Cisco Secure Firewall Deployment

it_user212682 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

Deployment of the 5512-x is very simple. The main issue I found was in deploying the firewall using the "new" style of configuring NAT statements.

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it_user221862 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

No, it was quite easy.

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it_user244500 - PeerSpot reviewer
Constructor of the computer systems at a security firm with 51-200 employees

I have had no problems deploying it.

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Cisco Secure Firewall
March 2024
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RM
Technical Specialist with 5,001-10,000 employees

I've been using this solution since 2007.

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it_user264462 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technolgy Analyst/Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

During the deployment of WCCP, we noted some loopholes like it only supports ports 80 & 443. Application which is running on multiple ports doesn't work with WCCP and to make it work we need to allow respective traffic outside the firewall.

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SC
ICT Manager at a aerospace/defense firm

Due to the cost, I am still waiting for more funds to deploy the final phase, FirePOWER IPS, AMP and URL filtering.

Cisco did an upgrade from v8.2 to v8.3 of the migration system. NAT configuration is different from 8.2 to 8.3. It's not easy to upgrade to 8.3 and above leading to running different software versions.

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it_user216468 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Learning the advanced capabilities of the system can take time, but it's rather intuitive. I have not encountered issues deploying base functionality with the offerings at this point.

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AL
Network Security Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

ASAs are as complex as they are powerful. Configuration and administration are not as straightforward as other solutions and will take some time and studying to get used to them.

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SI
Network and System Administrator at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees

No issues during the deployment, as we had good planning.

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RS
Network Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

No issues, very easy to deploy.

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it_user246819 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Security Architect/Perimeter Systems Administration/Active Directory and System Administrator at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

Not with the ASAs, with some early version PIX products.

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it_user627855 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Network Security at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
it_user698424 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The upgrade is a bit of a pain in the neck.

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MZ
Middle-Tier Admin Integrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Learning at the beginning

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it_user243897 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cisco Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The FirePOWER deployment has to be done from the management port of the ASA. This port has to be dedicated because all the communication from the defense system to the appliance goes by that port, so you need to have different networks (inside and management port) to be able to implement this feature. It would be nice again if you can just configure this from one single point and not two (defense system and ASDM).

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RS
Network Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
it_user242529 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

There are always issues when implementing key equipment like firewalls, especially if you are converting from an unfamiliar platform, activating SourceFIRE, or doing a general maintenance rule clear-up. If you don’t follow best practice, you can seriously impact network performance or unintentionally shut-down services.

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it_user222999 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

No issues encountered.

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it_user234789 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technical Officer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

No issues encountered.

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it_user208434 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The new NAT configuration is difficult to understand especially for people familiar with the pre v8.3 code.

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it_user341043 - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Network Administrator at a hospitality company with 501-1,000 employees

No issues encountered.

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it_user243879 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

No issues encountered.

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ED
Founder, CEO, & President at Krystal Sekurity

There were no issues with deployment.

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it_user254346 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Director with 51-200 employees

It was mainly issues regarding the management and VPN setup.

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it_user241755 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network and Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I have never had an issue with my deployments.

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it_user237144 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant - Network and Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We had some issues during deployment.

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it_user275442 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Basic setup is easy, but if you need to do some advanced stuff, it can be intuitive, but some things require some kind of tutorial to understand how it can be done. Good thing is that this device is becoming popular and there are many 3rd party free tutorials and guides that can help.

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it_user237354 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Encountered IOS related bugs in later versions.

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it_user224271 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Architect/Owner with 51-200 employees

No issues with the deployment of the ASA as long as you are using it for what it is intended for.

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it_user212700 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 51-200 employees

Yes but I was able to get the support that was needed to resolve any issues.

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it_user150300 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
it_user240063 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

So far, I have found this model very smooth.

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it_user387540 - PeerSpot reviewer
I.T. Security/Projects Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

There was an issue, but it was rectified promptly after troubleshooting the device's configuration.

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it_user241749 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

There were some issues.

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it_user242523 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Administrator at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

There were a few problems with the interaction between the ASDM client and ASA device.

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it_user240570 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network, Unix and Security Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

No, it's very easy to deploy.

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it_user241743 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network System Engineer with 51-200 employees

No issues so far.

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Buyer's Guide
Cisco Secure Firewall
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cisco Secure Firewall. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.