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Feature Benefit
OSPF Dynamic Routing
• Provides comprehensive OSPF dynamic routing services using technology based on world-renowned
Cisco IOS Software
• Offers improved network reliability through fast route convergence and secure, efficient route
distribution
• Delivers a secure routing solution in environments using NAT through tight integration with Cisco
PIX Security Appliance NAT services
• Supports MD5-based OSPF authentication, in addition to plaintext OSPF authentication, to prevent
route spoofing and various routing-based DoS attacks
• Provides route redistribution between OSPF processes, including OSPF, static, and connected routes
• Supports load balancing across equal-cost multipath routes
PIM Multicast Routing
• Streamlines the delivery of multimedia traffic in video-conferencing, collaborative computing, and
mission critical real-time enterprise applications through full PIM-Sparse Mode v2 and Bidirectional-
PIM routing support (based on world-class Cisco IOS multicast technology)
IPv6 Networking
• Provides access control and deep inspection firewall services for native IPv6 network environments
and mixed IPv4/IPv6 network environments through dual-stack support
• Delivers IPv6-enabled inspection services for HTTP, FTP, SMTP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP-based
applications
• Supports SSHv2, telnet, HTTP/HTTPS, and ICMP-based management over IPv6
Dynamic Host Control Protocol
(DHCP) Server
• Provides DHCP server services on one or more interfaces, allowing devices to obtain IP addresses
dynamically
• Includes extensions for automated provisioning of Cisco IP phones and Cisco SoftPhone IP telephony
solutions
DHCP Relay
• Forwards DHCP requests from internal devices to an administrator-specified DHCP server, enabling
centralized distribution, tracking and maintenance of IP addresses
NAT/PAT Support
• Provides rich dynamic, static, and policy-based NAT, and PAT services
Flexible Management Solutions
CiscoWorks VPN/Security
Management Solution (VMS)
• Provides a comprehensive management suite for large scale Cisco security product deployments
• Integrates policy management, software maintenance and security monitoring in a single
management console
Cisco Adaptive Security Device
Manager (ASDM)
• World-class Web-based GUI enables simple, secure remote management of Cisco PIX Security
Appliances
• Provides a wide range of informative, real-time, and historical reports which give critical insight
into usage trends, performance baselines, and security events
Auto Update
• Provides “touchless” secure remote management of Cisco PIX Security Appliance configuration and
software images via a unique “push/pull” management model
• Next-generation secure Extensible Markup Language (XML) over HTTPS management interface can
be used by Cisco and third-party management applications for remote Cisco PIX Security Appliance
configuration management, inventory, software image management/deployment and monitoring
• Integrates with CiscoWorks Management Center for Firewalls and Auto Update Server for robust,
scalable remote management of up to 1000 Cisco PIX Security Appliances (per management server)