Cisco Virtual Office – End User Instructions for
Cisco 871 and Cisco 881 Router Set Up at Home or
Small Office
Introduction
This document describes the end-user instructions to deploy the Cisco Virtual Office (CVO) for home or
small office use.
Cisco Virtual Office (CVO) solution offers a seamless home/small office experience comparable to
working in your company's central office. CVO features support secure, always-on wired and wireless
(WLAN) data connectivity, voice services, and video capabilities.
Setup Your CVO Hardware
In this section you will be able to identify the basic hardware configuration needed to install the CVO
solution in your home/office. This is a known working configuration to assist you in your initial set-up
and is not intended to cover all variations of home/office network environments. This guide is written
based on Cisco 871 and Cisco 881 routers.
Ports on the CVO Router
It is important that you understand which ports on the back of your CVO router are used for what
purposes.
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FE0, FE1, FE2, and FE3: LAN Ports FE0 to FE3 are end-user device secure ports. Connect your
PC/Mac/Linux/IP phone equipment here.
FE4: Use the WAN/FE4 port to connect your CVO router to your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
device.