Hardware Features; Software Features - Cisco PIX 506E - Security Appliance Quick Start Manual

About the Cisco PIX 506E Firewall
The PIX 506E delivers enterprise-class security for remote
office/branch office (ROBO) environments in a robust,
reliable security appliance. Ideal for securing Internet
connections for remote/branch offices, the PIX 506E, part of
the market-leading Cisco PIX Firewall Series, provides a
wide range of rich security capabilities and remote
management capabilities in a cost-effective,
high-performance 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

Hardware Features

• External power supply
• 300-MHz processor
• 32-MB RAM, 8-MB Flash memory
• 1 autosensing 10BaseT Ethernet port for an
outside connection to the Internet (port 0)
• 1 autosensing 10BaseT Ethernet port for a
connection to your internal network
• Serial console port for administrative access
• Front panel LEDs for appliance and link
status
• 20-Mbps cleartext firewall throughput
• 16 Mbps PIX 506E VPN throughput
(3DES/SHA1)
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Software Features

• Supports PIX Firewall software Version 5.3
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
• Internal DHCP server supports up to
256 DHCP address leases
• Supports up to 25 remote access, or
site-to-site, VPN peers
• Supports 56-bit DES and 168-bit 3DES, with
optional licenses. Refer
or 3DES" for more information.
to"Upgrade to DES