This is a difficult one to call, you can’t really say FortiGate model X is a direct comparison for Cisco model Y. Replacing Cisco Medium Business / Small enterprise Firewalls with FortiGate If you don’t need so many LAN ports then go for the 40F ( Note: even with 1x WAN port you can deploy SDWAN by using another interface!).Unless you need 10 Gb connectivity (on your WAN) then go for the 60F, if you need all those 1Gb ports and you want it to function as a switch.Replacing Cisco SOHO Firewalls Conclusion Cisco ASA5505, 5506-X and FPR1010 Specifications Fortigate 40F, 60F, and 80F Specifications Stats: Remember when comparing the stats, we are comparing (mostly) old hardware against brand new (purpose built) hardware so the FortiGates will always look better on paper. On a serous note, all the little ASA/FPR support it, but they all need additional licensing to do so. High Availability: Seriously? I see this more often than I should! Don’t be deploying home sized firewalls and wanting Enterprise solutions! Stop it now. This (at time of writing) is a relatively new firewall but I’ll include it for completeness, (and article longevity).
#Cisco asa 5505 specs code#
Then we got the FPR1010 this comes in two flavours, the ASA Code version which I deploy, and the FDM version which is bobbins! (I get 10 questions a day on the site to help people set them up). To add insult to injury if you paid for the NGFW Firepower option Cisco just disabled it without warning in version 9.10.(1). To make matters worse it’s replacement the ASA5506-X was a decent firewall but it wasn’t also a switch! ( Cisco half heartedly tried to fix this and made it worse). Even now (in 2021) these things are ubiquitous, I see them balanced in wall mounted comms cabinets, and sat in data centres and popped under peoples desks.
#Cisco asa 5505 specs plus#
The problem was, back in the day of the ASA5505 the only alternative was a ASA5510 and that was four times the price, plus the 5505 had a built in switch which saved you having to buy one of those as well. If ever there was something that was incorrectly sold it was likely a SOHO Cisco firewall. Replacing Cisco SOHO Small Business Firewalls with FortiGate Note: I’m starting with SOHO and Business sized firewalls but I will extend this to ‘Enterprise sized’ firewalls as I have the time. This article is so you can make an informed choice about what you want to replace your Cisco firewall with. If you’ve been following articles on the site you will know that the focus of the firewall related output is shifting from Cisco ASA / Cisco FirePOWER to Fortinet (FortiGate) firewalls.