Cisco IP Phone 7941

Advantages: ease of use, strong, durable, linking into GAL, remote managment and upgrades from call manager.
Disadvantages: Call quality is dependant on quality of the Network. Duplex settings, over utilized network, etc

...In my experience with the Cisco IP phone 7941, which has been for 5 years or so, has been nothing but pleasure. There features to link into AD and the ability to log onto any phone in the building and look up a user on the GAL on AD is very handy indeed. Call Transfer,Conference, Mute are the standard features. The Phones will have to be set up to work with a call manager, Which is a centre point to manage the phones, and has the ability to record conversation for quality control, etc. They have 2 options when it comes to powering these phones, on is to buy a power adapter, the other is to buy a Cisco Switch that can supply power to the phones via Ethernet. They are strong and reliable, they have been used as call centre phones, and we know what kind of abuse they would be put through in that environment. All in all, i would rate...

trevore 19.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cisco IP-Phone 7941

Obsolete, but perfect for Cisco exams

Advantages: Very Cheap, with lots of features
Disadvantages: Will help with CCNA, but may stuggle with CCNP

...I bought one of these routers off ebay to help with my upcoming (Cisco) CCNA exam. These are by no means cutting edge routers, and are obsolete now as they only support 10Mbps via their AUI (lan) port and support a limited amount of protocols. The router itself has one AUI port, which when used with a transceiver can connect to either another router or a switch (at 10Mbps); 2 serial ports which can be configured with a routing protocol such as frame relay to connect to another switch or ISP data terminal equipment, a console port to configure the router itself, and an AUX port for modem connection. Though well past it's sell by date, the switch is perfect to get to grips with Ciscos IOS (internetwork Operating System) and set up simple routed networks in conjuction with other routers and switches. One thing to be aware of when buying...

bllward 05.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Cisco 2501 - router

Basic Cisco Course

Advantages: More money @ work, More Knowledge
Disadvantages: !!!!!!

...I work in the Network Security Industry & work for a company called Equant (Who provide Global Network solutions & own the largest privately owned Network in the World), & was looking for a basic level Cisco course to achieve an acreditation. The ICND course (Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices) is an ideal course to start. Although very Cisco orientated (as you could imagine), it doe sgive you a valuable basic knowledge of how the Cisco products interact with each other & other devices & networks (ie: Novell, which has recently dumped it's own IPX protocol, in favour of IP, this makes things easier as you can now deal with IP addressing & not just MAC addresses). I went on an ICND course provided by a company called Getronics, based in Milton Keynes, I am now planning to take the Cisco CCNA exam, which is the first Certification...

beckym 13.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Cisco - ICND Course

Cisco IP-Phone 7941

Advantages: works well, has all features expected from a modern phone, easy user interface
Disadvantages: head phones are very expensive

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nadia71 09.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cisco IP-Phone 7941

To network or not to network????

Advantages: can get you a very well paid job!, world wide
Disadvantages: alot of info to take in, can get very confusing!

..., but the main two are LANS (local area network) and WANS (wide area network), and they are exactly what the names tell you. LANS, are local area networks, which are used in one organisation, for example a secondary school, like the one i went to! WANS, are wide area networks, which are the same as LANS just on a larger scale, between to buildings, or oganisations. The best example of a WAN, is the internet, as its currently the biggest WAN! In the Cisco course, you will learn all about networks, how to create your own using expert equipment, like routers, switch's and hubs. About me I went to a 6th form where i studied this course! some parts of it are very boring, and alot of information is needed to be taken in! but overall it is worth it for computer lovers! i have completed all CCNA's now! and currently looking for a job in this...

cokemusic2009 16.06.2005 (02.08.2006) · Read review
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Review of Cisco Certified Networking Course

catalysts speed up reactions yes ?

Advantages: easy setup ( if know what doing )
Disadvantages: easy to break.

...Another entry onto the cisco scene is the catalyst 4948 switch. 48 ports with four G-bic options for either fiber optics or standard RJ45 cables. setting up: this is made quite simple by the console port on the back. Using a program such as hyperterminal willl allow you to access the flash drive, and change the settings ease of setup: quite an easy switch to setup, it has the usual kind of cisco program, with the easy option to upgrade the firmware/ software on it. To setup a Vlan, you use the configuration terminal within. (conft) Breakabiltity: as it says on the box really: fragile. It can stand the usual bumps and scratches with its metal casing, but if dropped will usually break one of the ports. Flashing: using the console port, you can set it up to flash the firmware, and put either an upgrade or downgrade...

jamesgee 25.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cisco Catalyst 4948 - switch - 48 ports

CCNA New Version from March 2002

Advantages: Great starting point for advancement, Certification
Disadvantages: credible in industry, geek like...

...The CCNA changed earlier this year. Not a great deal of problems though. A CCNA is the Cisco Certified Network Administrator which indicates that the holder of the certificate has passed a Cisco exam indicating that they can carry out the operation of an administrator in a Network IT function. The actual exam is taken online via either prometric or VUE which costs about £90... The pass mark is a rather high 85 % give or take 1%... As I said the exam changed recently, it used to be 65 questions and was quite straight forward... Nowadays the Exam also consists of a performance related section on a Cisco router/switch whereby the screen represents an actual screen display from a switch and asks you to type commands etc instead of multiple choice type answers. The exam is now 45 questions which are slightly harder and make...

Johnsie 09.05.2002 · Read review
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Review of Cisco Certified Network Associate

Is it worth it?

Advantages: A good career move if you like networking.
Disadvantages: Very difficult to do Systems as well as this.

...A little background info first: Cisco sell Routers and Switches among other things. For those that don?t know, Switches are for connecting network devices together and routers are for connecting Networks together. In a very high end representation. CCNA is the first of three qualifications you to becoming CCNIe (Which is the top certificate and there are a very few people in the UK that have them). After looking into how I could get into network design I found that a high percentage of the Internet traffic goes over Cisco products (not to mention the salary you could get for having become Cisco qualified). I was however told that the courses are very difficult and the exams are even more so. This disheartened me and left me wandering if it was worth making the effort. Unlike other exams Cisco exams do not allow you to go back to...

Krow 11.01.2001 (22.12.2000) · Read review
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Review of Cisco Certified Network Associate

A Cisco by any other name.

Advantages: Cheap, instalation, WPA
Disadvantages: Plastic, some config settings, Reliablity

...In the depths of London I had a problem, that being I have one DSL line and three computers all stand alone so the options open to me were either CAT 5 my home or try this new fangled magical technology called Wireless? And so it began. I went on line and found this delightful looking product the WAP54G and being from Linksys meant it was also from Cisco and you can not get a Cisco wireless Access point for under £50 so I went for it. The Specifications of the Linksys Had everything that I needed B+G compatible in the 2.4 frequency category Security includes 256 encryption, WEP, WPA, WPA -RADIUS So with this I went off to work on installing it. Firstly I would like to say what a user friendly set up this Access Point (AP) has all you have to do is connect to your PC network port with a normal network cable run the CD, Run...

dyls 10.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-G Access Point WAP54G

Belkin routers in a nutshell

Advantages: Easy to set up
Disadvantages: Have to restart it when you boot up your computer with Windows XP, unreliable

...I have bought two of these routers and set up two networks around them. One of the things you notice when you open the package is a quick install leaflet, which is great, it usually means a quick and easy install that even a computer novice could do without trouble, and that is exactly what you get with this. The constant trouble I had with these routers is, when running a machine on Windows XP, I had to restart the router when I started the computer, otherwise the computer would not recognise it was on the network and therefore couldn't get through to the internet connection. Although this is just another button to press when starting your computer, it becomes frustrating because when you reset the router all the other computers on the network will lose the internet connection for around 30 seconds until it has completed. Also...

maphack 25.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Belkin Cable/DSL Gateway Router 4-port - router