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Cisco SA500 Series Security Appliances: Overview
Note: A new Cisco security appliance, Cisco Small Business ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliance, is now available. For many enhanced capabilities beyond what the SA500 offers, go to ISA500 web page
Cisco Small Business SA500 Series Security Appliances are designed for businesses with fewer than 100 employees. These all-in-one solutions combine firewall, VPN, optional intrusion prevention system (IPS), email, and web security capabilities.
Whether in the office or working remotely, your employees can access the resources they need more securely, while your business is protected from unauthorized access and Internet threats.
All-in-one device: Combines firewall, IPS, email and web security, and highly secure access in one box
More secure wireless and remote access: Easily allow mobile workers and branch offices remote, highly secure access with flexible and easy to use built-in VPNs
Low overhead: Reduce costs associated with deployment and ongoing management and monitoring of the security solution
Affordable service coverage: Deliver service value and peace of mind at a price you can afford
Optional email and web security capabilities:
Cisco ProtectLink Gateway: Cloud-based service that provides strong, automatically updated email and web security
Intrusion prevention system (IPS): Identify and take action to stop possible intrusions into the business network
Peer-to-peer, IM traffic blocking and protocol inspection to help increase network security, employee productivity, and network availability for business traffic
Reduce deployment and management costs based on a single, easy-to-install, easy-to-use solution.
Prevent security breaches from email threats or malicious websites that could lead to disruption of business-critical applications and services.
Optional Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) prevents hackers, worms, and other threats and provides protocol inspection and the ability to block instant messaging and peer-to-peer traffic.
Increased employee productivity by helping prevent spam, spyware, and
inappropriate web browsing with the optional Cisco ProtectLink Gateway.
Easily deploy and manage: The embedded Security Appliance Configuration Utility offers comprehensive configuration and monitoring of all the services in a single application.
Small Business Pro Service
provides affordable service coverage: The highest level of performance and reliability to keep your business running smoothly.
UTM all-inclusive bundles offer ease of ordering and affordability by combining both hardware and optional security software, such as IPS, email, and web threat protection.
Cisco SA500 Series Security Appliances: Models
Common Features
Combined firewall, VPN, and optional email and web security capabilities
Easy management and configuration with the Security Appliance Configuration Utility
Support for optional intrusion prevention system (IPS) for Cisco SA500 Series for intrusion prevention, protocol inspection, and peer-to-peer and IM traffic blocking
2 SSL VPN seats upgradable to 25 seats max with license
50 IPsec VPN tunnels
SA520W
Firewall: 200 Mbps
IPsec VPN: 65 Mbps
4 LAN ports
2 SSL VPN seats upgradable to 25 seats max with license
50 IPsec VPN tunnels
Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
SA540
Firewall: 300 Mbps
IPsec VPN: 85 Mbps
8 LAN ports
50 SSL VPN seats (included)
100 IPsec VPN tunnels
* Performance test methodology: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544. All results are aggregate bidirectional. Actual performance may vary based on network environment and configuration.
Product
Features
SSL for SA520 and 520W
For use with built-in SSL VPN capability
Increases seats from 2 to 25 max
Gives remote users easy and highly secure network access with minimal
administration
SSL VPN uses built-in web browser security capabilities so VPN client
is not required
IPS for SA500 Series
Automatically identifies intrusions and takes defensive actions
Blocks peer-to-peer and instant messaging traffic
Protocol inspection monitors and blocks undesired traffic
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