The Cisco ASA
5505 or
5510 from Techsoup Stock can provide your first line of defense against unwanted traffic coming in and going out of your network.
Learn more about the ASA line and how it differs from Cisco's PIX line (soon to be retired) in TechSoup's article
An Introduction to the Cisco ASA 5505 and 5510, written by Hardware forum host Roger E. Rustad.
Have questions about the ASA 5505 or 5510? Ask them here.
Joined on 01-05-2005
TechSoup Member
This is a well researched article about a product that Cisco has determined it will not donate to many 501c3 organizations including arts, cultural, environmental, museums etc. While this is clearly their right, it is different from most of the other Techsoup Stock Partners, and could be noted in the beginning of the treatise.
Wally Bloss
Executive Director
Cache Valley Center for the Arts
(Yup, we CAN'T get Cisco)
Joined on 06-09-2003
Davenport, Iowa USA
That's why there are other alternatives like m0n0wall or Untangle
http://m0n0.ch/wall/
http://www.untangle.com/
No annual support fees to pay with the free version.
Dave
another non qualified 501c3 for cisco products
The only thing I like about the ASA is the SSL VPN. Too bad the licenses cost is too high.
Good things there are two free licenses installed.