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Cisco Support & Driver Information

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About Cisco:

Cisco is a computer technology company that manufactures routers, switches, and other network equipment.

Cisco's main website is located at http://www.cisco.com.

Cisco Support:

Cisco provides technical support for their products through an online support website:

Visit Cisco Support

Cisco Firmware & Driver Download:

Cisco provides an online source to download drivers and firmware for their hardware:

Download Cisco firmware and drivers

Unable to locate the Cisco driver or firmware you were looking for? Drivers and firmware direct from Cisco are best but there are several other places to download drivers too.

Not sure how to update the drivers for your Cisco hardware? See How To Update Drivers in Windows for easy driver update instructions.

Cisco Product Manuals:

Many of the user guides, instructions, and other manuals for Cisco hardware are available on the Cisco support website:

Download Cisco product manuals

Note: Most manuals are available in PDF format.

Cisco Telephone Support:

Cisco provides technical support over the phone for their small business clients at 1-866-606-1866.

Cisco's technical support number for other clients is 1-800-553-2447.

I highly recommend reading through my Tips on Talking to Tech Support before calling Cisco tech support.

Cisco Email Support:

You can also contact Cisco's Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at the following address:

tac@cisco.com

Cisco Forum Support:

Cisco also provides a forum as a way to further support their hardware:

Visit the Cisco forum

Additional Cisco Support Options:

If you need support for your Cisco hardware but haven't been successful contacting Cisco directly, feel free to post the details of your Cisco hardware issue to the PC Support Forum.

Help Keep This Support Information Current:

I've gathered as much Cisco technical support information as I could and I frequently update this page to keep the information current. However, if you find anything about Cisco that needs updated, please let me know!

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