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The best known of the dedicated Cisco Firewalls is
the PIX series, which also can provide dedicated VPN service.  Models include the 501, 506,
515 (show left), 520, 525,
and 535 - as well
as newer "E" (enhanced) versions for many of them. Most of them also
come with restricted or unrestricted licenses, and varying feature sets and
security levels (failover, AES, DES, 3DES, VPN).
Licensing affects both concurrent users and hardware capabilities. Generally,
unrestricted licenses allow for up to 6 fast ethernet or gigabit ethernet
instead of two, unlimited concurrent sessions, plus failover (redundant)
capabilities; click
here for detailed information on Cisco PIX licensing. For dedicated security
access, simple VPN services, and/or firewall capabilities, PIX firewalls are an
excellent value and high performance in these areas. They scale far better in
their specialty functions than modular routers and ISRs, and are considerably
easier to program since many of the general router configuration commands are
not needed. Click
here for Cisco's PIX product information.
Among the best values in PIX Firewalls is the
PIX 520-E, with unrestricted license, and with AES/3DES security, VPN, and
Failover options
enabled. The PIX 520 is the most ruggedly built of the PIX line, and has
exceptional expandability because it is built on a PC-server base. This allows
for the unit to be fully upgraded in terms of CPU, memory, and other components. It includes a floppy drive for external storage, and the enhanced version
adds a Pentium 4 processor with 256MB DRAM that eclipses the performance of the
P2 basic PIX 520. It is about six times as fast as a PIX 515, and outperforms that PIX 525 as well, for far less
money. Pictured at right is a PIX 520 with 4 fast ethernet ports (6 at
capacity).
Cisco's available PIX bundles and components
are listed below. In addition to complete bundles, expansion
cards, memory modules, and power supply
replacements are also available.
| Cisco PIX 500
Series Security Appliances |
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Cisco
PIX Security Appliance Bundles |
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PIX-501-50-BUN-K9 |
PIX 501-50 3DES/AES Bundle (Chassis, SW, 50
Users, 3DES/AES)  |
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PIX-501-BUN-K9 |
PIX 501-10 3DES/AES Bundle (Chassis, SW, 10
Users, 3DES/AES) |
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PIX-501-UL-BUN-K9 |
PIX 501-UL Bundle (Chassis, SW, Unlimited
Users, 3DES/AES) |
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PIX-506E-BUN-K9 |
PIX 506E 3DES/AES Bundle (Chassis, SW, 2 FE
Ports, 3DES/AES) |
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PIX-535-AA-GE-BUN |
PIX 535 FO-AA Bun (SW, Act/Act FO Lic, VAC+,
3 GE+2FE, 2 AC) |
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PIX-535-FO-GE-BUN |
PIX 535-FO-GE Bundle (Chassis,Failover SW,3
GE+2 FE,VAC+) |
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PIX-515E-AA-FE-BUN |
PIX 515E FO-AA Bundle (SW, Act/Act FO
License, VAC+, 6 FE) |
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PIX-515E-DC-FO-BUN |
PIX 515E-FO DC Bundle (Chas, Failover SW,
128MB, 2 FE, VAC+) |
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PIX-515E-DC-R-BUN |
PIX 515E-R DC Bundle (Chas, Restricted SW,
64MB, 2 FE Ports) |
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PIX-515E-DC-UR-BUN |
PIX 515E-UR DC Bundle (Chas,Unrestricted
SW,128MB,2 FE,VAC+) |
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PIX-515E-FO-BUN |
PIX 515E-FO Bundle (Chas, Failover SW,
128MB, 2 FE, VAC+) |
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PIX-515E-FO-FE-BUN |
PIX 515E-FO-FE Bundle (Chas, Failover SW,
128MB, 6 FE,VAC+) |
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PIX-515E-R-BUN |
PIX 515E-R Bundle (Chas, Restricted SW,
64MB, 2 FE Ports) |
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PIX-515E-R-DMZ-BUN |
PIX 515E-DMZ Bundle (Chas, Restricted SW,
64MB, 3 FE Ports) |
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PIX515E-DMZ-CSA-K9 |
Cisco Security Starter Bundle PIX
515E-R-DMZ, CSA, VMS Basic |
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PIX-515E-UR-BUN |
PIX 515E-UR Bundle (Chas, Unrestricted SW,
128MB, 2 FE,VAC+) |
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PIX-515E-UR-FE-BUN |
PIX 515E-UR-FE Bundle (Chas,Unrestricted
SW,128MB,6 FE,VAC+) |
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PIX-525-AA-GE-BUN |
PIX 525 FO-AA Bundle (SW, Act/Act FO Lic,
VAC+, 2 GE+2FE) |
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PIX-525-FO-BUN |
PIX 525-FO Bundle (Chassis, Failover SW, 2
FE Ports, VAC+) |
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PIX-525-FO-GE-BUN |
PIX 525-FO-GE Bundle (Chassis,Failover SW,2
GE+2 FE,VAC+) |
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PIX-525-R-BUN |
PIX 525-R Bundle (Chassis, Restricted SW, 2
FE Ports) |
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PIX-525-UR-BUN |
PIX 525-UR Bundle (Chassis,Unrestricted SW,2
FE Ports,VAC+) |
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PIX-525-UR-GE-BUN |
PIX 525-UR-GE Bundle (Chassis,Unrestr. SW,2
GE+2 FE,VAC+) |
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PIX-535-FO-BUN |
PIX 535-FO Bundle (Chassis, Failover SW, 2
FE Ports, VAC+) |
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PIX-535-R-BUN |
PIX 535-R Bundle (Chassis, Restricted SW, 2
FE Ports) |
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PIX-535-UR-BUN |
PIX 535-UR Bundle (Chassis, Unrestricted SW,
2 FE, VAC+) |
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PIX-535-UR-GE-BUN |
PIX 535-UR-GE Bundle (Chassis,Unrestr. SW,3
GE+2 FE,VAC+) |
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Cisco
PIX Security Appliance Interfaces and Cards |
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PIX-1FE |
PIX 10/100 Fast Ethernet interface card, RJ45
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PIX-1FE= |
PIX 10/100 Fast Ethernet interface card, RJ45
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PIX-1GE-66 |
PIX 66-MHz Gigabit Ethernet int. card, Multimode
(SX) SC |
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PIX-1GE-66= |
PIX 66-MHz Gigabit Ethernet int. card, Multimode
(SX) SC |
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PIX-4FE-66 |
PIX 66-MHz four-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet int. card, RJ45
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PIX-4FE-66= |
PIX 66-MHz four-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet int. card, RJ45
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PIX-VAC-PLUS |
PIX 66-MHz DES/3DES/AES VPN Accelerator Card+
(VAC+) |
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PIX-VAC-PLUS= |
PIX 66-MHz DES/3DES/AES VPN Accelerator Card+
(VAC+) |
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Cisco PIX Security
Appliance Memory Upgrades |
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PIX-515-MEM-64 |
PIX 515/515E 64 MB Memory Upgrade
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PIX-515-MEM-32 |
PIX 515/515E 32MB RAM memory upgrade (UR only)
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PIX-515-MEM-32= |
PIX 515/515E with R License; 32 to 64 MB Memory Upgrade
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PIX-52X-MEM-128 |
PIX 525 128MB RAM memory upgrade (UR only)
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PIX-515-MEM-128= |
PIX 515/515E with UR/FO License; 64 to 128 MB Memory Upgrade
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PIX-535-MEM-512 |
PIX 535 512MB RAM memory upgrade (UR only)
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PIX-FLASH-16MB= |
PIX 16MB ISA flash memory card
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PIX-MEM-5XX-128= |
PIX 510/520 128MB RAM memory upgrade
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PIX-MEM-UPG-128= |
PIX Classic/10000 128MB RAM memory upgrade
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Cisco PIX Security
Appliance Spares and Accessories |
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PIX-501-PWR-AC= |
PIX 501 spare AC power supply
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PIX-506-PWR-AC= |
PIX 506 spare AC power supply
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PIX-506E-PWR-AC= |
PIX 506E spare AC power supply
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PIX-515-HW= |
PIX 515/515E rack mounts, console cable, failover cable
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PIX-515-PWR-AC= |
PIX 515/515E spare AC power supply
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PIX-525-HW= |
PIX 525 rack mounts, console cable, failover cable
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PIX-535-HW= |
PIX 535 rack mounts, console cable, failover cable
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PIX-535-PWR-AC |
PIX 535 AC power supply
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PIX-535-PWR-AC= |
PIX 535 spare AC power supply
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PIX-535-PWR-BLANK |
Blank to fill unused power supply slot on PIX 535
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PIX-535-PWR-BLANK= |
Blank to fill unused power supply slot on PIX 535
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PIX-535-PWR-DC |
PIX 535 DC power supply
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PIX-535-PWR-DC= |
PIX 535 spare DC power supply
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PIX-BLANK-SLOT |
Blank to fill unused interface slots on PIX Firewall
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PIX-FO= |
PIX failover serial cable
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