CISCO887VA-SEC-K9 IOS Questions

[jason.henderson]

Hi,

I'm going round in circles/slightly mad trying to find the info i need on the Cisco website...

What are the IOS options for the 887VA router?  Does it only support the universal image?  Does the CISCO887VA-SEC-K9 support BGP?

Basically, I need to find an 887VA that supports BGP but i can't find a clear answer anywhere.  If someone could point me to the right link i'd be grateful.  Software Advisor tool lists every 800 series router but the 887...

Thanks in advance,

Jason

[gephelps · Accepted solution]

Jason,

As you already saw this model is not listed in the software advisor.

All of the Cisco 880 models use a universal image. The features which are available at that time will depend on the license installed. For this router there are two basic options which are listed here:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps380/data_sheet_c78_459542.html

The Advanced Security feature set is the default and should be enabled already. To use BGP a license for Advanced IP Services is needed.

[jason.henderson]

Thanks George.  Seems a bit backward that the CISCO887VA-SEC-K9 comes with Advanced IP Services and the CISCO887VA-K9 comes with Advanced Security but that's Cisco for you...

Jason

[gephelps]

Jason,

I am glad you pointed that out. When I went looking originally I just focused on the Cisco887 in general. I agree the naming convention seems a bit backwards. I do not see the exact model you are looking at in the link I provided. Based on the other entries though in table 4 I would expect the CISCO887VA-SEC-K9 model to come with the Advanced IP Services license already.

A base Cisco 800 router should come with the Advanced Security license preinstalled. Any model in table 4 listed coming with Advanced IP Services should already have that license preinstalled as well. The only difference between CISCO887VA-SEC-K9 and CISCO887VA-K9 should be that CISCO887VA-SEC-K9 will already have the Advanced IP Serives license already activated on the router when it ships.  You should be able to use BGP right away without purchasing an additional license. Sorry for the confusion.