Cisco ASA 5505 Series Adaptive Security Appliance ASA5505 V13 Firewalls

Your small offices or branch locations require the best network security available. An integrated solution that is easy to deploy and manage improves IT efficiency. Affordable pricing and the ability to scale as necessary are other important product benefits. You get all that and more with the Cisco^®ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance Firewalls. These firewalls are used and trusted by small and midsize businesses with one or a few locations.

Enterprise class security. Cisco MultiScale^®performance, The ability to deliver multiple security services at scale. Unprecedented services flexibility. Modular scalability. Feature extensibility. Lower deployment and operational costs. All of these features and benefits add up to tremendous value in the Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance. Available models deliver the same proven level of security that protects the networks of some of the largest and most security-conscious companies in the world.

Product Overview

The Cisco ASA 5505 is a full-featured firewall for small business, branch, and enterprise teleworker environments. It delivers high-performance firewall, SSL and IPsec VPN, and rich networking services in a modular, immediately operational appliance. Using the integrated graphical Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM), the Cisco ASA 5505 can be rapidly deployed and easily managed, helping businesses reduce operational costs. It features a flexible 8-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch whose ports can be dynamically grouped to create up to three separate VLANs for home, business, and Internet traffic for improved network segmentation and security.

The Cisco ASA 5505 provides two Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports, simplifying the deployment of Cisco IP phones with highly secure zero-touch voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities and the deployment of external wireless access points for extended network mobility. A high-performance intrusion prevention and worm mitigation service is available with the addition of the Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Card (AIP SSC). Multiple USB ports can be used to implement additional services and capabilities, as needed.

As your business needs grow, you can install a Security Plus upgrade license, The Cisco ASA 5505 can then scale to support a higher site to site VPN connection capacity of 25 IPsec VPN connections, add full DMZ support, and integrate into switched network environments through VLAN trunking support. This upgrade license improves business continuity by helping to enable support for redundant ISP connections and stateless active/standby high-availability services.

Businesses can also extend the Cisco ASA 5505’s VPN service by enabling the Cisco AnyConnect client and clientless VPN remote access to support various mobile workers and business partners. Cisco secure remote access solution deployments can scale to serve up to 25 Cisco AnyConnect or clientless VPN concurrent users on each Cisco ASA 5505. Licenses for AnyConnect are purchased separately from the ASA based on feature tier (Plus/Apex) unique/authorized user count and term. The Apex tier also supports clientless SSL VPN connectivity. Additional information can be found in the AnyConnect ordering guide.

This combination of market-leading security and VPN services, advanced networking features, flexible remote management capabilities, and future extensibility makes the Cisco ASA 5505 an excellent choice for businesses requiring a best-in-class small business, branch, or enterprise teleworker security solution.

Table 1 lists the features and capacities of the Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance for small offices and branch locations.

Table 1.       Cisco ASA 5505 Features