Chapter 1 Overview; Product Overview - Cisco ASA 5505 Hardware Installation Manual

Overview
Read through the entire guide before beginning any of the procedures in this book.
Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should install, replace, or service this equipment
Read the safety warnings in the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ASA 5500
Caution
Series and follow proper safety procedures when performing these steps.
This chapter describes the product and the memory requirements and includes the following topics:
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Product Overview

The Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance delivers unprecedented levels of defense against
threats to the network with deeper web inspection and flow-specific analysis, improved secure
connectivity via end-point security posture validation, and voice and video over VPN support. It also
provides enhanced support for intelligent information networks through improved network integration,
resiliency, and scalability.
The adaptive security appliance software combines firewall, VPN concentrator, and intrusion prevention
software functionality into one software image. Previously, these functions were available in three
separate devices, each with its own software and hardware. Combining the functionality into just one
software image provides significant improvements in the available features.
Additionally, the adaptive security appliance software supports Adaptive Security Device Manager
(ASDM). ASDM is a browser-based, Java applet used to configure and monitor the software on the
adaptive security appliances. ASDM is loaded from the adaptive adaptive security appliance, then used
to configure, monitor, and manage the device.
This section describes the front and rear panels.
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Memory Requirements, page 1-3
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Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
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