Cisco Firepower 3100

Considering the types of security threats in today’s world and the existence of suspicious traffic, the need for a device to establish security and control access and network traffic is felt. This model of Cisco licensed firewalls, which is known as Firewall 3100, is one of the newest and strongest firewalls of this company.

Cisco Licenses and updates are also published regularly for Firepower 3100 by Cisco, which enables this security solution to control and manage incoming and outgoing network traffic with the latest technologies. Cisco Firepower 3100 is a VPN for remote communication between users and communication between branches, and is a comprehensive and complete device for establishing security in any type of network.

The Cisco Firewall 3100 Series Appliances are modular, single-rack units designed for large enterprises that require performance, high port counts, and zero-trust cybersecurity at the Internet edge, in the enterprise data center, or in the private cloud. For maximum uptime, all Secure Firewall 3100 Series appliances support 8-chassis clustering and operate in active/active or active/standby modes.

Devices can run Cisco ASA or FTD software. Integrated I/O for each device includes eight 10M / 100M / 1G BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interface ports and eight 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) interface ports. Available network modules offer 1G, 10G, 25G, and 40G expansion and all models have 900GB of memory plus an additional memory slot.

The Cisco Secure Firewall 3110 Appliance provides 18 Gbps firewall throughput and 8 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput. The 3110 supports 2 million concurrent sessions, 64,000 new connections per second and up to 3,000 VPN peers. The Cisco Secure Firewall 3120 model offers 22 Gbps firewall throughput and 10 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput. The 3120 Firewall supports 4 million concurrent sessions, 98,000 new connections per second and up to 7,000 VPN peers. The Cisco Firewall Model 3130 offers 42 Gbps Firewall-throughput and up to 14 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput.

The 3130 for example, supports 6 million concurrent sessions, 200,000 new connections per second and up to 15,000 VPN peers. The Cisco Secure Firewall 3140 Appliance provides 49 Gbps firewall throughput and 17 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput. The 3140 enables 10 million concurrent sessions, 200,000 new connections per second and a maximum of 20,000 VPN peers

Cisco Firepower 3100 key features

The use of these licensed security solutions provides advantages to organizations and network managers. Among these benefits, the following can be mentioned.

• Equipped with 900 GB disk space
• Equipped with hot-swappable fan
• It has a throughput of up to 45 Gb
• Placement in the rack to 1RU space
• Equipped with Trust Anchor technology
• Ability to encrypt with advanced algorithms
• Equipped with VPN Load Balancing technology
• Ability to support VPN connections up to 20,000
• Ability to manage and integrate network firewalls
• Resistant to IP, URL, DNS threat intelligence attacks
• The ability to install a cluster to increase efficiency and high availability
• Equipped with an intelligent system to identify and prevent cyber threats
• Equipped with the Cisco Malware Defense tool to identify and prevent the spread of malware
• Ability to coordinate with security services Cisco Duo MFA, ISE, and Secure Workload integrations

Cisco Firepower 3100 models

Cisco firewall has different models, each of which has its own features.

Cisco Secure Firewall 3110

• It has a total throughput of 18 Gbps
• The required space in the rack is 1RU
• Equipped with 8 10M/100M/1GBASE-T Ethernet ports and 8 Gigabit (SFP) 10/1 ports

Cisco Secure Firewall 3120

• It has a total throughput of 22 Gbps
• The required space in the rack is 1RU
• Equipped with 8 10M/100M/1GBASE-T Ethernet ports and 8 Gigabit (SFP) 10/1 ports

Cisco Secure Firewall 3130

• It has a total throughput of 42 Gbps
• The required space in the rack is 1RU
• Can be configured as 8 x 1/10/25G, 4 x 40G
• Equipped with 8 10M/100M/1GBASE-T Ethernet ports and 8 Gigabit (SFP) 10/1 ports

Cisco Secure Firewall 3140

• It has a total throughput of 49 Gbps
• The required space in the rack is 1RU
• Can be configured as 8 x 1/10/25G, 4 x 40G
• Equipped with 8 10M/100M/1GBASE-T Ethernet ports and 8 Gigabit ports (SFP) 1/10/25

Cisco Firepower 3100 License

Due to the extensive security features and various protocols, several licenses have been provided for this product. These firewalls are capable of supporting new generation PLR (Permanent License Reservation) and smart license licenses in these products. To manage smart licenses, the Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM) tool is used in the cloud or on-prem, and the prerequisite for using the CSSM tool is to have a Cisco smart account.

According to the provided capabilities, the following licenses are provided for this product:

Firepower 3100 Base License

This license is for activating the configuration section and provides the ability to run all kinds of basic management and routing protocols.

Threat License

It provides the possibility to check and prevent the occurrence of vulnerabilities

Malware license

It provides the possibility to identify and prevent the penetration of malware in the network

URL License

The ability to instantly check URLs and block the link in case of security threats

RA VPN License

The ability to support AnyConnect Plus, AnyConnect Apex, AnyConnect VPN Only services is suitable for remote access of users

Cisco Firepower 3100 PLR License

Also, by obtaining the Cisco Firepower PLR License, you can have full and unlimited access to all the features mentioned above