Support

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The following tables list the feature support for each platform license.

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Note Items that are in italics are separate, optional licenses that you can add on to a base license. You can mix and match licenses, for example, the 10 security context license plus the Strong Encryption license; or the VPN Plus license plus the GTP/GPRS license; or all four licenses together.

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Table 1 ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance License Features 

Platforms and Features	Licenses
ASA 55101	Base License						Security Plus
Security Contexts	No support						No support
VPN Peers	50 IPSec 50 WebVPN						150 IPSec 150 WebVPN
Failover	None						Active/Standby
GTP/GPRS	Not supported						Not supported
Maximum VLANs	0						10
Concurrent Connections2	32 K						64 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	3 at 10/100 plus the Management interface for management traffic only (to-the-security-appliance)						Unlimited
Encryption	Base (DES)			Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)			Base (DES)	Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Minimum RAM	256 MB						256 MB
ASA 5520	Base License						N/A
Security Contexts	2	Add-on Licenses:
		5	10
VPN Peers	300 IPSec 300 WebVPN			Add-on license: VPN Plus 750 IPSec 750 WebVPN
Failover	Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None		Add-on license: Enabled
Maximum VLANs	25
Concurrent Connections2	130 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	Unlimited
Encryption	Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Minimum RAM	512 MB
ASA 5540	Base License						N/A
Security Contexts	2	Add-on licenses:
		5	10	20	50
VPN Peers	500 IPSec 500 WebVPN		Add-on license: VPN Plus 2000 IPSec 1250 WebVPN		Add-on license: VPN Premium 5000 IPSec 2500 WebVPN
Failover	Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None		Add-on license: Enabled
Maximum VLANs	100
Concurrent Connections2	280 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	Unlimited
Encryption	Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Minimum RAM	1024 MB

1 The ASA 5510 does not support VPN load balancing. 2 The concurrent connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with one host and one dynamic translation for every four connections.

Table 2 PIX 500 Series Security Appliance License Features 

Platforms and Features	Licenses
PIX 515/515E1	R (Restricted)			UR (Unrestricted)						FO (Failover)2						FO-AA (Failover Active/Active)2
Security Contexts	No support			2	Add-on license:					2	Add-on license:					2	Add-on license:
					5						5						5
VPN Peers	2000 IPSec			2000 IPSec						2000 IPSec						2000 IPSec
Failover	No support			Active/Standby Active/Active						Active/Standby						Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None	Add-on license: Enabled		None		Add-on license: Enabled				None		Add-on license: Enabled				None			Add-on license: Enabled
Maximum VLANs	10			25						25						25
Concurrent Connections3	48 K			130 K						130 K						130 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	3			6						6						6
Encryption	None	Add-on license: Base (DES)	Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)	None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)		None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)		None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/ AES)
Minimum RAM	64 MB			128 MB						128 MB						128 MB
PIX 5251	R (Restricted)			UR (Unrestricted)						FO (Failover)2						FO-AA (Failover Active/Active)2
Security Contexts	No support			2	Add-on licenses:					2	Add-on licenses:					2	Add-on licenses:
					5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50
VPN Peers	2000 IPSec			2000 IPSec						2000 IPSec						2000 IPSec
Failover	No support			Active/Standby Active/Active						Active/Standby						Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None	Add-on license: Enabled		None		Add-on license: Enabled				None		Add-on license: Enabled				None			Add-on license: Enabled
Maximum VLANs	25			100						100						100
Concurrent Connections3	140 K			280 K						280 K						280 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	6			10						10						10
Encryption	None	Add-on license: Base (DES)	Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)	None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)		None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)		None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/ AES)
Minimum RAM	128 MB			512 MB						512 MB						512 MB
PIX 5351	R (Restricted)			UR (Unrestricted)						FO (Failover)2						FO-AA (Failover Active/Active)2
Security Contexts	No support			2	Add-on licenses:					2	Add-on licenses:					2	Add-on licenses:
					5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50
VPN Peers	2000 IPSec			2000 IPSec						2000 IPSec						2000 IPSec
Failover	No support			Active/Standby Active/Active						Active/Standby						Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None	Add-on license: Enabled		None		Add-on license: Enabled				None		Add-on license: Enabled				None			Add-on license: Enabled
Max. VLANs	50			150						150						150
Concurrent Connections3	250 K			500 K						500 K						500 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	8			14						14						14
Encryption	None	Add-on license: Base (DES)	Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)	None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)		None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/AES)		None		Add-on license: Base (DES)		Add-on license: Strong (3DES/ AES)
Minimum RAM	512 MB			1024 MB						1024 MB						1024 MB

1 The PIX 500 series security appliance does not support WebVPN. 2 This license can only be used in a failover pair with another unit with a UR license. Both units must be the same model. 3 The concurrent connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with one host and one dynamic translation for every four connections.