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DATA SHEET
Cisco PIX
®
501 Firewall
The Cisco PIX 501 Firewall delivers enterprise-class security for small offices and
teleworkers in a reliable, plug-and-play security appliance. Ideal for securing
high-speed “always on” broadband environments, the Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, which
is part of the market-leading Cisco PIX Firewall Series, provides robust security
capabilities, small office networking features and powerful remote management
capabilities in a compact, all-in-one solution.
Enterprise-Class Security for Small
Office Environments
The Cisco PIX 501 Firewall is a purpose-built
security appliance that provides rich security
services including stateful inspection firewalling,
virtual private networking (VPN) and intrusion
protection in a single device. Using the Cisco
state-of-the-art Adaptive Security Algorithm
(ASA) and PIX operating system, the PIX 501
ensures that all the users behind it are safe and
secure from threats lurking on the Internet. Its
powerful stateful inspection firewall technology
keeps track of the state of authorized users’
network requests and prevents unauthorized
network access. By leveraging the flexible access
controlcapabilitiesofthePIX501,administrators
can also enforce customized policies on network
traffic traversing through the firewall.
The Cisco PIX 501 Firewall can also secure all
network communications from remote offices to
corporate networks across the Internet using its
standards-based Internet Key Exchange (IKE)/IP
security (IPsec) VPN capabilities. By encrypting
data with 56-bit Data Encryption Standard (DES)
or optional advanced 168-bit Triple DES (3DES)
encryption, prying eyes cannot see your sensitive
corporate data as it safely travels across the
Internet.
Theintegratedintrusion protection capabilitiesof
the PIX 501 can protect your network from many
popular forms of attacks. Looking for over 55
different attack“signatures,” PIX keeps a vigilant
watch for attacks and optionally blocks them or
notifies you of them in real time.
By packing all the same security features found in
the Cisco high-end gigabit PIX Firewalls, the PIX
501 provides the rich protection that all
broadband users look for in an easy-to-use and
easy-to-deploy solution.
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