• Low-cost ownership for ISDN access

The Cisco 761 and Cisco 771 routers provide a low-cost solution for connecting an Ethernet LAN to ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI) services. These routers are approved for use worldwide. The Cisco 762 and Cisco 772 include an integrated Network Termination 1 (NT1) device for ISDN users in North America.

The Cisco 765, Cisco 766, Cisco 775, and Cisco 776 models include two analog telephone interfaces that allow standard telephones, fax machines, and modems to share the ISDN BRI line. This eliminates the need for multiple telephone lines or expensive ISDN telephones. These routers also support supplementary telephone services over ISDN including call waiting, cancel call-waiting, call retrieve, call hold, 3-way call conferencing, and call transfer.

The Cisco 770 series is similar to the Cisco 760 series, but it includes a 4-port Ethernet hub. The Cisco 770 series also includes a call connect/disconnect switch on the front of the unit, which allows you to manually make or disconnect a data call.

The Cisco 700 family can have its IP or IPX addresses dynamically assigned by the central site network using the Internet standard Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol. The workstations on the remote LAN can also have their IP addresses dynamically assigned by the central network or the Cisco 700 family using the Internet standard Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Cisco's dial-on-demand feature allows WAN connections to occur only when the router senses traffic that has been defined as "interesting" by the user or network administrator. With two ISDN BRI B channels, the Cisco 700 family can support simultaneous sessions with two sites and off-load network traffic from one channel to the other. For example, as bandwidth needs increase--such as when a large file transfer is initiated--the second B channel is brought up automatically to carry the additional traffic.

The Cisco 700 family provides a feature known as port and address translation (PAT). Using PAT, the remote LAN can be configured as a private network that is invisible to the outside world. All data from the remote LAN appears to come from the Cisco 700 family router. This is also referred to as "many into one" capability. Additionally, the IP address of the routers can be set as a single node address instead of the more typical subnet address. This provides significant savings when connecting to an Internet service provider. It also relieves the network management burden for both the service provider and corporate network manager.

A network that is invisible to the outside world provides firewall-type capabilities to protect network resources from unauthorized access. PAT is also used to allow privileged access to the network. For example, you can enable only specific types of data requests, such as web browsing, e-mail, or file transfers, to access a private network.

• Ease of use

All Cisco 700 family routers feature a Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 graphical software package that allows you to set up and monitor your router quickly and easily. The graphical application known as Fast Step, together with color-coded cables and a quick reference guide, will help you set up in about 30 minutes or less. After you have set up the router, the monitoring features allow you to manage your ISDN calls with ease.

• Interoperability

• Internet Ready

• Small Office/Home Office

• Remote Office

The base Internet Ready software feature set supports routing of the IP protocol for up to four devices. The Small Office/Home Office software feature set supports routing of IP and IPX for up to four devices with STAC compression. The Remote Office feature set supports IP and IPX routing with STAC compression for up to 1500 devices.