I have a 871 router which I bought and configured on my home lan as an enthousiast a few years ago.. ever since I have not made many changes, but now I will be changing the network layout and want to upgrade the router OS to the latest version..
I bought the 871 with the Advanced Security OS but now I want to upgrade that to the Advanced IP Services version and update to the latest version.
The retailer I got it from is not longer available and I have no service contracts or anything of the sorts, I simply need a way to purchase the actual OS without any costly additional services that may not even be available where I live.. I found several websites selling the Advanced IP Services upgrade, all of them however appear to be older versions.. I could not even find a way to purchase the latest revision of the Advanced Security ios..
From what I can tell the only/best way to get the new ios is to get a SMARTnet contract and these are apparently much easier to find online.
2 questions remain though:
- Does purchasing a smartnet contract for a CISCO871-SEC-K9 entitle me to install the adv ip serv ios on my CISCO871-K9 ?
- What would be the best SMARTnet service contract if I am only after an ios upgrade & update..? I used the Service Finder, but the columns "Software Application Updates" and "Software Application Upgrades" are unclear. What do they mean and do I need these?
I never would have expected that figuring out how to get an ios upgrade was this complicated..
Thanks for any help,
Jan
