The Cisco 700 series product
family includes the Cisco 761M, 762M, 765M, 766M, 771M, 772M, 775M,
and 776M routers. These products offer two optional analog telephone
interfaces to allow devices such as standard telephones, facsimile
machines, and modems to share an ISDN BRI line, eliminating the need
for multiple telephone lines or expensive ISDN telephones, as shown
in the Figure. Four of the Cisco 700 series models offer support for
two basic telephone service lines, as well as support for
supplemental telephone services over ISDN. These telephone services
include call waiting, cancel call waiting, call hold, call retrieve,
three-way call conferencing, and call transfer.
Earlier models of the Cisco 700 series had
model numbers without the M suffix, which indicates that the routers
have 1.5 MB of system RAM.
The Cisco 700 series routers all support IP
and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) routing, transparent
bridging, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management, and
multilevel authentication. All Cisco 700 series routers support
Multilink PPP (MLP), providing up to 128 Kbps (precompressed) of
ISDN bandwidth.
All models in this family also feature
ClickStart software, which allows users to configure Cisco 700
series routers by using a standard World Wide Web browser, such as
Netscape Navigator. ClickStart is a graphical configuration
interface that breaks the installation process into steps by
prompting the user for the required information, thus enabling the
user to set up a new router in just a few minutes.
Fast Step software is a free Microsoft Windows
95 or NT Version 4-based tool that simplifies the setup and
monitoring of Cisco routers for small offices and home offices. When
setup is completed, the monitor facility of Fast Step provides
instant router status and ISDN connection information.
Cisco 800 Series Routers
The new Cisco 800 series of Integrated
Services Digital Network (ISDN) access routers provides big-business
networking benefits to small offices and corporate telecommuters.
With Cisco IOS software technology, the Cisco 800 series offers
secure, manageable, high-performance solutions for Internet and
corporate LAN access.