The Cisco ASA 5500-X Series is a family of next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) designed to deliver robust, scalable, and integrated security for networks of all sizes—from small offices to large enterprise data centers. These appliances combine traditional firewall capabilities with advanced threat protection, VPN support, and intrusion prevention.

Key Features

• Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW): Stateful inspection, deep packet inspection, and application-layer control.
• Intrusion Prevention System (IPS): Detects and blocks threats using Cisco’s global threat intelligence.
• VPN Support: High-performance site-to-site and remote access VPNs using IPsec and SSL.
• Application Visibility and Control (AVC): Identifies and manages thousands of applications.
• Cisco Firepower Integration: Optional upgrade to Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) for unified management and enhanced security services.
• Modular Scalability: Supports additional security services without new hardware.