Chapter 1: Getting Started; Feature Overview - Cisco WS-CE500 Administration Manual

Getting Started

Feature Overview

Cisco SA500 Series Security Appliances Administration Guide
This chapter describes the SA500 and provides scenarios to help you to begin
configuring your security appliance to meet the needs of your business.
• Feature Overview
• Installation Options
• Hardware Installation
• Getting Started with the Configuration Utility
• About the Default Settings
• Basic Tasks
• Common Configuration Scenarios
The features of the SA520, SA520W, and the SA540 are compared in the following
table.
Table 1 Comparison of SA500 Series Security Appliance Models
Feature
Firewall
Performance
UTM
VPN
Performance
Connections
SA520 SA520W
200 Mbps 200 Mbps
200 Mbps 200 Mbps
65 Mbps 65 Mbps
15,000 15,000
1
SA540
300 Mbps
300 Mbps
85 Mbps
40,000
10