Cisco Systems PIX 506, PIX 506E 1

1About the Cisco PIX 506/506E

Firewall

The PIX 506/506E delivers enterprise-class security for

remote office/branch office environments in a robust,

reliable security appliance. Ideal for securing Internet

connections for remote/branch offices, the PIX 506/506E,

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

POWER

ACT NETWORK

CISCO PIX 506E

FIREWALL

ware

eatures

•External power supply

•200-MHz (PIX 506)/300-MHz (PIX 506E)

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

•10 Mbps (PIX 506)/16 Mbps (PIX 506E)

VPN throughput (3DES/SHA1)

tware

eatures

•Supports PIX Firewall version 6.2 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 5 remote access, or

site-to-site, VPN peers

•Supports 56-bit DES and 168-bit 3DES, with

optional licenses. Refer to“Upgrade to DES

or 3DES” for more information.