Overview:
The Cisco Firepower 4100 Series is a family of seven threat-focused NGFW security platforms. Their throughput range addresses data center and internet edge use cases. They deliver superior threat defense, at faster speeds, with a smaller footprint. Cisco Firepower 4100 Series supports flow-offloading, programmatic orchestration, and the management of security services with RESTful APIs. Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS)-compliance is supported by the Cisco Firepower 4125 platform. The 4100 Series platforms can run either the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA or Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) software.
Features and benefits
See more, detect faster
Leverage intelligence from Cisco Talos to stay on top of the latest threats—from ransomware to malware and more—all day, every day.
Deeper visibility, greater performance
With the Snort 3 inspection engine, you can run more rules and prevent the latest threats, while maintaining superior performance.
Highly scalable, highly flexible
Clustering and multi-instance functionalities let you create independent, logical firewalls for deployment flexibility and resource optimization.
Simplified management, integrated solution
Enjoy simplified firewall management and connect it with Cisco's integrated security portfolio. Gain unified visibility and consistent experience with Cisco SecureX..
Turn intent into action
Unify policy across your environment and prioritize what’s important. Having security resilience is about shoring up your architecture against threats and using automation to save time.
Drive efficiency at scale
Only Secure Firewall includes license entitlement for SecureX, our open orchestration and XDR experience. The combination increases productivity across your teams and hybrid environments, while reducing threat dwell times.
Achieve superior visibility
Regain visibility and control of your encrypted traffic and application environments. See more and detect more with Cisco Talos, while leveraging billions of signals across your infrastructure with security resilience.
Make zero trust practical
Secure Firewall makes a zero-trust posture achievable and cost-effective with network, microsegmentation, and app security integrations. Automate access and anticipate what comes next.
Technical Specifications:
| Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Summary |
| FPR-4110 |
35G |
15.5G |
16.5G |
8 x SFP+ on-chassis |
2 x NM’s: 1/10/40G, FTW |
| FPR-4112 |
40G |
19G |
19G |
8 x SFP+ on-chassis |
2 x NM’s: 1/10/40G, FTW |
| FPR-4115 |
80G |
33G |
33G |
8 x SFP+ on-chassis |
2 x NM’s: 1/10/40G, FTW |
| FPR-4125 |
80G |
45G |
45G |
8 x SFP+ on-chassis |
2 x NM’s: 1/10/40G, FTW |
| FPR-4145 |
80G |
53G |
55G |
8 x SFP+ on-chassis |
2 x NM’s: 1/10/40G, FTW |
| Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Performance Specifications |
| Throughput: FW + AVC (1024B) |
16.5 Gbps |
19 Gbps |
33 Gbps |
45 Gbps |
53 Gbps |
| Throughput: FW + AVC + IPS (1024B) |
15.5 Gbps |
19 Gbps |
33 Gbps |
45 Gbps |
53 Gbps |
| Maximum concurrent sessions, with AVC |
10 million |
10 million |
15 million |
25 million |
30 million |
| Maximum new connections per second, with AVC |
64K |
98K |
210K |
269K |
365K |
| TLS (Hardware Decryption) 1 |
4.5 Gbps |
4.5 Gbps |
6.5 Gbps |
8.5 Gbps |
10 Gbps |
| Throughput: NGIPS (1024B) |
16.5 Gbps |
19 Gbps |
33 Gbps |
45 Gbps |
55 Gbps |
IPSec VPN Throughput
(1024B TCP w/Fastpath) |
8 Gbps |
8.5 Gbps |
12.5 Gbps |
19 Gbps |
24 Gbps |
| Maximum VPN Peers |
10,000 |
10,000 |
15,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Multi-Instance Capable |
Yes |
| Centralized management |
Centralized configuration, logging, monitoring, and reporting are performed by the Management Center or alternatively in the cloud with Cisco Defense Orchestrator |
Application Visibility and
Control (AVC) |
Standard, supporting more than 4000 applications, as well as geolocations, users, and websites |
| AVC: OpenAppID support for custom, open source, application detectors |
Standard |
| Cisco Security Intelligence |
Standard, with IP, URL, and DNS threat intelligence |
| Cisco Secure IPS License |
Available; can passively detect endpoints and infrastructure for threat correlation and Indicators of Compromise (IoC) intelligence |
| Cisco Malware Defense for Networks |
Available; enables detection, blocking, tracking, analysis, and containment of targeted and persistent malware, addressing the attack continuum both during and after attacks. Integrated threat correlation with Cisco Secure Endpoint is also optionally available |
| Cisco Malware Analytics sandboxing |
Available |
URL filtering: number
of categories |
More than 80 |
URL filtering: number of
URLs categorized |
More than 280 million |
| Automated threat feed and IPS signature updates |
Yes: Class-leading Collective Security Intelligence (CSI) from the Cisco Talos Group (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/talos.html) |
| Third-party and open-source ecosystem |
Open API for integrations with third-party products; Snort ® and OpenAppID community resources for new and specific threats |
| High availability and clustering |
Active/active, Active/standby. Cisco Firepower 4100 Series allows clustering of up to 6 chassis |
| Cisco Trust Anchor Technologies |
Firepower 4100 Series platforms include Trust Anchor Technologies for supply chain and software image assurance |
1 Throughput measured with 50% TLS 1.2 traffic with AES256-SHA with RSA 2048B keys.
Note: Performance will vary depending on features activated, and network traffic protocol mix, and packet size characteristics. Performance is subject to change with new software releases. Consult your Cisco representative for detailed sizing guidance.
| Cisco Firepower 4000 Series ASA Performance and Capabilities |
| Stateful inspection firewall throughput 1 |
35 Gbps |
40 Gbps |
80 Gbps |
80 Gbps |
80 Gbps |
| Stateful inspection firewall throughput (multiprotocol) 2 |
15 Gbps |
30 Gbps |
40 Gbps |
45 Gbps |
50 Gbps |
| Concurrent firewall connections |
10 million |
10 million |
15 million |
25 million |
40 million |
Firewall latency
(UDP 64B microseconds) |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| New connections per second |
150,000 |
400,000 |
848K |
1.1 million |
1.5 million |
IPsec VPN throughput
(450B UDP L2L test) |
8 Gbps |
9 Gbps |
15 Gbps |
19 Gbps |
23 Gbps |
| Maximum VPN Peers |
10,000 |
10,000 |
15,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
Security contexts
(included; maximum) |
10; 250 |
10; 250 |
10; 250 |
10; 250 |
10; 250 |
| High availability |
Active/active and active/standby |
| Clustering |
Up to 16 appliances |
| Scalability |
VPN Load Balancing, Firewall Clustering |
| Centralized management |
Centralized configuration, logging, monitoring, and reporting are performed by Cisco Security Manager or alternatively in the cloud with Cisco Defense Orchestrator |
| Adaptive Security Device Manager |
Web-based, local management for small-scale deployments |
1 Throughput measured with 1500B User Datagram Protocol (UDP) traffic measured under ideal test conditions.
2 “Multiprotocol” refers to a traffic profile consisting primarily of TCP-based protocols and applications like HTTP, SMTP, FTP, IMAPv4, BitTorrent, and DNS.
3 In unclustered configuration.
| Cisco Firepower 4000 Series Hardware Specifications |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
1.75 x 16.89 x 29.7 in. (4.4 x 42.9 x 75.4 cm) |
| Form factor (rack units) |
1RU |
| Supervisor |
Cisco Firepower 4000 Supervisor with 8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 Network Module (NM) slots for I/O expansion |
| Network modules |
- 8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) network modules
- 8 x 1 Gbps Fiber or 4 x 1Gbps Copper SFP Network Module
- 4 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet Quad SFP+ network modules
- 8-port 1Gbps copper, FTW (fail to wire) Network Module
- Ports that are not configured as FTW can be used as regular 1 Gb copper ports
- 6-port 1 Gbps SX Fiber FTW (fail to wire) Network Module
- 6-port 10Gbps SR Fiber FTW (fail to wire) Network Module
- 6-port 10Gbps LR Fiber FTW (fail to wire) Network Module
- 2-port 40G SR FTW (fail to wire) Network Module
|
| Maximum number of interfaces |
Up to 24 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) interfaces; up to 8 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet (QSFP+) interfaces with 2 network modules; up to 24 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports(SFP) with network modules and fixed ports |
| Integrated network management ports |
1 Gigabit Ethernet
Supports 1-G fiber or copper SFPs |
| Serial port |
1 x RJ-45 console |
| USB |
1 x USB 2.0 |
| Storage |
200 GB |
400 GB |
400 GB |
800 GB |
800 GB |
| Power supplies |
Configuration |
Single 1100W AC, dual optional. Single/dual 950W DC optional1, 2 |
Single 1100W AC, dual optional. Single/dual 950W DC optional1, 2 |
Single 1100W AC, dual optional. Single/dual 950W DC optional1, 2 |
Dual 1100W AC1 |
| AC input voltage |
100 to 240V AC |
| AC maximum input current |
13A |
| AC maximum output power |
1100W |
| AC frequency |
50 to 60 Hz |
| AC efficiency |
>92% at 50% load |
| DC input voltage |
-40V to -60VDC |
| DC maximum input current |
27A |
| DC maximum output power |
950W |
| DC efficiency |
>92.5% at 50% load |
| Redundancy |
1+1 |
| Fans |
6 hot-swappable fans |
| Noise |
Typical 63 dBA, max is 74 dBA |
| Rack mountable |
Yes, mount rails included (4-post EIA-310-D rack) |
| Weight |
4110: 36 lb (16 kg): 2 x power supplies, 2 x NMs, 6 x fans; 30 lb (13.6 kg): no power supplies, no NMs, no fans
4112/4115/4125/4145: 39.4 lb (17.87 kg) 2 x power supplies, 2 x NMs, 6 x fans; 31.4 lb (14.24 kg) no power supplies, no NMs, no fans |
| Temperature: operating |
32 to 104°F
(0 to 40°C) |
32 to 104°F
(0 to 40°C) |
32 to 104°F
(0 to 40°C) |
32 to 104°F
(0 to 40°C) or NEBS operation (see below) |
32 to 104°F
(0 to 40°C), at sea level |
| Temperature: nonoperating |
-40 to 149°F (-40 to 65°C) |
| Humidity: operating |
5 to 95% noncondensing |
| Humidity: nonoperating |
5 to 95% noncondensing |
| Altitude: operating |
10,000 ft (max) |
10,000 ft (max) |
10,000 ft (max) |
10,000 ft (max) |
10,000 ft (max) |
| Altitude: nonoperating |
40,000 ft (max) |
| NEBS operation (FPR 4125 only) |
Operating altitude: 0 to 13,000 ft (3960 m)
Operating temperature:
Long term: 0 to 45°C, up to 6,000 ft (1829 m)
Long term: 0 to 35°C, 6,000 to 13,000 ft (1829 to 3964 m)
Short term: -5 to 50°C, up to 6,000 ft (1829 m) |
1 Dual power supplies are hot-swappable.
2 Fans operate in a 3+1 redundant configuration where the system will continue to function with only 3 operational fans. The 3 remaining fans will run at full speed.
3 FPR-3120 platform is designed to be NEBS ready. The availability of NEBS certification is pending.
