Other features
| Authentication method |
TACACS+ and RADIUS support |
| Special features |
Enables businesses to create up to 16 customizable administrative roles/profiles for accessing Cisco PIX Security Appliances (for example, monitoring only, read-only access to configuration, VPN administrator, firewall/NAT administrator, and so on) \nLeverages either the internal administrator database or outside sources via TACACS+, such as Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS)\n |
| Networking features |
LAN,VPN,WAN |
Protocols
| Data link protocols |
NAT/PAT,PAT for IPsec,PPPoE |
| Management protocols |
CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution (CiscoWorks VMS),PIX Device Manager (PDM),Cisco PIX CLI,SNMP |
Additionally
| Transfer rate (Mbps) |
100 Mbit/s |
PIX 501 unlimited user bundle (chassis, latest PIX software, unlimited user and 3DES licenses, integrated 4-port 10/100 switch and 10/100 port)
The Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance delivers a multilayered defense for small offices through rich security services including stateful inspection firewalling, protocol and application inspection, virtual private networking (VPN), in-line intrusion protection, and rich multimedia and voice security in a single device. The state-of-the-art Cisco Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA) provides rich stateful inspection firewall services, tracking the state of all authorized network communications and preventing unauthorized network access.
Small offices benefit from an additional layer of security via intelligent, "application-aware" security services that examine packet streams at Layers 4-7, using inspection engines specialized for many of today's popular applications. Administrators can also easily create custom security policies for firewall traffic by using the flexible access control methods and the more than 100 predefined applications, services, and protocols that Cisco PIX Security Appliances provide.
