Cisco PIX 501
The Cisco PIX 501 Firewall was designed for the SOHO environment. It has a 133-MHz
processor, 16 MB of RAM, and 8 MB of Flash memory. It has an outside Ethernet interface
and an integrated four-port Ethernet 10/100 switch on the internal side. It has a 9600-baud
console port that is used for local device management. The PIX 501 does not support
failover.
NOTE The type and number of interfaces that will function in the PIX Firewall appliance
is normally determined by the license installed not the number of available PCI slots.
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Connection capabilities for the PIX 501 are as follows:
■ Maximum clear-text throughput—60 Mbps
■ Maximum throughput (DES)—6 Mbps
■ Maximum throughput (AES-128)—4.5 Mbps
■ Maximum throughput (3DES)—3 Mbps
■ Maximum concurrent connections—7500
■ Maximum concurrent VPN peers—10
As shown in Figure 3-3, the front panel of the PIX 501 has a power indicator, a VPN tunnel
indicator, and two rows of LEDs for link and network activity. These indicators are divided
into two groups:
■ The outside Ethernet interface
■ The four inside Ethernet interfaces (switch)