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Features Summary
Logging/Monitoring
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Syslog: External servers, up to 16 servers (4 per context)
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FTP, URL, ACL logging
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SNMP v2c
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Multiplatform real-time monitoring, analysis and reporting with Cisco Security
Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS) v4.2 for FWSM Software
2.3 or later
Note: Cisco FWSM Software versions 3.2, 3.1, 2.3, and 2.2 incorporate many of the features
from Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software versions 7.0, 6.3, and 6.2, respectively.
Example FWSM Deployments
The Cisco FWSM can be deployed in topologies serving enterprise campuses, data centers,
or service providers. The FWSM maximizes capital investment by providing the best price-
performance ratio in a firewall.
Today’s enterprises need more than just perimeter security—they need to connect business
partners and provide campus security domains that serve multiple groups within these
organizations. The Cisco FWSM provides a flexible, cost-effective, and performance-based
solution that allows users and administrators to establish security domains with different policies
within the organization. Using the Cisco FWSM, users can set appropriate policies for different
VLANs. Data centers also require stateful firewall security solutions to filter malicious traffic and
protect data in the Demilitarized zones (DMZ) and extranet server farms. while delivering gigabit
performance at the lowest possible cost. Figure 2 shows secured LAN deployments using the
Cisco FWSM in the Enterprise campus and data center.