Hardware Features; Software Features - Cisco PIX-515E Quick Start Manual

About the Cisco PIX 515E Firewall
The Cisco PIX 515E delivers enterprise-class security
for small-to-medium business and enterprise networks,
in a modular, purpose-built appliance. Its versatile
one-rack unit (1RU) design supports up to 6 10/100
Fast Ethernet interfaces, making it an excellent choice
for businesses requiring a cost-effective, resilient security solution with demilitarized zone (DMZ)
support. It delivers up to 188 Mbps of firewall throughput with the ability to handle over
130,000 simultaneous sessions. Some PIX 515E models include award-winning high-availability
services as well as integrated hardware VPN acceleration, delivering up to 130 Mbps of 3DES and
256-bit AES VPN throughput.

Hardware Features

• 433-MHz Intel Celeron processor
• 32-MB RAM with the restricted (R) license;
64-MB RAM with the unrestricted (UR) and
failover (FO) licenses
• 16-MB Flash memory
• 128-KB level 2 cache memory at 433 MHz
• 32-bit, 33-MHz system bus
• Up to 6 10/100 Fast Ethernet interfaces
• Serial console port for administrative access
• Front panel LEDs for power, failover, and
network status
• Up to 188-Mbps firewall throughput
• Supports 56-bit DES, 168-bit 3DES, and
128- or 256-bit AES data encryption to
ensure data privacy
• Up to 60/130-Mbps VPN throughput
(VAC/VAC+)
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Software Features

• Includes Cisco PIX Device Manager (PDM)
for intuitive, web-based administration of
PIX Firewalls
• Supports three licensing models with
additional host capacity and failover
capability
• Internal DHCP server supports up to
256 address leases per interface
• Supports up to 2000 remote access and
site-to-site VPN peers
• Supports up to 130,000 simultaneous
connections
• Supports up to eight 802.1Q VLAN-based
logical interfaces
• Intrusion protection from many different
types of popular network-based attacks
ranging from malformed packet attacks to
DoS attacks
• Delivers highly resilient network security
services via award-winning
on certain PIX 515E models
stateful failover