Cisco RV315W Wireless-N VPN Router with Highly Integrated and Reliable Connectivity for Small Business and Franchises

The Cisco® RV315W Wireless-N VPN Router provides highly integrated and reliable connectivity, with central management, to small businesses and franchises.

The Cisco RV315W (Figure 1) integrates dual Gigabit Ethernet (GE) WAN ports, eight Fast Ethernet (FE) LAN ports with Wireless-N, and USB to fulfill the evolving requirements of small business customers. With TR-069, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and remote access capability, the Cisco RV315W can be quickly deployed, monitored, and maintained with central management tools in remote locations without local IT support. Dual WAN and 3G uplink with well-designed VPN redundancy help ensure a reliable connection anywhere, at any time. With a limited lifetime warranty, the RV315W offers the ideal combination of reliability and performance to support a growing business.

Figure 1: Cisco RV315W Wireless-N VPN Router

Product Overview

The Cisco RV315W Wireless-N VPN Router features:

All-in-one network connectivity
With eight FE LAN ports, dual GE WAN ports, and USB supporting a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) dongle, the Cisco RV315W is the perfect router to connect all the devices in a small business or franchise to the Internet, securely and reliably, with just a single device. Integrated 802.11n wireless with support for multiple service set identifiers (SSIDs) helps improve employee productivity and customer satisfaction by enabling employee mobility and Internet access for guests.
Highly available VPN service
With a hardware acceleration engine, the Cisco RV315W supports up to 50 VPN tunnels with nearly 100-Mbps throughput. In addition to this high level of scalability, the RV315W is designed with VPN redundancy to support continuous business operation over the VPN connection. The RV315W is able to keep VPN connections operational by switching between GE WAN and 3G connections in case of link failure, and switching over to a backup server in case of headend failure.
Central management capability
As your business grows, you need to manage an increasing number of remote sites or satellite locations. With TR-069, SNMP, and remote access capability, the Cisco RV315W can be quickly deployed, monitored, and maintained with central management tools without local IT support. Information on device status and the ability to push configuration parameters and perform remote firmware upgrades enables IT personnel at headquarters to proactively manage the network at all remote sites.

Product Specifications

Figures 2 and 3 show the front and back panels, respectively, of the Cisco RV315W.

Figure2. Front Panel

Figure3. Back Panel

Table 1 lists the port specifications for the Cisco RV315W.

Table 1. Port Specifications

Port	USB1	USB2	GE0	GE1	FE1 to FE8	WLAN
Functionality	3G/LTE access	Storage for syslog	10/100/1000 Mbps, WAN0	10/100/1000 Mbps, WAN1/LAN0	10/100 Mbps, LAN1 to LAN8	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz

Scenarios

The following are some typical scenarios for the Cisco RV315W:

Internet access with integrated VPN for small businesses

Dual WAN for Internet connectivity: GE0 and GE1 can connect to the same or different Internet service providers (ISPs), for load balancing or redundancy in case of failure.
Single WAN for Internet connectivity: GE0 can connect to an ISP, and GE1 can be configured as a GE LAN port, connecting to switches for more endpoint devices.
3G mobile wireless connectivity: The 3G capability can serve as emergency backup for the GE WAN ports or as an independent WAN connection when the RV315W is deployed in places where a landline Internet connection is not available.
VPN access: Several locations can be connected through site-to-site VPN. Employees can also access the office network and resources with remote-access VPN.

Figure 4. Cisco RV315W Internet Access Topology

Branch VPN router for franchises

Site-to-site VPN with dynamic public IP: The Cisco RV315W can serve as an Internet gateway with dynamic address (Point-toPoint Protocol over Ethernet [PPPoE], Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol [DHCP]) connecting to a VPN concentrator at corporate headquarters.
Site-to-site VPN through Network Address Translation (NAT): The RV315W can be located behind the Internet gateway with a private IP address, connecting through NAT to a VPN concentrator at corporate headquarters.
Site-to-site VPN over 3G: For remote locations where landline Internet is not available, the RV315W can provide VPN tunnels over 3G to enable deployment flexibility.

Figure 5. Cisco RV315W IPSec Site-to-Site VPN topology

Product Hightlights

Table 2 lists the features and advantages of the Cisco RV315W.

Table 2. Features and Advantages

Features	Advantages
Flexible interfaces	1 GE WAN port, 1 GE WAN/LAN convertible port. 8 FE LAN ports, 802.11b/g/n WLAN, and 2 USB 2.0 interfaces. Easily adapt to different network deployment requirements. Provides investment protection in a changing business environment
Dual GE ports	Configurable as dual GE WAN ports or GE WAN port plus GE LAN port. When working as dual GE WAN ports, the GE ports can be in load balancing mode or failover mode. In load balancing mode, the traffic can be distributed to 2 links by TCP connection. The percentage of traffic for each link is configurable to adapt to different link bandwidths. In failover mode, redundancy for network connectivity is provided by primary and backup links. When the primary link is disconnected, traffic will automatically fail over to the backup link. When only a single WAN port is needed, the WAN1/LAN0 GE port can be configured to LAN trunk mode, connecting to a GE uplink switch to expand the LAN ports.
3G/LTE USB uplink	Can serve as a backup link for the WAN port. The 3G/LTE USB modem is not connected, and will not generate traffic, until the WAN link fails. Can serve as the primary uplink for the device in remote locations where landline Internet is not available. Supports a virtual private dialup network (VPDN) to enable Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) VPN with a service provider's 3G/LTE network. Supports IP Security (IPsec) VPN tunnels over the 3G/LTE link, helping ensure high availability of VPN service
Hardware acceleration engine for VPN	VPN hardware acceleration engine supports a variety of cryptographic and hash algorithms, including Data Encryption Standard (DES), Triple DES (3DES), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Message Digest Algorithm 5 (MD5), and Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA). Reduces CPU load and enables rich services with VPN. Increases VPN throughput due to reduced latency.
Highly reliable VPN service	Support for VPN tunnel over dual WAN and 3G/LTE uplinks, providing protection against local link failure. Support for backup remote peer addresses, helping protect against remote device or link failure. Flexible VPN deployment with dynamic local IP address or private IP address behind NAT for VPN connection. Support for dead peer detection (DPD) mechanism to detect VPN tunnel status and reconnect as needed.
Web filtering	Whitelists and blacklists for web filtering, enabling easy implementation of web access policy for the organization. Ability to filter file downloads by file type. Support for customized file filter types. Support for bulk importing of filter lists.
Rate limit	Limit maximum session number for each IP address according to IP address range. Limit maximum session number by physical port number. Rate limit based on destination port, MAC address, local port, VLAN, or IP address. Rate limit based on protocol type.

Product Specifications

Table 3 lists the hardware specifications for the Cisco RV315W.

Table 3. Hardware Specifications

Specifications	Description
DRAM	256 MB, DDR3
Flash	128 MB
WAN	Two 10/100/1000 Ethernet
LAN	Eight 10/100 Ethernet
WLAN	IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
USB	Two USB 2.0 USB1: Used for 3G USB modem USB2: Reserved for future development
LEDs	Power, SYS, WAN0, WAN1, LAN0, LAN1 through LAN8, USB, 3G, WLAN, VPN, NMS
Buttons	Power switch button, Reset button
Physical dimensions and weight	Product dimensions (H x W x D): 12.16 in. x 7.09 in. x 1.73 in. (308 mm x 180 mm x 44 mm) Weight: 3.09 lb (1.4 kg)
Housing	Metal
Power	External power adapter Input: 100 to 240V AC, 50 to 60 Hz Output: 12V DC, 3A Weight: 3.09 lb (1.4 kg)
Ventilation	Fanless cooling Weight: 3.09 lb (1.4 kg)
Environmental	Operational temperature: 0⁰ to 40⁰C (32⁰ to 104⁰F) Nonoperational temperature range: -30⁰ to 60⁰C (-22⁰ to 140⁰F) Operational humidity range: 0% to 95% (noncondensing)
Performance	New TCP connections per second: 3200 Concurrent active TCP connections: 50,000 IPsec VPN tunnels: 50

Table 4 lists the software specifications for the Cisco RV315W.

Table 4. Software Specifications

Specifications	Description
IP and IP applications	HCP/PPPoE/Static IP/L2TP DNS Proxy NAT/PAT Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v1 and v2 Proxy and Snooping Dynamic DNS (DDNS) (TZO and DynDNS) Port Forwarding, Port Range Forwarding, Port Triggering Port Mirroring Hardware and software network edge (DMZ) Application Layer Gateway (ALG) (generic routing encapsulation [GRE], Session Initiation Protocol [SIP], H.323, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol [RSTP]) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
Routing	Static Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1 and v2 Policy-based routing
VLAN	IEEE 802.1Q LAN by LAN ports and SSIDs 15 active VLANs VLAN trunk Inter-VLAN routing
Firewall	Stateful Packet Inspection Block on proxy, Java, ActiveX, and cookies
Distributed denial of service (DDoS)	SYN flood UDP flood ICMP flood
Anti Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) attack	ARP flooding threshold ARP broadcast IP address and MAC binding
Access control lists (ACL)	Blacklist and whitelist Time range Protocol LAN port Source IP address and source IP range Destination IP address and destination IP range
MAC filtering	Allow or forbid Start and end time
IPsec VPN	Site-to-site and remote access Main mode and aggressive mode Pre-shared key DES, 3DES, AES-128, AES-192, AES-256 MD5 and SHA-1 DH group 1 and DH group 2 DPD NAT-T Primary and secondary IP for VPN tunnel peer IPsec VPN pass-through
L2TP VPN	L2TP VPN pass-through
3G access	CDMA Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) and WCDMA USB modem Automatic dialing by SIM card default APN, user name, password, and dialing strings Manual input by APN, user name, password, and dialing strings Automatic dialing Manual dialing Always online Idle to disconnect Display of SIM card information USB modem information VPDN
Quality of service (QoS)	802.1p Differentiated services code point (DSCP) Uplink rate limit 4 queues per port 1 strict priority queue 10 application queues Policy based on destination IP port, MAC address, physical port, VLAN, and IP address Application protocol-based policy Session control based on IP address, physical port
Management	HTTP/HTTPS based web GUI 2-tier management privilege (administrator and user) Import and export of configuration file Firmware web upgrade, dual image firmware upgrade Diagnostics on ping, traceroute, HTTP get, DNS query, and syslog Network Time Protocol (NTP) SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 TR-069 over HTTP

Table 5 lists the WLAN specifications for the Cisco RV315W.

Table 5. WLAN Specifications

Specifications	Description
Standard	IEEE 802.11n with 802.11b/g compatibility
Radio frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio bandwidth	20 MHz and 40 MHz
Transmission rate	802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, or 54 Mbps 802.11n: 6.5/15, 13/30, 19.5/45, 26/60, 39/90, 52/120, 58.5/135, 65/150, 78/180, 117/270, or 130/300 Mbps
SSIDs	Up to 4 SSIDs
WLAN security	Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)-Personal WPA2-Personal WPA-Enterprise WPA2-Enterprise
WLAN QoS	Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
Antenna	2 omnidirectional 2-dBi gain external antennas with SMA connector

Front Panel LEDs

Table 6 describes the LEDs for the Cisco RV315W.

LED	Status
Power Device power LED	Off: Power is off or a fault has occurred Steady green: Power is on
SYS System status LED	Off: Network connection is not configured Steady red: System error Flashing red: System busy (CPU/memory utilization over threshold) Flashing green: Connecting to the Internet or a firmware upgrade is in progress Steady green: Device is operating
WAN0 GE0port status LED	Off: Link is disconnected Steady green: Link is connected Flashing green: Passing traffic on WAN0
WAN1/LAN0 GE1 port status LED	Off: Link is disconnected Steady green: Link is connected Flashing green: Passing traffic on WAN1 or LAN0
LAN through LAN8 LAN port status LEDs	Off: Link is disconnected Steady green: Link is connected Flashing green: Passing traffic on LAN link
3G 3G/LTE USB dongle status LED	Off: 3G/LTE link is disconnected Steady green: 3G/LTE link is connected Flashing green: Passing traffic on 3G/LTE link
USB USB storage device LED	Off: USB storage device is not connected Steady green: USB storage device for syslog is connected Flashing green: Read/write on USB storage device
WLAN WLAN status LED	Off: WLAN radio is turned off Steady green: WLAN radio is active Flashing green: WLAN is passing traffic
VPN VPN status LED	Off : No VPN tunnel is established Steady green: VPN tunnels is active Flashing green: Trying to establish VPN connection or failed to establish connection
NMS Network management status LED	Off: Not connected to central management system Steady green: Connected to central management system Flashing green: Operation in progress with central management system

Configuration Requirements

Table 7 lists the configuration requirements for the Cisco RV315W.

Table 7. Configuration Requirements

Feature	Requirements
Hardware requirements	PC with network adapter and Ethernet cable
Software requirements	Web browser (Internet Explorer 6.0 or Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or later)