Filter
Top Products
Chapter 5 VPN and Security Products
5-4
Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series
• VLAN trunking (802.1q tag) support for simplified deployment in switched
network environments
• Multimedia and VoIP support for widely popular standards, H.232 v4, TAPI,
JTAPI, RTSP, SIP, MGCP and SCCP
• Web-Based PIX Device Manager (PDM)—For simplified configuration, real-time
and historical reports, performance baselines and security events information
• Auto Update, SSH, SNMP, TFTP, HTTPS, and telnet for remote management
• Support from two 10/100 Ethernet interfaces to up to nine Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces
Competitive Products
Specifications
Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information
1
• Check Point Software: FireWall-1 / VPN-1
• NetScreen: NetScreen Security Appliances
• Nokia: IP-Series Security Appliances
• SonicWALL: SonicWALL Security Appliances
• WatchGuard Technologies: Firebox-series and V-series Security
Appliances
Feature PIX 501 PIX 506E PIX 515E PIX 525 PIX 535
Processor
133 MHz 300 MHz 433 MHz 600 MHz 1.0 GHz
RAM
16 MB 32 MB 32 or 64 MB 128 or 256 MB 512 MB or 1 GB
Flash Memory
8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB
PCI Slots
None None 2 3 9
Fixed Interfaces
(Physical)
Four port 10/100 switch
(inside), One 10Base-T
Ethernet (outside)
Two 10Base-T
Ethernet
Two 10/100 Fast
Ethernet
Two 10/100 Fast
Ethernet
None
Maximum
Interfaces
(Physical and
Virtual)
Four port 10/100 switch
(inside), One 10Base-T
Ethernet (outside)
Two 10Base-T
Ethernet
Six 10/100 Fast
Ethernet (FE) or 8
VLANs
Eight 10/100 FE or
GE or 10 VLANs
Ten-10/100 FE or GE
or 24 VLANs
VPN Accelerator
Card+ (VAC+)
Option
No No Yes, integrated in
select models
Yes, integrated in
select models
Yes, integrated in
select models
Failover Support
No No Yes, UR/FO models
only
Yes, UR/FO models
only
Yes, UR/FO models
only
Size
Desktop Desktop 1 RU 2 RU 3 RU
Cisco PIX Bundles
1
PIX-535-UR-BUN PIX 535 Unrestricted Bundle (Chassis, unrestricted software, two 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-535-R-BUN PIX 535 Restricted Bundle (Chassis, restricted software, two 10/100 ports)
PIX-535-FO-BUN PIX 535 Failover Bundle (Chassis, failover software, two 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-525-UR-GE-BUN PIX 525 Unrestricted GE Bundle (Chassis, unrestricted software, two GE ports, two 10/100 ports, VPN
Acceleration Card+)
PIX-525-FO-GE-BUN PIX 525 Failover GE Bundle (Chassis, failover software, two GE ports, two 10/100 ports, VPN Acceleration
Card+)
PIX-525-UR-BUN PIX 525 Unrestricted Bundle (Chassis, unrestricted software, two 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-525-R-BUN PIX 525 Restricted Bundle (Chassis, restricted software, two 10/100 ports)
PIX-525-FO-BUN PIX 525 Failover Bundle (Chassis, failover software, two 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-515E-UR-FE-BUN PIX 515E Unrestricted Bundle (Chassis, unrestricted software, six 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-515E-FO-FE-BUN PIX 515E Failover Bundle (Chassis, failover software, six 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-515E-UR-BUN PIX 515E Unrestricted Bundle (Chassis, unrestricted software, two 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-515E-R-BUN PIX 515E Restricted Bundle (Chassis, restricted software, two 10/100 ports)
PIX-515E-FO-BUN PIX 515E Failover Bundle (Chassis, failover software, two 10/100 ports, VPN Accelerator Card+)
PIX-515E-R-DMZ-BUN PIX 515E DMZ Bundle (Chassis, restricted software, three 10/100 ports)
PIX-506E-BUN-K9 PIX 506E 3DES/AES Bundle (Chassis, software, 3DES/AES license, two 10-BaseT ports)2
PIX-501-BUN-K9 PIX 501 10 User/3DES/AES Bundle (Chassis, SW, 10 user/3DES/AES license, 4 port 10/100 switch)
PIX-501-50-BUN-K9 PIX 501 50 User/3DES/AES Bundle (Chassis, SW, 50 user/3DES/AES license, 4 port 10/100 switch)
PIX-501-UL-BUN-K9 PIX 501 Unlimited User/3DES/AES Bundle (Chassis, SW, Unlimited Users 3DES/AES license, 4 port 10/100
switch)
Cisco PIX Interfaces and Cards
PIX-1GE-66 PIX 66-MHz Single-port Gigabit Ethernet interface card (multimode fiber, SC connector)
PIX-4FE-66 PIX 66-MHz Four-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet interface card, RJ45
PIX-1FE PIX Single-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet interface card
PIX-VPN-ACCEL PIX DES/3DES VPN Accelerator Card (VAC)
PIX-VPN-PLUS PIX DES/3DES/AES VPN Accelerator Card+ (VAC+)