Description
Experience enterprise-grade security with the Cisco Firepower 2120 NGFW Appliance, a compact yet powerful 1U security gateway designed to defend mid-sized networks against today’s evolving threat landscape. Built to scale across data centers, campuses, branch offices, and distributed deployments, this 1U appliance blends a robust next‑generation firewall with integrated threat defense to deliver high-throughput protection without compromising user experience. The Cisco Firepower 2120 is engineered for performance-hungry environments, offering unwavering protection for on‑premises resources, cloud extensions, and remote sites alike. Its dual multicore CPU architecture enables parallel processing of firewall rules, encryption, and deep threat inspection, ensuring consistent performance even under heavy traffic, encrypted sessions, or bursty workloads. With the Firepower 2120, security is proactive, not reactive—combining real-time threat intelligence with a flexible deployment model that grows with your organization.
- Next‑generation firewall with integrated threat defense — Stop advanced threats, zero‑day exploits, and fileless attacks using a comprehensive security stack that includes IPS, malware protection, URL filtering, and sandboxing capabilities. This protects perimeters, campuses, data centers, and branch locations in a single, cohesive platform.
- High performance and resiliency — A dual multicore CPU design enables parallel processing of firewall rules, cryptographic operations, and threat inspection. The result is sustained throughput and low latency under load, even when inspecting encrypted traffic or applying complex security policies.
- Threat intelligence you can trust — Leverage Cisco Talos threat intelligence and seamless security updates to detect and block emerging threats, encrypted traffic threats, and evasive techniques across your network, keeping your defenses current with ongoing global protections.
- Flexible management and deployment — Centralized control through Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) or Firepower Device Manager (FDM) for smaller sites. This enables scalable policy orchestration across multiple appliances and straightforward administration for distributed environments.
- Comprehensive visibility and secure connectivity — Gain application visibility and control, granular access policies, VPN support, and secure remote connectivity to safeguard perimeters, campuses, data centers, and branch locations, all from a single console.
Technical Details of Cisco Firepower 2120 NGFW Appliance
Technical details are not provided in the current product description. For precise specifications—including form factor, throughput, interfaces, memory, and power requirements—please consult the official Cisco documentation and the Synnex listing using the product UPC or SKU as reference.
How to install Cisco Firepower 2120 NGFW Appliance
Installing the Cisco Firepower 2120 NGFW Appliance is a straightforward process designed for secure, scalable deployment in 1U rack space. Follow these general steps to get your appliance up and running quickly and safely:
- Prepare the rack and cabinet — Choose a stable 19-inch rack with adequate ventilation. Install the 1U appliance into an available rack slot, leaving space above and below for airflow. Ensure the rack is grounded and that the surrounding environment meets the device’s cooling and power requirements.
- Connect power and network interfaces — Connect the power supply to a reliable power source, and attach the management, internal, and data networks to the appropriate interfaces. Plan for a dedicated management interface if your deployment requires strict network separation. Use shielded cables where appropriate to minimize interference.
- Initial boot and basic access — Power on the appliance and connect a management workstation to the console or management network. Access the initial setup wizard via the console or the management IP to perform the first-time configuration. Create an administrative account with a strong password and document access credentials securely.
- Choose a management path — Decide whether to manage the appliance with Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) for centralized policy and monitoring or Firepower Device Manager (FDM) for smaller sites. FMC provides scalable policy orchestration across multiple devices, while FDM offers streamlined management on a single device.
- License, update, and baseline security — Import required licenses and register the device with FMC or FDM. Apply the latest threat intelligence updates, signatures, and software images. Create baseline policies including firewall rules, intrusion prevention policies, malware protection, URL filtering, and encrypted traffic inspection policies to align with your security posture.
- Configure deployment policies — Define access control policies, VPN configurations, and remote access settings. Enable application visibility and control to understand which applications consume network resources and adjust policies accordingly. Configure secure remote connectivity to protect users at branch offices and remote sites.
- Verify and monitor — Validate connectivity and policy enforcement by testing traffic flows and threat detections in a controlled environment. Use FMC or FDM dashboards to monitor threats, performance, and security events, and verify that updates are being delivered to the firewall components in real time.
- Operational handover and ongoing maintenance — Establish routine maintenance windows for signature updates, vulnerability assessments, and policy reviews. Schedule automated backups of policy configurations, and implement a change-control process to track updates and ensure continuous protection without service disruption.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Cisco Firepower 2120 NGFW Appliance?
The Cisco Firepower 2120 is a 1U, next‑generation firewall appliance with integrated threat defense designed for mid-sized enterprises, branch offices, and distributed deployments. It combines firewall capabilities with advanced threat protection, intrusion prevention, malware protection, URL filtering, and sandboxing to deliver robust security in a compact form factor.
What deployment scenarios is it best suited for?
It excels in data centers, campuses, and branch offices where there is a need to protect multiple network segments and support scalable policy management. Its flexible deployment model supports centralized or distributed management using FMC or FDM and is appropriate for hybrid environments that extend security to cloud resources and remote locations.
What management options are available?
Management is provided through Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) for large-scale deployments, or Firepower Device Manager (FDM) for smaller sites. Both options offer policy orchestration, monitoring, threat intelligence updates, and centralized visibility across multiple appliances or a single device, depending on the chosen deployment scale.
What security features are included?
The appliance delivers a comprehensive security stack, including a next‑generation firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), malware protection, URL filtering, encrypted traffic inspection, and optional sandboxing capabilities. These features work together to detect and block advanced threats, zero-day exploits, and evasive techniques before they compromise critical resources.
How does threat intelligence get updates?
Cisco Talos threat intelligence powers real-time updates integrated into the Firepower platform. Updates are delivered through FMC or FDM, ensuring signatures, rule sets, and machine-learning insights stay current to protect against evolving threats and encrypted traffic threats.
What is involved in ongoing maintenance and upgrades?
Ongoing maintenance includes applying software updates, threat intelligence signatures, and policy tweaks as your network evolves. Regular monitoring of performance metrics and security events via FMC or FDM helps maintain optimal throughput and protection levels, while centralized backups safeguard configurations and licensing information.
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