Cisco replacement for dLink DSR-500N (wireless service router)

[GlennRohm78032]

What would be a good Cisco replacement for a dLink DSR-500N wireless service router.  I'd want it to support VPN and IP/phones.

Thanks
GlennRA

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

here is a suggestion

:Cisco RV132W ADSL2+ Wireless-N VPN Router

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/rv132w-adsl2-plus-wireless-n-vpn-router/index.html

[GlennRohm78032]

My WSR deployment is under a Spectrum provided modem/router that interfaces Spectrum/ISP.  I was thinking about the Cisco RV340W but have a few questions: -will it support IP phones (what protocol is needed for such)?  Can i do any kind of port aggregate on the dual WANs to increase bandwidth (dual ISPs) or is it just redundancy?

[Georg Pauwen · Accepted solution]

Hello,

yes, you can use both WAN interfaces at the same time by configuring load balancing:

Configure WAN Load Balancing on RV34x Series Router

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/smb/routers/cisco-rv-series-small-business-routers/KMGMT-1568_WAN_Load_balancing_on_RV340_Router.html

Which IP phones do you have ? Cisco IP phones require CDP (which this router can obviously understand)...

[GlennRohm78032]

I don't have a Cisco/ipPhone deployment yet; i want to integrate such, however, i wanted to make sure the WSR replacement would do that.  So, the RV340W will support Cisco's ipPhone solutions; right?

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

definitely.