Cisco Network Consultants
Cisco VPN and Security Consulting
From CCIE and CCNA Premier Experts
Cisco's security and VPN solutions for small to medium size companies offer a complete set of manageable network protection devices and utilities to allow you to secure your wired and wireless network environment. Cisco's extensive catalog of protection and Virtual Private Network technologies includes routers, Catalyst and Nexus switches, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and Virtual Private Network access concentrators. Progent's expert support staff includes veteran consultants with Cisco's CCIE and CCNP credentials who can help your company to choose and deploy Virtual Private Network and protection technologies that work optimally with your business.
Cisco Virtual Private Networks
Cisco offers several alternatives for configuring a Virtual Private Network system, so you can choose the approach that most closely fits your business needs. You can set up both remote access and site-to-site Virtual Private Networks with Cisco IOS Software, with utilities and Advanced Integrated Module (AIM) hardware encryption boards, or with physical units, such as a VPN concentrator, router, Cisco ASA firewalls with Firepower Services, or dedicated VPN server for dial-up functions. All Cisco VPN approaches are easy to deploy and administer and offer the flexibility to grow along with future business needs.
Products Included in Cisco's Security Technology
Cisco offers a comprehensive catalog of security offerings designed for preventing data theft, virus and worm infections, DDoS attacks, and other threats to your network. Categories and products include:
Protected Access
- Virtual Private Network appliance (Cisco Virtual Private Network access concentrators and clients): Devoted hardware or software mechanism for configuring and managing Virtual Private Networks
- Cisco Catalyst and Nexus Switch controlled: Identity-based features incorporated into Cisco switches
- Router controlled: Virtual Private Network capability integrated into routers
- Expanded perimeter security
- Cisco PIX or ASA Firewall appliance: Devoted hardware or software mechanism to allow or block access to the network or processes
- Router controlled: Firewall features designed into Cisco routers
- Network-attached device (Cisco Security Agent): Dedicated physical unit or program for finding attacks internal to the company network
- Host-based software (Cisco Security Agent): Dedicated physical unit or program for detecting, mitigating, and reporting penetrations on hosts
- Firewall sensor: Sensing capability incorporated into a firewall to sense and document attacks at the system public/private edge
- Catalyst Switch sensor: Sensing capability within a Catalyst switch to find and report intrusions at the switch
- Router sensor: Sensor incorporated into a switch to find and document intrusions at the router
- Cisco Access Control Server (ACS) using RADIUS and TACACS: Centrally provisioned access management framework for user authentication, authorization, and accounting from an easy-to-use web utility
- Cisco Security Manager: Expandable solution for device configuration and policies for Cisco firewalls, VPNs, and IPS
How Progent's Engineers Can Help You with Cisco Security Solutions
Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional to help you to select, deploy, and support Cisco security solutions. Progent's CISM and CISSP security specialists can advise you about how to design security into your company's operations. Progent can assist you to produce a documented security strategy to establish precise policies, install scanning and tracking software, design and install a protected connectivity architecture that includes technology from a variety of network companies, offer Microsoft ISA 2006 Server consulting services and
Forefront TMG 2010 configuration help, and advise you about procedures to optimize the protection of your infrastructure. Progent's security consulting can help you configure a PIX or ASA firewall, design secure remote and mobile connectivity to email and corporate data, and install or repair VPNs.
To learn additional details about Progent's professional support for Cisco products, select a topic:
- Overview of Cisco Network Support
- Timely Online Help from a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Engineer
- Cisco Firepower NGFW Series Firewalls: Integration and Management Services
- ASA 5500-X Firewalls with Firepower Services: Consulting and Troubleshooting Services
- ASA 5500 Firewalls Management Assistance
- PIX Series Firewall Troubleshooting Services
- Cisco Routers Configuration and Troubleshooting Services
- Cisco Wireless Network Design Support
- Cisco Aironet Access Points Deployment Help
- Cisco Small Business 100, 300 and 500 Wireless APs Deployment Help
- Cisco WiFi Controllers Support Services
- Cisco Meraki Wireless APs Design Help
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM or Unified CM) and CallManager Integration and Troubleshooting
- Cisco Voice over IP (VoIP) Phones and IP Video Desktop Phones Consulting Services and Wireless IP Phone Integration
- Cisco Jabber Consulting and Support Services
- Catalyst Switches Deployment Expertise
- Cisco Nexus Switches Configuration and Maintenance Expertise
- Cisco Meraki MS Switches Support and Troubleshooting Expertise
- SIP and CUBE Infrastructure Solutions: SIP PSTN Trunks and Cisco CUBE Integration Expertise
- Design Solutions for Cisco-powered Datacenters and Colocation Centers
- Network Design Services for Service Providers
- Centralized Network Management Technologies for Cisco-based Infrastructure
If you wish to get in touch with Progent about consulting expertise for Cisco products, call
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NetApp MetroCluster is a disaster recovery platform that combines array-based storage clustering with replication to deliver rapid, zero RPO disaster recovery between sites located up to 185 miles (300km) apart from each other. Progent's team of seasoned network consultants can assist your business to design, deploy, manage, upgrade, test and troubleshoot a disaster recovery solution based on NetApp MetroCluster. Progent can assist you to select an architecture for your MetroCluster environment that meets your technical needs and IT budget. Progent can make sure you follow leading practices for configuring your MetroCluster solution by providing guidance with tasks such as assigning shelf IDs, determining aggregate and plexes layout, provisioning volumes, setting up NetApp Snapshot, provisioning switches, designing a tiebreaker mechanism, setting up a configuration replication network between your peered clusters, and verifying your MetroCluster disaster recovery solution to prove adherence with information assurance standards and regulatory requirements.
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Cisco Security On-site Technical Support
Cisco's PIX 500 firewalls have been discontinued and Cisco might not offer support these devices. Progent continues to offer technical support for Cisco's PIX Series firewalls to help you with maintenance and management and Progent can also help you assess whether to adopt next generation firewall technology available from Cisco. Progent's Cisco technology experts can help you plan and implement an efficient migration to Cisco ASA 5500-X firewalls based on industry best practices.
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Progent's pricing model is to charge for phone support and on-site visits per minute. Consequently, you owe just for delivered services. Progent does not impose a more expensive rate for off-hours or urgent service, and inside California or in regions where Progent offers on-premises support, Progent does not charge for travel except for urgent calls where on-site work is less than four hours. Also, Progent imposes no initialization fee and asks no retainer for support services delivered during regular working hours. Many support organizations demand substantial minimum fees or charge for every quarter hour or longer. Progent's one-minute granularity avoids large bills for fast repairs so you won't be tempted to allow less critical problems to stay unaddressed.
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Progent offers businesses of any size enterprise-class IT remote or in-person consulting for information systems powered by Microsoft Windows technology and Microsoft's .NET servers including Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco Premier Certified network consulting experts also offer security expertise for businesses varying in size from the small office to the global enterprise.
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Microsoft Lync 2013, rebranded Skype for Business, allows organizations of all sizes to build a centrally managed and secure communications ecosystem that permits a Bring-Your-Own-Device computing model with instant messaging (IM), presence, web meetings with app sharing, and both IP and PSTN telephony enabled for a wide range of desktop and handheld endpoints. Progent's certified Lync 2013 consultants and network architects can help your company to assess the business benefits of Lync 2013, create an on-premises, cloud-based (with Microsoft Lync Online) or mixed model appropriate for your current and future plans, deploy Lync 2013 so as to speed up your return on investment, and provide custom webinar and on-premises training to your management staff and users. Progent has in-depth expertise in key pieces of a Lync 2013 solution that include Windows Server, SQL Server Express and Exchange Server, and Progent can help your organization to integrate Lync 2013 with key Office and Office 365 applications including Outlook and PowerPoint.
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Cisco has developed a full product line of routers that includes routers built to provide the security, performance, and reliability demanded by customers from branch offices to global enterprises. Cisco routers feature support for redundancy, automatic failover, and redundant power for improved reliability and network availability. Progent can help you choose and configure Cisco routers to build a solid foundation for your network and to make it economical to grow as you support new users, start new offices, install new services, open your network to customers and partners, and manage an increasingly mobile workforce. Progent can provide expertise in a variety of routers based on the Cisco IOS operating system, such as the Cisco 800 family of small business VPN routers, Cisco 1800 and 3800 ISR routers, Cisco 2900 and 3900 Generation 2 Integrated Services Routers, Cisco ASR 1000 and 9000 routers for wide area network edge applications, Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System for core Networks, plus older 2500 and 2700 Series Routers.
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