilink Point-to-Point (PPP) Protocol

• PPP callback for sophisticated dial management

• Supports major ISDN switch protocols and security features

• Installation utility designed for nontechnical users

• Integrates with Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) and Extended Industry-Standard Architecture (EISA)

• EISA PC platform and operating system

• Automatic, transparent dial-on-demand (DDR) routing

• Cisco 201, Cisco 210-S, and Cisco 250-S remote node access products are suitable for users outside North America or for users in North America who want to use an additional NT1 device

• Cisco 202 and Cisco 210-U remote node access products include an integrated NT1 device for North American users

• Security features can be used alone or in conjunction with the PPP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) and Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)

• Calling line identification (caller ID) feature allows customers to control access to enterprise networks

• Data compression

• Dynamic Internet Protocol (IP) address negotiation

• ISDN Connection Manager

• Call accounting

Hardware

The Cisco 200 series models offer various hardware configurations as listed in Table 83.

Table  83: Cisco 200 Series Hardware Configurations

Description	Cisco 201	Cisco 202	Cisco 210-S	Cisco 210-U	Cisco 250-S
Interface	S/T1	U2	S/T1	U2	S/T1
Integrated NT1 device	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Adapter card	Cisco 200 series ISDN network interface adapter card	Cisco 200 series ISDN network interface adapter card	Cisco 200 series ISDN network interface adapter card	Cisco 200 series ISDN network interface adapter card	Cisco 250 PCMCIA ISDN adapter card

Software

Cisco 200 series remote node access software offers the following features:

• Automated authentication

• Call logging

• CAPI compliance

• CHAP one-way authentication

• CHAP two-way authentication

• Compression

• Dial-on-demand

• Installation utility

• IP

• IP address negotiation

• IPX

• ISDN Connection Manager

• PAP authentication

• Plug-and-play support (ISA: Cisco 210; PC Card: Cisco 250)

• PPP call back

• PPP multilink

• Static password prompting

Product Numbers

The Cisco 200 series includes software, an ISDN adapter, ISDN cable, and documentation. Table 84 lists the Cisco 200 series product numbers.

Table  84: Cisco 200 Series Product Numbers

Description	Product Number
Cisco 201 Internet access adapter, BRI remote node	CISCO201
Cisco 202 Internet access adapter, BRI with NT1 remote node	CISCO202
Cisco 210 Internet access adapter, BRI remote node	CISCO210-S
Cisco 210 Internet access adapter, BRI with NT1 remote node	CISCO210-U
Cisco 250 PC card Internet access adapter, BRI remote node	CISCO250-S