What IS WIC 1ENET?
Mia Phillips
Updated on February 27, 2026
The Cisco Single-Port Ethernet WAN Interface Card (WIC-1ENET) offers customers using a Cisco 1700 series router the option of an additional Ethernet port for enabling broadband Internet access or deployment of a perimeter LAN or demilitarized zone (DMZ).
What is WIC card in Cisco router?
A WAN interface card, or “WIC” is a type of specialized network interface controller card (NIC) made by Cisco that allows a network device such as a router to connect and transmit data over a Wide Area Network.
What is WAN mode?
Wide Area Network (WAN) settings let you control how Google Nest Wifi and Google Wifi connect to the internet. The type of WAN connection you have is generally determined by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
What is WAN IP mode?
(Wide Area Network Internet Protocol address) The WAN IP is the IP address assigned to the Internet-facing (public-facing) side of a network by the network administrator in a large enterprise or by an ISP.
What are the system requirements for the wic-1enet card?
The WIC-1ENET card requires Cisco IOS Release 12.2 (2)XJ or later if the card is installed in any WIC slot other than slot 0 or if more than one card is installed. The card can be used with Cisco IOS Release 12.2 (4)T, but the card must be installed in slot 0 and only one WIC-1ENET card can be installed in the router.
How are the Fast Ethernet interfaces on wic-4esw addressed?
On the Cisco 1751 router and the Cisco 1760 router, the Fast Ethernet interfaces on WIC-4ESW are addressed as F< slot >/1 through F< slot >/4, depending in what slot the card is installed. (In this document, the ports will be referred to as F1 through F4.)
What is the wic-1enet interface on the Cisco 1750 router?
On the Cisco 1750 router, the Ethernet interface on the router is E0/0. The interface on the WIC-1ENET is addressed as E< slot >/1. The MPC 860 microprocessor (revision B5 or later) in the Cisco 1700 series router is required for using the WIC-1ENET card. The processor version information is displayed at bootup.
What do the LED lights on the wic-1enet port mean?
The LNK (physical layer link) LED is on when the Cisco IOS software recognizes the WIC-1ENET card and the connection is up. The FDX LED is on when the port is operating in full-duplex mode, and off when operating in half-duplex mode.
