The ASA system combines Cisco's most powerful firewall, VPN, and intrusion protection features in a best-of-breed security appliance.
The ASA provides a majority of the software features supported in the VPN 3000 Concentrator, including WebVPN.
The ASA hardware of the provides faster interfaces (10/100/1000), an additional interface (4), and is expandable, containing a slot for additional security services.
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