Now let us see the next ASA model in the series which is the Cisco ASA 5550. With over one gigabit firewall performance (1.2 Gbps) this appliance can be easily used on ISP public services segments or on medium data rate campuses and data centers. From this model and up, there is no support for Security Services Module (SSM), so basically you cannot include an IDS/IPS or Content Inspection functionality integrated inside the box. However, with this model you get the advantage of having eight gigabit integrated copper ports (8-10/100/100) PLUS four optical gigabit ports (4 SFPs), which means you will not run out of network port capacity easily.
The features of the ASA 5550 in more detail below:
Step1. Attach the power cable to the ASA and connect it to an electrical outlet.
Step2. Power on the ASA.
Step3. Check the Power LED on the front of the ASA; if it is solid green, the device is powered on.
Step4. Check the Status LED on the front of the ASA; after it is solid green, the system has passed power-on diagnostics.
More about Cisco ASA 5550 Series you can see To Know Cisco ASA 5550 by Details
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The features of the ASA 5550 in more detail below:
- Maximum firewall connections:650,000
- Maximum firewall throughput (Gbps): 1.2 Gbps
- Max Packets per second (64 byte): 600,000
- Maximum firewall connections/second: 36,000
- Maximum 3DES/AES VPN throughput: 425 Mbps
- Maximum site-to-site and remote access VPN sessions: 5000
- Maximum SSL VPN user sessions: 5000
- Memory: 4 GB
- System Flash: 64MB
- Integrated ports: 8-10/100/1000 + 1-10/100 + 4-SFP Gigabit
- Maximum VLANs: 250
- SSM Expansion Slots: Not Available
- Intrusion Prevention: Not Supported (need external box)
- Content Security (anti-virus, anti-spyware, file blocking): Not Supported
- Latest Software version:8.2 (as of April 2009)
- Application-layer firewall services: Supported
- Layer 2 transparent firewall: Supported
- Security contexts: 2 (Included), 20 (Maximum, with license)
- GTP/GPRS inspection: Supported (needs license)
- High availability support: Active/Active, Active/Standby
- SSL and IPsec VPN services: Supported
Step1. Attach the power cable to the ASA and connect it to an electrical outlet.
Step2. Power on the ASA.
Step3. Check the Power LED on the front of the ASA; if it is solid green, the device is powered on.
Step4. Check the Status LED on the front of the ASA; after it is solid green, the system has passed power-on diagnostics.
More about Cisco ASA 5550 Series you can see To Know Cisco ASA 5550 by Details
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Cisco ASA 5520 Basic Configuration Guide
Site-to-Site IPSEC VPN between Two Cisco ASA 5520
The Way to Activate Your Cisco ASA 5500
Cisco ASA5510 Vs ASA5512-X or Cisco 5515-X