Newbie Cisco 1800 Fios question.

[Moog73]

Hello all. I have been thrown in the deep end and could really use some help.

We are currently using Cisco 1700 series routers in our branches. They are connected to our 7200 in the operations center via a PTP T1 and a ISDN dial backup.

Fios is now available in one of our branch areas and I am looking to replace the ISDN dial backup with Fios.

Would a Cisco 1812 be the way to go? My thought was to use the fios for some type of load balancing as well as WAN backup for the T1.

I am fairly new to Cisco routers and trying to learn as much as I can in regards to the best configurations for this branch. If all works out this will be the new model for future branches that have Fios available.

 

[Moog73]

Ok I m definately a newb. *grin*

I was just informed that 1812 routers can't handle T1's and we would have to use a 1841 with the security feature. A jump from An $800 solution to a $1500 one.

 

[Moog73]

I have just learned that we can't use the 1812 because it won't acccept WIC cards. Currently our T1 channels are split by an Adtran for voice and data. The Adtran goes to our existing 1750 routers WIC 1T card.

My best guess is the 1841 with security would have to be purchased and then I could take the WIC 1T card from the 1750. Looks like my $800 solution just turned into a $1500 one. *shrugs*

Any helpful hints, suggestions or comments?