The Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance is a next-generation, full-featured security appliance for small business, branch office, and enterprise teleworker environments. The Cisco ASA 5505 delivers high-performance firewall, SSL and IPsec VPN, and rich networking services in a modular, "plug-and-play" appliance. Using the integrated Cisco ASDM, the Cisco ASA 5505 can be rapidly deployed and easily managed, enabling businesses to minimize operations costs. The Cisco ASA 5505 features a flexible 8-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch, whose ports can be dynamically grouped to create up to three separate VLANs for home, business, and Internet traffic for improved network segmentation and security.

The Cisco ASA 5500 Series helps organizations to balance security with productivity. It combines the industry's most deployed stateful inspection firewall with comprehensive next-generation network security services, including:

· Visibility and granular control of applications and micro-applications· , with behavior-based controls

· Robust security

· Advanced threat protection with a comprehensive, highly effective intrusion prevention system (IPS)

· Highly secure remote access

· Protection from botnets    

· Proactive, near-real-time protection against Internet threats