Cisco ASA5545-K8 includes includes firewall services, 5000 IPsec VPN peers, 2 SSL VPN peers, 8 copper Gigabit Ethernet data ports, 1 copper Gigabit Ethernet management port, 1 AC power supply, Active/Active High Availability, 2 security contexts, DES license.
Quick Specs
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
|
Product Code |
ASA5545-K8 |
|
Interfaces |
8 copper GE ports, 1 copper GE management port, 1 expansion slot |
|
Stateful inspection throughput (maximum) |
3 Gbps |
|
3DES/AES VPN throughput |
400 Mbps |
|
IPsec VPN peers |
2,500 |
|
Virtual interfaces (VLANs) |
300 |
|
Memory |
12 GB |
|
Flash |
8 GB |
|
Height (rack units) |
1 RU |
|
Dimensions (D x H x W) |
4.24 x 42.9 x 48.4 cm |
Product Details
Figure 1 shows the front panel of ASA5545-K9 for reference. ASA5545-K8 has the similar ports.

Table 2 shows the Front Panel LEDs’ descriptions.
|
LED |
Color |
Description |
|
BOOT |
Flashing green |
Power-up diagnostics are running, or system is booting. |
|
Solid green |
System has passed power-up diagnostics. |
|
|
Off |
Power-up diagnostics are not operational. |
|
|
ACTIVE |
Solid green |
Failover pair is operating normally. |
|
Off |
Failover is not operational. |
|
|
PS |
- |
Power supply status |
|
ALARM |
Off |
Normal operating system function. |
|
Solid amber |
Critical Alarm indicating one or more of the following: –a major failure of a hardware or software component. –an over-temperature condition. –power voltage is outside of the tolerance range. |
|
|
VPN |
Solid green |
VPN tunnel is established. |
|
Off |
No VPN tunnel established. |
|
|
HD0 |
Flashing green |
Proportioned to read/write activity. |
|
Solid amber |
Hard-disk drive failure. |
|
|
Off |
No hard-disk drive present. |
|
|
HD1 |
Flashing green |
Proportioned to read/write activity. |
|
Solid amber |
Hard-disk drive failure. |
|
|
Off |
No hard-disk drive present. |
Figure 2 shows the back panel of ASA5545-K9 for reference. ASA5545-K8 has the similar ports..

Note:
|
① |
LEDs |
⑤ |
AC Socket |
|
② |
One Console port |
⑥ |
one Management 0/0 interface |
|
③ |
Two USB Ports |
⑦ |
I/O slot |
|
④ |
Eight Gigabit Ethernet data interfaces |
|
· There are seven LEDs on the back panel: POWER, ALARM, BOOT, ACTIVE, VPN, HD0 and HD1.
Compare to Similar Items
Table 4 shows the comparison of ASA5545-K8 and ASA5545-K9.
|
Models |
ASA5545-K8 |
|
|
Description |
Cisco ASA 5545-X Firewall Edition; includes firewall services, 2500 IPsec VPN peers, 2 SSL VPN peers, 8 copper Gigabit Ethernet data ports, 1 copper Gigabit Ethernet management port, 1+1 AC power supply, Active/Active High Availability, 2 security contexts, DES license |
Cisco ASA 5545-X Firewall Edition; includes firewall services, 2500 IPsec VPN peers, 2 SSL VPN peers, 8 copper Gigabit Ethernet data ports, 1 copper Gigabit Ethernet management port, 1 AC power supply, Active/Active High Availability, 2 security contexts, 3DES/AES license |
|
Stateful Inspection Throughput (maximum) |
3 Gbps |
3 Gbps |
|
Next-generation firewall throughput (multiprotocol) |
1 Gbps |
1 Gbps |
|
Memory |
12GB |
12GB |
|
Flash |
8GB |
8GB |
|
Height (rack units) |
1RU |
1RU |
Get more information
Do you have any question of ASA5545-K8?
Contact us now via Live Chat or [email protected].
ASA5545-K8 Specification
ASA5545-K8 Specification |
|
|
General |
|
|
Device Type |
Security appliance |
|
Height (Rack Units) |
1U |
|
Width |
16.9 in |
|
Depth |
19.1 in |
|
Height |
1.7 in |
|
Weight |
16.75 lbs |
|
Processor / Memory / Storage |
|
|
RAM |
12 GB |
|
Networking |
|
|
Form Factor |
Rack-mountable |
|
Ports Qty |
8 |
|
Connectivity Technology |
Wired |
|
Data Link Protocol |
Gigabit Ethernet |
|
Performance |
Firewall throughput: 3 Gbps ¦ VPN throughput (3DES/AES): 400 Mbps ¦ Connection rate: 30000 connections per second ¦ Firewall + intrusion prevention throughput: 900 Mbps |
|
Capacity |
IPSec VPN peers: 2500 ¦ SSL VPN peers: 2 ¦ Concurrent sessions: 750000 ¦ Virtual interfaces (VLANs): 300 ¦ Security contexts: 2 |
|
Status Indicators |
Power, HDD activity, active, alarm |
|
Features |
Firewall protection, VPN support, VLAN support, High Availability |
|
Encryption Algorithm |
DES |
|
Expansion / Connectivity |
|
|
Expansion Slots |
1 (total) / 1 (free) x expansion slot |
|
Interfaces |
8 x 1000Base-T - RJ-45 ¦ 1 x 1000Base-T (management) - RJ-45 ¦ 1 x management - RJ-45 ¦ 2 x USB 2.0 - Type A |
|
Miscellaneous |
|
|
Rack Mounting Kit |
Included |
|
Compliant Standards |
VCCI, C-Tick, EN 61000-3-2, ICES-003, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, EN55022 Class A, CISPR 22, UL 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, FCC Part 15 B Class A, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07, ANSI C63.4-2009 |
|
Power |
|
|
Power Device |
Internal power supply |
|
Installed Qty |
1 |
|
Max Supported Qty |
2 |
|
Power Redundancy |
Optional |
|
Voltage Required |
AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz) |
|
Power Provided |
400 Watt |
|
Software / System Requirements |
|
|
Software Included |
Drivers & Utilities |
|
Manufacturer Warranty |
|
|
Service & Support |
Limited warranty - 90 days |
|
Environmental Parameters |
|
|
Min Operating Temperature |
23 °F |
|
Max Operating Temperature |
104 °F |



Customer questions & answers
Customer reviews
0 out of 5
No reviews yet