About The Cisco Pix 501 Firewall - Cisco PIX 501 - Security Appliance Quick Start Manual

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About the Cisco PIX 501 Firewall

The PIX 501 delivers enterprise-class security for small
offices and telecommuters in a reliable, plug-and-play
security appliance. Ideal for securing high-speed "always
on" broadband environments, the PIX 501, part of the
market-leading Cisco PIX Firewall Series, provides robust
security capabilities, small office networking features, and
powerful remote management capabilities in a compact,
all-in-one solution:
• Stateful inspection security based on state-of-the-art Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA)
• Supports over 100 predefined applications, services, and protocols for flexible access control
• Virtual Private Networking (VPN) for secure remote network access using IKE/IPSec standards
• Intrusion protection from over 55 different network-based attacks
• URL filtering of outbound web traffic via industry-leading, third-party URL filtering products
• Integrated switch allows multiple users to share a single broadband connection
Hardware Features
• Compact, desktop chassis
• External power supply
• 133-MHz processor
• 16-MB RAM, 8-MB Flash memory
• 1 10BaseT Ethernet port (half duplex) for an
outside connection to the Internet (port 0)
• Integrated 4-port 10/100-Mbps Ethernet
switch for inside private LAN
(ports 1 through 4)
• Serial console port for administrative access
• Security lock slot for added physical security
• Front panel LEDs for appliance and link
status
• 10-Mbps cleartext firewall throughput
• 3-Mbps VPN throughput (3DES/SHA1)
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Software Features
• Supports PIX Firewall version 6.1 (and
higher), a secure, purpose-built embedded
operating system
• Includes plug-and-play default configuration
for simplified installation
• Includes Cisco PIX Device Manager (PDM)
for intuitive, web-based administration of
PIX Firewalls
• Supports up to 10 active hosts (an active
host is one that has passed traffic through
the PIX in the last xlate timeout seconds, or
has reserved an authentication connection);
up to 50 users with optional 50-user license
• Internal DHCP server supports up to
32 DHCP address leases; up to 128 with
optional 50-user license
• Supports up to 5 remote access, or
site-to-site, VPN peers
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