How many WAN ports does a C1161X really have?

[wladmirmendozandc]

How many WAN ports does a C1161X really have?

I want to buy a new 1161X router and the datasheet mentions 1 and an SFP port, but the image and a friend's equipment show that there are 2 RJ45 WAN ports and one SFP/RJ45, or "combo", so I can deduce  there really are 3 three wan ports, right?

[balaji.bandi · Accepted solution]

2 WAN Ports  - One  you can use RJ45 and 1 port dual function you can use RF45 or SFP.

The C1161X-8PLTEP platform has eight Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, one Gigabit Ethernet WAN port, one Gigabit Ethernet WAN/SFP port

[wladmirmendozandc]

But the FAQ say

Q.  What is the naming convention for the ISR 1000 Series Product IDs?

A.  1. Prefix

“C” = Standard Product ID (PID) prefix

2. Product number

The second portion of Product ID after the hyphen identifies the number of LAN ports:

●      “1161” = Two GE WAN interfaces

Products - Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers FAQ - Cisco

and there are literally two WAN ports Gig and then an additional SFP/RJ45 port

[balaji.bandi]

you need to read other FAQ also in the document to get more accurate answer 

always refer the product document :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/1000-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/datasheet-c78-739512.html#Cisco116xISRsHighperformancesmallformfactor

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello @wladmirmendozandc ,

as in other router platform you probably can choice between RJ45 and SFP for one port using the interface command

media-type rj45|sfp

You have two WAN ports one that is RJ45 only and one that is dual mode.

Hope to help

Giuseppe

[wladmirmendozandc]

Hello

It is an honor to receive a response from you

We just tested the C1161X model with 8 GB of RAM with a friend and we did not agree with what the datasheet says....

The C1161X has two WAN ports rj45 only and additionally they have an rj45/sfp (or combo) WAN port. We apply the command you refer to (media-type rj45|sfp) and it works perfectly for us.

In summary, 1161X has 3 WAN (2ports RJ45/ 1ports (combo) ) ports but this information does not match to me what the documentation says... or maybe I did not read it correctly

[Giuseppe Larosa · Accepted solution]

Hello @wladmirmendozandc ,

from the datasheet kindly provided by BB

Also the picture suggests only two ports however you have the device in front of you ...

Do you have 3 RJ45 and one SFP slot in the WAN section ?

Hope to help

Giuseppe

[wladmirmendozandc]

I have two ports (RJ45) + one SFP/RJ45 combo port

For me this agrees with what the FAQ says but not with what the Datasheet says

FAQ says

Q. What is the naming convention for the ISR 1000 Series Product IDs?
A. 1. Prefix
“C” = Standard Product ID (PID) prefix
2. Product number
The second portion of Product ID after the hyphen identifies the number of LAN ports:
● “1161” = Two GE WAN interfaces

[wladmirmendozandc]

Hi @Giuseppe Larosa 
Hi @balaji.bandi 

Very Veery sorry both, I had a lot of confusion, as you have told me there are two WAN ports (0/0/0 and 0/0/1), if I am going to use the SFP port, that port would override the WAN port, specifically 0 /0/0

Thank you very much and sorry for the inconvenience and Thank you both for your patience.