Overview of Cisco 1100 Series Integrated

Services Routers
Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) with Cisco IOS XE Software are high-performance
devices that are easy to deploy and manage. The routers combine Internet access, comprehensive security,
and wireless services (LTE Advanced 3.0, Wireless WAN and Wireless LAN).
• About Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Service Routers, on page 1
• Periodic Inspection and Cleaning, on page 12

About Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Service Routers

The Cisco 1100 series Integrated Services Routers are the next generation, IOS XE based, multi core, branch
routers. They are available in both fixed and modular form factors. The Cisco 1100 series is best suited for
small and midsize businesses, enterprise branches and as customer premises equipment in managed services
environments.

Table 1: Base models of the Cisco 1100 series ISR

Feature C111x-8P C111x-4P C1101-4PLTEPWx C1101-4P

Front panel switch 8 4 4 4

ports

WAN ports 2 (1 Combo 2 (1 Combo 1 RJ-45 1 RJ-45

RJ-45/SFP + 1 RJ-45/SFP + 1
RJ-45) RJ-45)

Console port Serial RJ-45, Micro Serial RJ-45, Micro Micro USB Micro USB
USB USB

(Optional) POE 4PoE/2PoE+ 2 POE/1 POE+ None None

(Optional)WLAN 802.11ac WAVE 2 802.11ac WAVE 2 802.11ac WAVE 2 None

(C1101-4PLTEPWx)

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Feature C111x-8P C111x-4P C1101-4PLTEPWx C1101-4P

LTE (optional) 4G LTE-Advanced 4G LTE-Advanced 4G pluggable LTE None

(CAT6) with carrier (CAT6) with carrier (CAT 4) and
aggregation aggregation pluggable LTE
Advanced (CAT 6)
with carrier
aggregation

DSL (optional) [Link], VDSL2 VDSL2 and None None

and ADSL2/2+ ADSL2/2+

Note Multiple variations of the models are available based on LTE/WLAN/DSL/Ethernet options on the routers.

For more information on the features and specifications of Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Services Routers
(ISRs), refer to the Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers Solution Overview document and Cisco
1000 Series Integrated Services Routers datasheet.

Chassis Views
This section contains front and back panel views of the Cisco 1100 Series ISR-showing locations of the power
and signal interfaces, interface slots, status indicators, and chassis identification labels.
Figure 1: Cisco 111x Series - Bezel View

1 Status 2 VPN

3 WiFi 4 GPS

5 LTE Signal Intensity 6 LTE Data/SIM

7 Illuminated Cisco Logo

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Figure 2: Cisco 111x-8P - I/O View

1 LTE Antennas – Main and 2 Ethernet Switch

Diversity

3 GPS Connection 4 CLEI Label

5 Serial Number 6 Grounding

7 Reset Button 8 Power Switch

9 4-pin Power Connector 10 GE 0/0/1

11 GE 0/0/0 - RJ45 12 GE 0/0/0 - SFP

13 USB3.0 14 Lower slot0

Upper slot1

15 LTE Provisioning Port 16 RJ45 / Micro USB

Console

17 DSL 18 Kensington Lock Slot

19 Product Identification
Number (PID)

Note For more information on the Reset Button, refer to the Reset Overview section in the ISR 1000 Series Integrated
Services Routers.

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Figure 3: Cisco 1101-4P ISR - Front View

1 Non-illuminated Cisco Logo

Figure 4: Cisco 1101-4P ISR - I/O View

1 Kensington Lock Slot 2 Grounding

3 Power Switch 4 4-pin Power Connector

5 Reset Button 6 LAN: 0-4

7 GE WAN 8 Micro USB Console

9 USB3.0

Figure 5: Cisco 1101-4PLTEP-Bezel View

1 Non-illuminated Cisco
logo

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Figure 6: Cisco 1101-4PLTEP - I/O View

1 Power Switch 2 4-pin Power Connector

3 Reset Button 4 LAN:0-4

5 GE WAN 6 Micro-USB console Port

7 USB 3.0 8 Pluggable

9 Grounding 10 Kensington Lock Slot

LED Indicators
The following figures and table summarizes the LED indicators that are located in the bezel or chassis of the
C111x series.
Figure 7: LED Indicators - Bezel Side

1 Status 2 VPN

3 WLAN 4 GPS

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5 LTE RSSI/Mode 6 LTE DATA/SIM

7 Cisco Logo

Figure 8: LED Indicators - I/O Side

1 GE WAN Ports: 0-7 2 PoE LED

(0,2,4,6 at the top and
1,3,5,7 at the bottom)

3 GE1 LED 4 GE0 LED

5 USB LED 6 RJ-45 Console LED

7 USB Console 8 Micro USB Console LED

9 CD LED 10 DSL

11 DATA LED

The following table summarizes the LED indicators that are located in the bezel or chassis of the C111x series.

Table 2: LED Indicators for C111x

Port LED Color Description Control Source

Cisco Logo Blue Illuminated Cisco logo. Bezel side

Indicates router power is
good.

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LED Indicators

Port LED Color Description Control Source

STATUS Green and Amber Steady Green - System Bezel side. All models.
operates normally.
(System Status)
Off—System is not out of
reset or BIOS image is not
loadable.

Blinking Amber —
BIOS/Rommon is
booting.

Steady Amber —
BIOS/Rommon has
completed booting, and
the system is at the
Rommon prompt or
booting the platform
software.

VPN OK Green Off—No tunnel. Bezel side

Steady On— At least one

tunnel is up.

LTE RSSI/Mode Green and Amber No LEDs On—No Bezel Side

Service

1 LED On— RSSI is

under -100dBm.

2 LEDs On— Low RSSI,

-99dbm <> -90dBm.

3 LEDs On— Medium

RSSI -89dBm <>
-70dBm.

4 LEDs On— High RSSI,

> -69dBm.

Green— LTE

Amber— 3G

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Port LED Color Description Control Source

GPS Green On - GPS coordinates are Bezel Side

acquired.
Off - GPS is disabled,
GPS is enabled without
GPS mode and NMEA
configuration, or GPS is
acquiring.

Green— Standalone GPS

Off— GPS not configured

On— GPS configured

WLAN Green, Red, and Amber Green— Normal Bezel side

operating condition with
at least one wireless client
association.

Red—Ethernet link is not

operational or Ethernet
failure.

Amber—Software
upgrade is in progress.

Ethernet Switch GE LAN Green Off— No link I/O side

Ports, Non-PoE
Steady On— link

Blink— TXD/RXD data

Ethernet Switch GE LAN Green and Amber Off— No link, no device I/O side
Ports, with PoE powered, PD denied
power, power delivery
fault PoE administratively
disabled.

Green Steady On— link;

if PoE device, power is
enabled.

Green Blink— TXD/RXD

data

Amber - PoE Fault

GE WAN Ports Green Off— No link I/O side

Steady On— link

Blink— TXD/RXD data

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Port LED Color Description Control Source

DSL CD Green Off— Shut I/O Side

Green Blink— Training,

or no shut and cable
disconnected.

Green Steady On—

Trained

PoE OK Green Green Steady On— I/O Side

-53.5V PoE power supply
connected and all powered
port operating normally.

Off — No -53.5V PoE

power supply connected
to router.

DSL Data Green Off— No Data Activity I/O Side

Green Blink— TX/RX

Data

Console/AUX Green and Amber Green On— Console I/O side

enabled.

Amber On— AUX

enabled.

USB Console Green Off— No USB device I/O side

discovered.

On— USB device

discovered.

USB Green Off: No USB device I/O Side

discovered.

On: USB device

discovered.

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Table 3: LED Indicators for C1101-X

LED Color Description Control Source

Power Green+Amber System Power Status I/O

Off: No Power
Green Steady On: Normal
operation
Green Blink: Boot up
phase or in ROMMON
mode
Amber Steady on Or
Blink: Some issues with
the system.

VPN OK Green VPN Status I/O

Off: No tunnel
Steady on:At least one
tunnel is up

Ethernet Switch GE LAN Green Link Activity I/O

Ports
Off: No link
Steady on: Link
Blink: TXD/RXD Data

GE WAN Ports Green Link Activity I/O

Off: No link
Steady on: Link
Blink: TXD/RXD Data

LTE DATA/SIM Green and Amber Single LTE Modem (one Bezel Side
modem with SIM
(C1101-4PLTEPWz
switch-over capability).
C1101-4PLTEP/C1101-4PLTEPWx)
Off: Modem not up or
modem up and no SIM.
Amber Steady On:
Modem up, SIM installed
but not active.
Green Blink: LTE data
activity.

WLAN 3-color LED: Green, Red WLAN Functions I/O

and Amber
(C1101-4PLTEPWx)

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Reset Button

LED Color Description Control Source

USB Console Green USB Console Status I/O

OFF: USB console is not
active.
ON: USB console is
active.

USB 3.0 Green USB 3.0 Status I/O

OFF: No USB device is
connected.
ON: USB device is
commected.

Reset Button
The actuation of the Reset button is only recognized during ROMMON boot, that is, as the router comes to
the ROMMON prompt.
The Reset button does not require much force to be actuated. The Reset button should be actuated only with
a small implement such as the tip of a pen or a paper clip. When the Reset button is pressed at startup, the
system LED turns green.
For more information, see the "Reset Overview" section of the Cisco 1100 Software Configuration Guide.

Power Supply
Cisco 111x Series ISRs support PoE and PoE+ power to endpoints. The product power specifications are as
follows:
• AC input voltage: Universal 100 to 240 VAC
• Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
• Maximum output power: Up to 66W for non-PoE supply and up to 125W for PoE supply
• Optional PoE and PoE+
• Output voltage: +12VDC for system power and -53.5VDC for PoE power

Slots and Interfaces

About Slots, Subslots, and Port Numbering
The Cisco 1100 series designates its interfaces using a 3-tuple notation that lists the slot, sub slot and port in
the format slot/sub-slot/port. The slot number is reserved for the mother board, which is "0". Each interface
type is allocated a sub slot and the port number is a unique port on the interface.

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Table 4: Slot, Bay, and Port Numbering

Subslot Interface Type

0 Ethernet LAN

1 Ethernet WAN

2 LTE

3 DSL

4 WIFI

Specifications of Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Services Routers

For specifications on the Cisco 1100 Series ISRs, refer to the Cisco 1100 Series ISR Specifications document.

Periodic Inspection and Cleaning

We recommend that you periodically inspect and clean the external surface of the router is recommended to
minimize the negative impact of environmental dust or debris. The frequency of inspection and cleaning is
dependent upon the severity of the environmental conditions, but we recommend a minimum once every six
months. Cleaning involves vacuuming router air intake and exhaust vents.

Note Sites with ambient temperatures consistently above 25°C or 77°F and with potentially high levels of dust or
debris might require periodic preventative maintenance cleaning.

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