Question 1

Does the RV320K9NA support PoE?

Accepted Answer

No it doe snot.  Pick up a Cisco 8 port SG100 series with multiple POE ports and you will be happy.

Question 2

Can I assign a range or block of IP's to the WAN ports? The ISP is providing 4 IPs and I'd like to make use of them without throwing an 800 or 2900 at the solution.
Thanks

Accepted Answer

Depending on what you are trying to accomplish you can set up one to one NAT to expose a specific internal IP as an External resource.  I believe you can also use the firewall settings to simulate sub-interfaces in order have better control over what protocols are allowed to traverse the interface using a specific IP address.  Take a look at the admin guide on Cisco's website for instructions.  These configurations are not very intuitive in the UI but I have seen them set up before.

Question 3

How many simultaneous users does this product support?

Accepted Answer

This device has 4 physical connectors on the back for ethernet - if connected to a switch device, this will successfully administer addresses up to 254 devices, within the same subnet (ie. XXX.XXX.1.1-XXX.XXX.1.254)

Question 4

will this router let me set up 2 separate wired networks with one broadband connection?

Accepted Answer

The RV320 does support multiple VLANs.  As such, you will be able to assign a VLAN to each port and separate the two.  There's a guide in the Cisco support forums if you search for "RV320 port-based vlans".  I can't add the link here, or I would.

Question 5

will this support gateway to gateway VPN,  IKE with PSK. no cert, at least on this side. group 5, AES-256 encryp, SHA1 authen? Thanks, John

Accepted Answer

John,

Yes the Cisco RV320 supports gateway to gateway VPN, IKE with PSK or certificate, Group 5, AES-256 encryption, SHA1 authentication. Unit is stable and Cisco is still releasing firmware updates!

KB

Question 6

is there a rack mount kit for this router?

Accepted Answer

No. The RV320 does not have one. But if you purchase the RV325 it comes with rack ears as well as a built in 16 Port switch. I use the RV325 on all my projects. Just make sure you update to the latest firmware for both models. VPN is also a breeze.

Question 7

We have two incoming internet connections which would use both WAN ports. Can we still set up a DMZ for servers on another port?

Accepted Answer

I suspect not b/c on the back panel the ports are labelled "WAN" and "WAN/DMZ".  From that, I would guess that the DMZ has to be setup on the port labelled as such.

But, I haven't actually tried myself.

Question 8

I would like to use a MAC's (OSX 10.10.5) builtin VPN client with the RV320 VPN server.  But I simply have not been successful to date.  Can someone walk thru/summarize the proper server and client configuration?   I am currently firmware v1.1.1.06.

Accepted Answer

Rick

... this Cisco product has caused me so much problems, that I returned it ... it is badly supported and the documentation is atrocious ...

Sorry I cannot help.
Ron.

Question 9

I'm considering the Cisco RV320 (with a stand alone switch) or the RV325 to replace my existing small router.
Is it an issue that these units use Firewall Type: Gen 2, when some competitors use Firewall Type: Gen 3 Application-Layer?

Accepted Answer

Hi

... Robert, before considering buying this router, look around. This is a very poor product, difficult to install and many features don't work as advertised ... out of frustration, I have re-installed the Linksys E3000 that was there before and had it up and running in 2 minutes. The RV320 instructions actually don't do what they say they should do ... particularly look around for people who have had a ton of problems trying to make it work ...

Cheers,
Ron.

Question 10

Is this unit wall mountable?

Accepted Answer

It is not directly wall mountable, however it does have brackets to mount in a 19" rack so some bracket should work, heat is vented out the sides so those need to be kept open.

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