Cisco ASA 5515-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Specifications Overview
| Series | Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls |
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| Product Type | Firewalls |
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End of Sale
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| Release Date | 28-FEB-2012 |
| End-of-Sale Date | 25-AUG-2017 Details |
| End-of-Support Date | 31-AUG-2022 Details |
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Data Sheets and Product Information
At-a-Glance
- Cisco ASA Botnet Traffic Filter (PDF - 696 KB)
Data Sheets
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- Cisco IPS Software
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- Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance for Small Office or Branch Locations Data Sheet
- Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances Data Sheet
- Cisco ASA 5500 Series Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module and Card
- Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security and Control Security Services Module
- Cisco ASA 5500 Series Unified Communications Deployments
- Cisco ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X Series Next Generation Firewalls for the Internet Edge Data Sheet
End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices
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- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 1 YR Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5512 & ASA5515 - 1Yr Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5585-X with FirePOWER Services Modules -1Yr Subscriptions
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco ASA5512 & ASA5515 - 1Yr Subscriptions
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco ASA 5585-X with FirePOWER Services Modules -1Yr Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5508 and ASA5516 Series Security Appliance and 5 YR Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance with ASA software
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 3 YR Subscriptions
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 3 YR Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 5 YR Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5512-X and ASA 5515-X
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco ASA 5512-X et Cisco ASA 5515-X
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 5 YR Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506W-X WiFi Security Appliances
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Q&A
Security Notices
Bulletins
Field Notices
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- Field Notice: FN - 62378 - ASA Hardware and Software Compatibility Issue Due to a Component Change
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- Field Notice: FN - 72212 - ASA 5500-X - Sustained Burst Of Connection Requests Might Cause Overallocation Of DMA Memory - Workaround Provided
- Field Notice: FN - 72103 - ASA, FXOS and Firepower Software: QuoVadis Root CA 2 Decommission Might Affect Smart Licensing, Smart Call Home, And Other Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70467 - ASA Software - AnyConnect Connections Might Fail With TCP Connection Limit Exceeded Error - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70319 - ASA and FXOS Software - Change in Root Certificate Might Affect Smart Licensing and Smart Call Home Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70081 - ASA Software - ASA 5500-X Security Appliance Might Reboot When It Authenticates the AnyConnect Client - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70050 - ASA5500-X with FirePOWER Services - FirePOWER Software v5.4.0.9 Can Cause Accelerated Wear of Solid-State Drives - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64315 - ASA Software - Stale VPN Context Entries Cause ASA to Stop Traffic Encryption - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64294 - ISA3000 Software Security Appliance Might Fail To Pass Traffic After 213 Days Of Uptime - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64291 - ASA and FTD Software - Security Appliance Might Fail To Pass Traffic After 213 Days Of Uptime - Reboot Required - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64227 - ASA Software - Some Commands Might Fail on ASA 5500-X Security Appliances - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 63705 - ASA 5500-X Appliances - Default IPS Software Might Not Be Installed - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 63521 - ASA5500-X Appliance - Units shipped without default configuration - Configuration Change Recommended
Cisco ASA 5515-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Security Advisories, Responses and Notices
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- Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager and Adaptive Security Appliance Software Client-side Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Clientless SSL VPN Heap Overflow Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software DNS Inspection Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software AnyConnect SSL VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Application Level Gateway Bypass Vulnerabilities
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Software-Based SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Resource Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Transparent Mode Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Identity-Based Rule Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Release and Compatibility
Compatibility Information
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- Cisco Firepower Migration Tool Compatibility Guide
Firepower Migration Tool Compatibility
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- Cisco ASA Compatibility
- Cisco Firepower Classic Device Compatibility Guide
Hardware and Software Compatibility
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- Supported VPN Platforms, Cisco ASA 5500 Series
Supported VPN Platforms
Release Notes
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- Firepower Migration Tool Release Notes
- Cisco ASA New Features by Release
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.14(x)
- Cisco Secure Firewall Device Manager New Features by Release
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center New Features by Release
- Cisco Firepower Release Notes, Version 6.4.0.1
- Cisco Firepower Release Notes, Version 6.5.0.1
- Firepower Release Notes, Version 6.3.0.1 and 6.3.0.2
- Cisco Firepower Release Notes, Version 6.2.3.1, 6.2.3.2, 6.2.3.3, 6.2.3.4, 6.2.3.5, 6.2.3.6, 6.2.3.7, 6.2.3.9, 6.2.3.10, 6.2.3.11, 6.2.3.12, 6.2.3.13, 6.2.3.14, 6.2.3.15, 6.2.3.16, and 6.2.3.17
- Firepower Hotfix Release Notes
- Firepower 마이그레이션 툴 릴리즈 노트 (PDF - 265 KB)
- Firepower 마이그레이션 툴 릴리즈 노트 (PDF - 265 KB)
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Device Package Software, Version 1.3(12) for ACI
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Device Package Software, Version 1.2(12) for ACI
- Release Notes for Cisco ASDM, 7.12(x)
Reference
Command References
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- Command Reference for Firepower Threat Defense
Firepower Threat Defense Command Reference
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- Firepower Threat Defense용 명령 참조 (PDF - 14 MB)
Translations
Documentation Roadmaps
Licensing Information
- Open Source Used In Cisco Firepower Version 6.3 (PDF - 19 MB)
- Open Source Used In Cisco Firepower Version 6.2.3 (PDF - 17 MB)
- Open Source Used In Cisco Firepower Version 6.2.2 (PDF - 15 MB)
- Open Source Used In Firepower System Version 6.2 (PDF - 14 MB)
- Open Source Used In Firepower System Version 6.1 (PDF - 14 MB)
- Open Source Used In FireSIGHT System Version 5.4.1.x (PDF - 7 MB)
- Open Source Licensing Information (PDF - 252 KB)
- Open Source Used In Context Directory Agent 1.0 (PDF - 1 MB)
Open Source Licenses
Design
Install and Upgrade
Install and Upgrade Guides
Most Recent
- Migrating Fortinet Firewall to Firepower Threat Defense with the Firepower Migration Tool
- Migrating ASA with FirePOWER Services (FPS) Firewall to Firepower Threat Defense with the Firepower Migration Tool
- Migrating ASA to Firepower Threat Defense with the Firepower Migration Tool
- Migrating Palo Alto Networks Firewall to Firepower Threat Defense with the Firepower Migration Tool
- Migrating Check Point to Firepower Threat Defense with the Firepower Migration Tool
- Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense Reimage Guide
- Cisco ASA Upgrade Guide
- Migrating from the Cisco ASA 5500 to the Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance
- Secure Firewall Management Center and Threat Defense Management Network Administration
- Cisco Firepower Management Center Remediation Module for ACI, Version 1.0.1_7 Quick Start Guide (PDF - 2 MB)
- Cisco Firepower Management Center Remediation Module for ACI, Version 1.0.2 Quick Start Guide (PDF - 2 MB)
- Cisco ASA REST API Quick Start Guide
- Migrating ASA to Firepower Threat Defense Using Cisco Defense Orchestrator
- Cisco ASA Quick Start Guide for APIC Integration, 1.3(11)
- Cisco ASA Quick Start Guide for APIC Integration, 1.3(12)
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Configuration
Configuration Examples and TechNotes
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- Configure FTD from ASA Configuration File with Firepower Migration Tool
- ASA: Smart Tunnel using ASDM Configuration Example
- Configure AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client with Split Tunneling on an ASA
- ASA 9.x : Upgrade a Software Image using ASDM or CLI Configuration Example
- ASA with CX/FirePower Module and CWS Connector Configuration Example
- AnyConnect OpenDNS Roaming Security Module Deployment Guide
- ASA Use of LDAP Attribute Maps Configuration Example
- ASA: Multi-Context Mode Remote-Access (AnyConnect) VPN
- Time-based Activation-Key for AnyConnect on ASA
- Configure a Site-to-Site VPN tunnel with ASA and Strongswan
- Configure ASA VPN Posture with CSD, DAP and AnyConnect 4.0
- PIX/ASA 7.x and Later: Mail (SMTP) Server Access on Outside Network Configuration Example
- ASA 8.3 and Later: Mail (SMTP) Server Access on Outside Network Configuration Example
- Site-to-Site IKEv2 Tunnel between ASA and Router Configuration Examples
- ASA Border Gateway Protocol Configuration Example
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Configuration Guides
Most Recent
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Hardening Guide, Version 7.2
- Cisco Secure Firewall ASA HTTP Interface for Automation
- Firepower Management Center Configuration Guide, Version 6.4
- Firepower Management Center Configuration Guide, Version 6.6
- Firepower Management Center Configuration Guide, Version 6.2.3
- Firepower Management Center Configuration Guide, Version 6.5
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Hardening Guide, Version 7.0
- About the ASA REST API
- Cisco ASA Legacy Feature Guide
- Cisco ASA Botnet Traffic Filter Guide
- Cisco ASA Unified Communications Guide
- SNMP Version 3 Tools Implementation Guide
- Cisco ASA WCCP Traffic Redirection Guide
- Cisco ASA NetFlow Implementation Guide
- Integrating Cisco ASA and Cisco Security Analytics and Logging (SaaS) using CLI and ASDM
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Programming Guides
Maintain and Operate
Maintain and Operate TechNotes
Troubleshooting
Error and System Messages
Support FAQ
- ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance FAQ
- ASA - When and why to use the write standby command?
- ASA FAQ: How do you interpret the syslogs generated by the ASA when it builds or tears down connections?
- ASA FAQ: What happens after failover if dynamic routes are synchronized?
- Packet dropped counter in the show interface command output
- What does the IPS message “IPS SSP application reloading IPS" mean?
- Why Does the ASA have xlate Entries with Idle Values Longer than the Configured Timeouts?
Troubleshooting TechNotes
Most Recent
- AnyConnect VPN Client Troubleshooting Guide - Common Problems
- CWS on ASA Traffic to Internal Servers Blocked
- ASA VPN Load Balancing Director Election Process
- Cut-Through and Direct ASA Authentication Configuration Example
- ASA 8.3 Issue: MSS Exceeded - HTTP Clients Cannot Browse to Some Websites
- MPTCP and Product Support Overview
- Troubleshoot AnyConnect VPN Phone - IP Phones, ASA, and CUCM
- ASA Throughput and Connection Speed Troubleshooting and Analyzing Packet Captures
- ASA - Troubleshoot ESMTP and SMTP Command Errors over Telnet
- Disable Service Module Monitoring on ASA to Avoid Unwanted Failover Events (SFR/CX/IPS/CSC).
- ASA 8.3 and Later: Monitor and Troubleshoot Performance Issues
- ASA IPsec and IKE Debugs (IKEv1 Main Mode) Troubleshooting TechNote
- Troubleshoot ASA Interface Overrun Counter Errors
- Differences Between Logs and Debugs on Adaptive Security Appliances
- Troubleshoot AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Upgrade Issues After a Microsoft Windows System Restore
Literature
Brochures
Case Studies
- Frankfurt Airport transforms workplace efficiency with WiFi next generation (PDF - 253 KB)
- Genzyme deploys strict security constraints without impacting productivity (PDF - 608 KB)
- Oxford University Hospital Customer Case Study (PDF - 425 KB)
- Secure Data Center Solution Spurs Economic Growth (Case Study) (PDF - 1 MB)
- Wireless quality gives Messe Frankfurt powerful tools with multiple benefits for events (PDF - 182 KB)
Presentations
- Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services Excellence Award (PDF - 324 KB)
White Papers
Translated Documents
Translated End-User Guides
Most Recent
- ASDM 手册 2：思科 ASA 系列防火墙 ASDM 配置指南，7.10 (PDF - 15 MB)
- CLI 설명서 1: Cisco ASA Series 일반 운영 CLI 구성 가이드, 9.10 (PDF - 25 MB)
- 思科自适应安全虚拟设备 (ASAv) 快速启动指南，9.10 (PDF - 3 MB)
- Cisco ASAv(Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance) 빠른 시작 설명서 버전 9.7 (PDF - 4 MB)
- 思科自适应安全虚拟设备 (ASAv) 快速入门指南 版本 9.7 (PDF - 4 MB)
- CLI 설명서 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN CLI 구성 가이드, 9.10 (PDF - 9 MB)
- CLI 手册 3：思科 ASA 系列 VPN CLI 配置指南，版本 9.10 (PDF - 8 MB)
- ASDM 설명서 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN ASDM 구성 가이드, 7.10 (PDF - 9 MB)
- ASDM 手册 3：思科 ASA 系列 VPN ASDM 配置指南，7.10 (PDF - 9 MB)
- Cisco Firepower 2100 Series 하드웨어 설치 가이드 (PDF - 5 MB)
- ASDM Book 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN ASDM 구성 가이드, 7.8 (PDF - 9 MB)
- CLI Book 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN CLI 구성 가이드, 9.9 (PDF - 9 MB)
- 思科 Firepower 2100 系列硬件安装指南 (PDF - 5 MB)
- 思科 ASA 系列系统日志消息 (PDF - 6 MB)
- ASA REST API v1.3.2 简介 (PDF - 820 KB)
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System BusMultibus architectureIntegrated I/O6 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) copperMemory8 GBNon-Operating AltitudeDesigned and tested for 0 to 15,000 ft (4572 m)Cisco AnyConnect Premium VPN peers (included; maximum)2; 250ASA IPS throughput400 Mbps (extra hardware not required)Non-Operating Vibration1.12 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random inputOperating Shock70 G, 4.22 m/secInput (per power supply) AC Range line voltage100 to 240 VACOperating AltitudeDesigned and tested for 0 to 15,000 ft (4572 m)Solid-state drive1 slot, 120 GB multiline configurator self-encrypting drive (MLC SED)Form factor1 RU, 19-in. rack-mountableNon-Operating Temperature-13 to 158 F (-25 to 70 C)High AvailabilityActive/active and active/standbySerial Ports1 RJ-45 consoleIPSec VPN Peers250Input (per power supply) AC Current4.85AWeight13.39 lb (6.07 kg) with AC power supplyDedicated management portYes (1 GE)Weight (with AC power supply)13.39 lb (6.07 kg)Stateful inspection throughput (max)1.2 GbpsNon-Operating Shock70G, 4.22 m/secStateful inspection throughput (multiprotocol)600 MbpsInput (per power supply) DC domestic line voltage-40.5 to 56 volts direct current (VDC) E242(-48 VDC nominal)Dimensions (H x W x D)1.67 x 16.7 x 15.6 inches (4.24 x 42.9 x 39.5 cm)Non-Operating Relative Humidity10 to 90 percent noncondensingOperating Relative Humidity10 to 90 percent noncondensingVirtual interfaces (VLANs)100Concurrent connections250000Cisco Cloud Web Security users3000Operating Acoustic Noise64.2 dBA maxNext-generation firewall throughput (multiprotocol)350 MbpsTriple Data Encryption Standard/Advanced Encryption Standard (3DE/AES) VPN thoughput250 MbpsInput (per power supply) AC Normal line voltage100 to 240 VACRack Units1 RU, 19-in. rack-mountableInput (per power supply) AC Frequency50/60 HzOutput Steady State65WInput (per power supply) Dual-power suppliesNoneExpansion slot1 interface cardMinimum System Flash8 GBInput (per power supply) DC international line voltage-55 to -72 VDC (-60 VDC nominal)Operating Vibration0.41 Grms2 (3 to 500 Hz) random inputInput (per power supply) DC current15A (maximum input)Security Contexts (included; maximum)2, 5Operating Temperature23 to 104 F (-5 to 40 C)New connections per second15,000Expansion I/O6 GE copper or 6 GE Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)Output Maximum Peak70WUsers/NodesUnlimitedUSB 2.0 Ports2User-accessible flash slotNoOutput heat dissipation239 BTU/hr
