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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Firewall Services Module (WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9)
Firewall Services Module (WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9)
The Firewall Services Module (WS-SVC-FFWM-1-K9) protects an internal
(inside) network from unauthorized access by users on an external (outside)
network, such as the public Internet.
Note Specific combinations of supervisor engines and modules may not be supported
in your chassis. Refer to the release notes of the software version running on your
system for specific information on modules and supervisor engine combinations
that are not supported.
Note The term inside refers to networks or network resources protected by the firewall.
The term outside refer to networks not protected by the firewall.
The Firewall Services Module has the following features:
• Multiple modules—Supports multiple Firewall Services Modules in a
Catalyst 6500 series chassis.
• Switch fabric-compatible.
• Interface configuration—Performed though native IOS CLI.
• URL filtering enhancement—The module checks the outgoing URL requests
with the policy defined on a Websense Windows NT or UNIX-based server.
Depending on the response from the server, which matches a request against
a list of 17 website characteristics that are considered inappropriate for
business use, the module either permits or denies the connection.