Cisco Secure Firewall Deployment
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.
View full review »No, it was quite easy.
View full review »I have had no problems deploying it.
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Cisco Secure Firewall
March 2024
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ramesh1923
Technical Specialist with 5,001-10,000 employees
I've been using this solution since 2007.
View full review »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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Simon Chaba
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.
View full review »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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Alberto E. Luna Rodriguez
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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NwkSysAdmin564
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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Rizwan Siddiqi
Network Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
No issues, very easy to deploy.
View full review »Not with the ASAs, with some early version PIX products.
View full review »No issues.
View full review »The upgrade is a bit of a pain in the neck.
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Marcelo Zamorano
Middle-Tier Admin Integrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Learning at the beginning
View full review »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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Rizwan Siddiqi
Network Security 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.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »The new NAT configuration is difficult to understand especially for people familiar with the pre v8.3 code.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »No issues encountered.
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Ed Dallal
Founder, CEO, & President at Krystal Sekurity
There were no issues with deployment.
View full review »It was mainly issues regarding the management and VPN setup.
View full review »I have never had an issue with my deployments.
View full review »We had some issues during deployment.
View full review »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.
View full review »Encountered IOS related bugs in later versions.
View full review »No issues with the deployment of the ASA as long as you are using it for what it is intended for.
View full review »Yes but I was able to get the support that was needed to resolve any issues.
View full review »So far, I have found this model very smooth.
View full review »There was an issue, but it was rectified promptly after troubleshooting the device's configuration.
View full review »There were some issues.
View full review »There were a few problems with the interaction between the ASDM client and ASA device.
View full review »No, it's very easy to deploy.
View full review »No issues so far.
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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.