Cisco PIX 506/506E

Cisco PIX 506

Hardware Features

Cisco PIX 506/506E has the following hardware features:

• Processor: 200 MHz (PIX 506) / 300 MHz (PIX 50E)
  
• RAM: 32 MB
  
• Flash Memory: 8 MB
  
• 1 10BastT auto-sensing Ethernet port: for an outside connection to the internet.
• 1 10BastT auto- sensing Ethernet port: for a connection to your internal network
• Serial console port: for administrative access.
• Throughput cleartext: 20 Mbps
  
• Throughput encrypted: 10 Mbps (PIX 506)/ 16 Mbps (PIX 506E) VPN (3DES/SHA1)
• Front Panel LEDs: for appliances and link status
• Powre supply: External
  

Software Features

• Pix firewall version:Supports version 6.2, a secure purpose built embedded operating system.
• Plug-and-Play: Includes plug-and-play default configuration for simplified installation.
• PDM Support: Includes Cisco PIX Device Manager (PDM) for intrusive, web-based administration of PIX Firewalls.
• DHCP Server: Internal DHCP server supports up to 256 DHCP address leases.
• Supports up to 5 remote access, or site-to-site, VPN peers
• Supports 56-bits DES and 168-bit 3DES, with optional licenses.

In short, the PIX 506/506E provides a simplified PIX Firewall with two Ethernet 10BaseT interfaces, 32 MB RAM memory, and 8 MB of Flash memory. Uses 10BaseT on both interfaces. Permits flexible routing. Is not affected by network ingress filter DoS attacks.

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