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Cisco Secure Firewall 220
Cisco Secure Firewall 220
★ 3.2 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 350 Mbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 200 Mbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 150 Mbps
  • Max Concurrent Sessions: 100,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 25,000
  • Interfaces: 2u00d7 Gigabit WAN + 2u00d7 Gigabit LAN + 1 Management
  • Form Factor: Desktop / 1U Rack-mountable

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Compact form factor ideal for branch offices and remote sites; Modern cloud-managed platform via Cisco Defense Orchestrator; Integrated threat prevention with IPS, file sandboxing, and AMP; Support for advanced VPN including site-to-site IPsec and clientless SSL VPN; Low power consumption and minimal heat output
  • ✘ Cons: Limited throughput compared to enterprise-class firewalls; Requires active security subscriptions for full feature set (Threat Defense license); Only 4 data Ethernet ports may limit flexibility in multi-segment networks; Performance degradation when advanced threat prevention is enabled; Not suitable for high-traffic datacenter or enterprise core deployments
  • Est. Price: $900 - $1,400

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