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Cisco Secure Firewall 1210
Cisco Secure Firewall 1210
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 6.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 6.0 Gbps (FW + AVC + IPS, 1024B packets)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 5.0 Gbps (1024B TCP fastpath); some sources list 5.5 Gbps (450B UDP L2L)
  • Max Sessions: 200K concurrent (with AVC)
  • New Sessions/sec: 35K (Threat Defense software); 175K (ASA software)
  • Interfaces: 8x 1000BASE-T (10/100/1000 Mbps), no SFP/SFP+ slots
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop appliance (rack or wall mount with optional kits)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Compact desktop form factor suits branch offices; 8 integrated Gigabit copper ports with no transceivers required; Up to 6.5 Gbps firewall throughput and 6.0 Gbps threat prevention throughput; Available as 1210CP with 4 PoE+ (802.3at) ports and a 120W PoE budget; Can run either ASA or Threat Defense software; Low power draw (about 32W typical)
  • ✘ Cons: No SFP/SFP+ uplink slots, so fiber connectivity is not possible; Threat Defense new connections per second (35K) is far below the ASA rating (175K); IPsec VPN throughput (about 5.0 Gbps) is modest; TLS decryption limited to 1.0 Gbps; Limited to 200 VPN peers and 5 virtual routing instances
  • Est. Price: $2,495 - $3,054

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
★ 5.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; 5 Gbps IDS/IPS-secured routing throughput is the only headline figure (reviewer and retailer listings)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published
  • Max Sessions: Not published; 500+ simultaneous users and 4,000-entry MAC address table
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published
  • Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+; 1x 10GbE RJ45 (10G/2.5G/1G); 4x 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M); 2 of the 6 WAN-capable ports are default WAN (1x 10G SFP+ and 1x 10GbE RJ45), with the other ports selectable as WAN
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop; 212.8 x 127.6 x 30 mm; 675 g without SSD
  • CPU / RAM: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 at 2.2 GHz / 3 GB RAM
  • Storage: Optional NVMe SSD up to 2 TB (NVR storage)
  • PoE Budget: 30W total from one PoE+ port (port 4)
  • Max Power Consumption: 29.4W excluding PoE output

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Lowest-cost Ubiquiti gateway with 5 Gbps IDS/IPS, rated above the UDM-SE's 3.5 Gbps at a lower launch price ($279 MSRP vs. $499); Multi-gig flexibility with 10GBASE-T, dual SFP+ and four 2.5GbE ports; Compact desktop design with optional NVMe storage for UniFi Protect/NVR use; Supports site-to-site VPN plus OpenVPN, WireGuard and L2TP server functions, with integrated PoE+ for one device; Managed through the UniFi Network controller with 500+ simultaneous user capacity
  • ✘ Cons: No official routing, IPsec or WireGuard throughput figures published by Ubiquiti; community WireGuard numbers (around 400-500 Mbps) are unverified; Only one PoE+ output port (30W total) versus eight PoE ports on the UDM-SE; Lower device and user capacity and less storage expansion than the UDM-SE; No published IPsec tunnel or concurrent session limits; Reseller prices now often run above the launch MSRP (about $320-$346 USD at US resellers)
  • Est. Price: $279 - $346

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