The Cisco 806 router is a Cisco IOS-based member of the Cisco 800 router family. The router is a fixed-configuration IP router with security features to provide a secure Ethernet gateway for users in small offices, branch offices and home offices using broadband access to the Internet. It is designed to work with digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, or long-reach Ethernet (LRE) modems, or with an Ethernet switch serving a multitenant unit.Among the features that the Cisco 806 router supports are IP Security (IPSec), NetMeeting, and IP multicasting. Users in remote locations using a public network can exchange data, access corporate intranets, participate in video conferences using their web browsers, and access corporate multicast material such as distance learning courses and videotaped presentations. The Cisco 806 router has four 10BaseT Ethernet ports that function as a hub; this router also has one 10BaseT Ethernet wide area network (WAN) port.