Routers – 800 – Older – CertSkills.com

Overview: 800 Series Routers

Cisco has introduced many routers whose product numbers sit inside the 800 series range. Cisco would occasionally add new router models, and move others to End-of-Sale (EOS) status. So, it’s a little harder to look at this model series and figure out which are the older (and possibly cheaper used) models, and which are newer.

The earlier models were mainly intended for smaller Enterprise branch offices and Small Office Home Office (SOHO) use. The earlier models typically did not support serial WICs, instead using DSL or cable for the wireless uplinks.

This document focuses on three models popular in the used market: 837, 857, and 877.

Feature	Fact
Popularly sold as new in years:	TBD (guess: 1997 – 2005)
End-of-Sale (EOS) years:	2006 – present
EOS for 837:	2006
Most Recent mainline IOS supported	12.4
Most recent T-train IOS supported	12.4T
Max Flash (onboard)	80M
Max RAM	24M

All Features and Versions

Cisco Feature Navigator:
Find IOS files by Version, feature set, and platform

800 Feature Sets Mentioned Here

IP/FW 3DES
IP/FW/Plus 3DES

800 Series Hardware

Popular models for certification labs:

Device	Built-in sync serial	Built-in ADSL	Other options	LAN
805	1 (SS)		None	1 10BaseT
837	None	1	None	4-port 10/100 BaseT switch
857	None	1 (RJ-11)	WLAN	4-port 10/100 BaseT switch
877	None	1 (RJ-11)	WLAN	4-port 10/100 BaseT managed switch

Notes and Advice

The 877 “managed” switch can be configured with different VLANs on the switch ports, and I think can be configured with SVIs (for routing between VLANs). The 857 switch cannot assign separate VLANs, or do the SVIs, according to http://cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps380/ps6200/prod_qas0900aecd8028a982.html.