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08 Mar 2009Great for Telecommuters, a couple shortcomingsPros:
* Very stable. Many home and even business grade Firewalls will occasionally start acting up and have to be rebooted, but the ASA is completely solid.
* 8 port switch w/ 2 PoE ports is great for things like IP Phones and Wireless Access Points.
* AnyConnect SSL VPN with 2 client licenses included is a great value. This lets me access my home network from work, despite them requiring a proxy server.
* Supports Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree, allowing...–John E. Heyerfrom Amazon.com
14 Feb 2009Great advanced firewallI've worked with these units since they came out. They have really progressed with the new code updates and offer all the features of the higher end firewalls (like the 5510), but for a small business price. The only thing to be careful of is all the licensing. Research what you need before purchasing. I am looking forward to when they add an IPS and/or wireless module into it.
Make sure you go to Cisco.com and download the latest ASA and ASDM images. My only gripe about this unit ...–David S. Levyfrom Amazon.com
15 Aug 2008Awesome firewall on a budgetI've used everything from ipchains on a bsd server, to sonicwall, to netscreen, to the ASA. The ASA is very powerful, and features a friendly intuitive interface for new users (ASDM).
The integrated switch and power-over-ethernet ports are a great bonus.