The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Firewall Edition enables businesses to securely deploy mission-critical applications and networks in a highly reliable manner, while providing significant investment protection and lower operational costs through its unique, modular design. Businesses can protect their networks from unauthorized access using the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Firewall Edition's robust policy enforcement services. These services combine with market-leading VPN services to enable businesses to securely extend their networks across low-cost Internet connections to business partners, remote sites, and mobile workers. This flexible solution can adapt as an organization's needs evolve along with the ever-changing security threat landscape, giving businesses the ability to easily integrate market-leading intrusion prevention, antivirus, antispam, antispyware, URL filtering, and other advanced content security services for additional layers of protection. Combined with Cisco management and monitoring application solutions, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Firewall Edition provides world-class security with lower operational costs.
Specifications
Certificates
| Certification | CE marking, FCC Part 15 Class A, AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A, VCCI Class A, EN55022 Class A, CISPR22 Class A, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3 |
Data transmission
| Firewall throughput | 1.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum firewall connections per second | 36000 |
| Mobile VPN IPSec | 5000 |
| Mobile VPN SSL | 2 |
| VPN throughput | 0.425 Gbit/s |
Design
| Form factor | 1U |
| Rack mounting | Yes |
Management features
Network
| Number of VLANs | 250 |
| Wi-Fi | No |
Operational conditions
| Non-operating altitude | 0 - 4570 m |
| Operating altitude | 0 - 2000 m |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 95 % |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 40 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 95 % |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -25 - 70 °C |
Other features
| Firewall throughput | 1200 Mbit/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 1000 Mbit/s |
| VPN throughput | 425 Mbit/s |
Performance
| Concurrent connections | 650000 |
| Heat dissipation | 648 BTU/h |
| Internal memory | 4096 MB |
| Noise level | 60 dB |
Ports & interfaces
| Connectivity technology | Wired |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 11 |
| Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantity | 1 |
| Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity | 8 |
| Serial ports quantity | 2 |
| SFP module slots quantity | 4 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 2 |
Power
| AC input frequency | 47/63 Hz |
| AC input voltage | 100-240 V |
| Input current | 3 A |
| Number of power supply units | 1 |
| Peak power | 190 W |
| Power consumption (typical) | 150 W |
Protocols
| Supported network protocols | IPSec |
Security
| Security algorithms | 3DES/AES |
Storage
| Flash memory | 64 MB |
| Storage media type | Flash |
Vendor information
Weight & dimensions
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 200.4 x 362 x 44.5 mm |