Comments on: Cisco 861W router

By: admin

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:27:47 +0000

Brandon, I don’t know anything about the RV082, but I am very pleased with the 861 (once you learn how to configure it using IOS from the command line). In the time I’ve owned it, I’ve never had a stability issue with the 861W. When a router works right, there’s not much to say, you kinda forget you even have a router. That’s the way the 861 is once configured.

By: Brandon Knight

Brandon Knight — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:10:14 +0000

Thanks for the post. I just bought the 861 router (without wireless AP) and ran into the same problems you ran into when trying to configure it using CP express. They don’t even give you an option to configure things after you have used the wizard in the first place and I finally gave up after hours of trying to get the ip to the correct subnet. Previously I had a Linksys RV082 and it was very easy to configure using the web based interface. Any thoughts on whether the 861 is better than the RV082. I don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to learning the CLI but if it is solid once it is configured then maybe I’ll keep it.

By: Christopher Catucci

Christopher Catucci — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:16:29 +0000

Reset Procedure: unplug power if already plugged in, and plug power in, immediately press the “break” key on your keyboard.

rommon 1> confreg 0×142
rommon 2> reset

when the router starts up it will be in password recovery mode.

Follow the prompts and when you get to enable mode

router# write erase
router# config t
router(config)# config-register 0×2102
router(config)# end
router# reload

to reset the access point:

config-register must be 0×2102
do a router# show version
look at show version and it should have the config-register setting at the bottom

issue this to set to factory default (access point)

router# service-module wlan-ap 0 reset default-config

follow the prompts afterward.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:45:13 +0000

yes, has active cooling fan, isnt that loud.

By: Lazar Mihail

Lazar Mihail — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:13:26 +0000

Hy,

Can you give please a working configuration of the router CISCO 861W and the integrated access-point because I’m stuck in my configuration. My LAN is working perfect but my wireless laptop can’t get any IP address from the dhcp server from router and I want to see a working configuration to see where is my mistake. Thank you very much in advance

By: Victor

Victor — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:01:30 +0000

I am planning to buy CISCO861W-GN-A-K9, Does anybody know whether or not this router has a active cooling fan, especially the starting noise when it powers on?

Thanks,
Victor

By: KaLaMar

KaLaMar — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:53:18 +0000

I purchased one of these too. Any idea how to reset everything on this thing to factory default?

By: Cisco Router Cheat Sheet - Dr. Scott M. Baker

Cisco Router Cheat Sheet - Dr. Scott M. Baker — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:58:22 +0000

[...] Review of the Cisco 861W. My review of the router. [...]

By: luke

luke — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:23:56 +0000

I have taken Cisco 1-4 CCNA prep classes. Passed all with a moderate B+. Cisco never ceases to amaze me with the level of complexity they keep adding to their machines. I was having issues with my AP, and thought it was just because I was plain stupid. Well, turns out that I just didn’t use the proper password… Assumed it was the one I changed it to! Thanks! Now I get to go use my router the way I bought it to be used!