3Com Embedded Firewall Starter Pack

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Our Price: $289.95

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Manufacturer: 3Com
Mfr Part: 3CRFW025-97-STRPS

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Product Code: VH20001

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Description

Centralized management software for 3Com Firewall PCI and PC Cards; supports 10 firewall clients

Central Management Server for Embedded-Firewall Clients

The 3Com Embedded Firewall Starter Policy Server is a 10-client version of our embedded firewall management software. It supports the same feature set as the full version and likewise is required for configuring and managing 3Com Firewall PCI and PC Cards (sold separately). This cost-saving offering lets your IT staff test-run embedded firewalls on a smaller scale. It's also convenient for securing smaller networks.

Together, the policy server and firewall cards extend centrally managed, hardware-enforced security to notebooks, desktops, and servers across the organization-inside and outside the network perimeter. This unique firewall solution combines management software and distributed hardware to deliver superior tamper-resistance that software-only firewalls can't match.

Only authenticated policy servers can communicate with and configure the distributed firewall cards. Firewall cards operate independently of their host systems and are practically impervious to Internet attacks, user actions, or malicious code. In other words, even if an embedded firewall-enabled system is invaded, it's practically impossible to exploit as an attack launching pad.

The 3Com Embedded Firewall Starter Policy Server and Firewall Cards are standards-based to complement your defense-in-depth strategy and enhance other security products, including security services switches, firewall/VPNs, antivirus software, and intrusion detection systems (IDS). Once the policy server is installed, firewall cards can be flexibly added on a system-by-system basis when and where they're needed.

Facilitates assigning security by group role or function and accelerates response to detected network attacks; centrally configured and deployed security policies can be pushed to users and hosts independent of routers or traffic streams.

Configures global policies that automate packet filtering and auditing chores, enforce no sniffing/no spoofing, block unnecessary ports, and deny "ping" requests.

Provides superior resistance to malicious code, user modifications, and unauthorized access; firewall cards only accept instructions from authenticated policy servers.

Secures open Internet connections, such as VPN endpoints and broadband access gateways, located inside or outside the perimeter firewall.

Protects users with multiple levels of protection wherever they workmore relaxed for internal LAN connections and more restricted for shared and Internet-accessible systems.

Hardens web and e-commerce servers, DMZ subnets, and customer databases against Internet attacks and unauthorized access.

Limits system-to-system communication when connecting outside the network perimeter; automatically ignores nonessential protocols, shuts down unnecessary ports, denies "ping" requests, and disables packet sniffing and IP spoofing.

Provides around-the-clock peace of mind; if firewall cards cannot communicate with the policy server, they will default to your maximum security levels.

Complements other 802.3-standard compliant security solutionsincluding security services switches, firewall/VPNs, antivirus scanners, and intrusion-detection systems (IDSs).

Lowers IT administration costs with 24/7 intrusion resistance that helps eliminate false alarms generated by IDS monitoring.

Flexibly supports any combination of firewall-enabled desktops, servers, or notebooks up to 10 firewall clients maximum.

The 3Com Embedded Firewall Starter Policy Server or full Policy Server is required to configure and manage 3Com Firewall PCI and PC Cards.

The 3Com Embedded Firewall Starter Policy Server does not include firewall cards; 3Com Firewall PCI or PC Cards (3CRFW220B, 3CRFW200B, 3CRFW103, or 3CRFW102) must be purchased separately and installed in each system to be secured.

3Com Embedded Firewall solution does not support broadband services that use the PPPoE protocol with a software client.

The following 3Com Secure NICs can be upgraded to 3Com Firewall PCI Cards by purchasing the appropriate software licenses:

License 3Com NIC
3CRFW020-TXLIC-97 3CR990B-97
3CRFW020-TXLIC-97 3CR990B-LP-97
3CRFW020-FXLIC-97 3CR990B-FX-97
3CRFW020-FXLIC-97

Features

Security: IPSec, 3DES, DES, SHA-1, MD5, RFC 2402, firewall policies
Firewall filtering: IP protocols only, non IP protocols (IPX, NetBEUI, PPPoE) can be blocked or passed through without filtering.
Network protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, ISO 8802-3
Clients supported: Each 3Com� Embedded Firewall Starter Policy Server supports up to 10 firewall-enabled systems.
System Requirements: Pentium III, 1Ghz, or higher, 250 MB hard drive, 512 MB RAM, 256-color monitor, screen resolution 800 x 600 or higher, Microsoft Windows 2003, 2000, or XP, Internet Explorer 5.01 or later recommended, 3Com Firewall PCI Card (3CRFW200B or 3CRFW220B)