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About the Cisco PIX 506E Firewall
ThePIX 506Edeliversenterprise-classsecurityforremote
office/branch office (ROBO) environments in a robust,
reliable security appliance. Ideal for securing Internet
connectionsforremote/branchoffices,thePIX 506E,partof
the market-leading Cisco PIX Firewall Series, provides a
wide range of rich security capabilities and remote
management capabilities in a cost-effective,
high-performance solution:
•Stateful inspection security based on state-of-the-art Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA)
•Supports over 100 predefined applications, services, and protocols for flexible access control
•Virtual Private Networking (VPN) for secure remote network access using IKE/IPSec standards
•Intrusion protection from over 55 different network-based attacks
•URL filtering of outbound web traffic via industry-leading, third-party URL filtering products
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ware
eatures
•External power supply
•300-MHz processor
•32-MB RAM, 8-MB Flash memory
•1 autosensing 10BaseT Ethernet port for an
outside connection to the Internet (port 0)
•1 autosensing 10BaseT Ethernet port for a
connection to your internal network
•Serial console port for administrative access
•Front panel LEDs for appliance and link
status
•20-Mbps cleartext firewall throughput
•16 Mbps PIX 506E VPN throughput
(3DES/SHA1)
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tware
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•Supports PIX Firewall software Version 5.3
and higher, a secure, purpose-built
embedded operating system
•Includesplug-and-playdefaultconfiguration
for simplified installation
•Includes Cisco PIX Device Manager (PDM)
for intuitive, web-based administration of
PIX Firewalls
•Internal DHCP server supports up to
256 DHCP address leases
•Supports up to 25 remote access, or
site-to-site, VPN peers
•Supports 56-bit DES and 168-bit 3DES, with
optional licenses. Refer to“Upgrade to DES
or 3DES” for more information.
