A firewall for a smaller office or branch network has to inspect traffic without slowing people down. The Cisco Secure Firewall 1210CE is a compact desktop appliance with eight Gigabit Ethernet ports, a 480 GB SSD and up to 6 Gbps of threat defense throughput. Hydrasat helps connect the hardware decision with security subscriptions, network design, deployment and ongoing managed services.
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Cisco Secure Firewall 1210CE product overview
Compact hardware with eight Gigabit ports
The 1210CE is a compact appliance designed for desktop use, with optional kits for rack or wall mounting. It provides eight 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports, a dedicated Gigabit management port, RJ-45 and USB Type-C console ports, a USB 3 Type-A port and an integrated 480 GB SSD, powered by a single external power supply.
The 1210CE is the 1200 Series compact model without PoE or SFP+ ports. If you need to power endpoints from the firewall, the 1210CP adds PoE on four ports; the 1220CX adds two SFP+ ports for 1/10 Gbps transceivers.
Threat defense performance
With Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense software, Cisco lists up to 6.0 Gbps of throughput for firewall with application visibility and control (AVC), for intrusion prevention, and for firewall + AVC + IPS combined, measured with 1024-byte packets. Cisco also lists up to 5.0 Gbps of IPsec VPN throughput, 1.0 Gbps of TLS decryption, up to 200,000 concurrent sessions with AVC and up to 200 VPN peers. Cisco notes that actual performance varies with the features enabled, traffic mix and packet size.
Hydrasat offers the 1210CE with either Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense or Cisco ASA software, so the right choice depends on the features and management approach your network needs.
Security services and management options
Threat Defense brings advanced threat protection, intrusion prevention (IPS), application visibility and control, and URL filtering, enabled through the appropriate security subscriptions. The appliance can be managed on-box with Secure Firewall Device Manager, centrally with Secure Firewall Management Center, or from the cloud with Cisco Security Cloud Control, and it supports active/standby high-availability pairs.
Hydrasat provides more than the appliance. We supply the hardware and licensing, and our design and implementation services help plan network topology, policies and deployment around your existing environment. For businesses that want ongoing help, network operations services can be included in an agreed service plan. Hardware, subscriptions, deployment and ongoing management are specified in your proposal, so you know what is included and what requires renewal.
Learn more about Cisco Secure Firewall solutions from Hydrasat. Comparing options? See our posts on the FortiGate 90G and Meraki MX security and SD-WAN.
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