The Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance is a next-generation, full-featured security appliance for small business, branch office, and enterprise teleworker environments. The Cisco ASA 5505 delivers high-performance firewall, SSL and IPsec VPN, and rich networking services in a modular, "plug-and-play" appliance. Using the integrated Cisco ASDM, the Cisco ASA 5505 can be rapidly deployed and easily managed, enabling businesses to minimize operations costs. The Cisco ASA 5505 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 zero-touch secure voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities, as well as 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 AIP SSC. Multiple USB ports can be used to enable additional services and capabilities as they are needed.

Cisco ASA 5505 is aimed at small business, branch offices, and enterprise teleworker environments, providing a security appliance that is full of features.

The 5505 Adaptive Security appliance delivers high performance firewall, SSL and IPsec VPN, and rich networking services, all in a modular 'plug and play' appliance. This allows for rapid deployment and easy management, ensuring minimal operation costs.

• Firewall   Throughput: Up to 150Mbps


• VPN Throughput: Up to 100Mbps


• Concurrent Sessions: 10000


• Interfaces: 8-port   Fast Ethernet switch with dynamic port grouping (including 2 PoE ports)


• Virtual Interfaces(VLANs): 3 (no trunking support) / 20 (with trunking support)