Cisco Firepower provides advanced network security solutions designed to help organizations protect their infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.

Through CITS, businesses in Egypt can deploy Cisco Firepower solutions to strengthen network security using technologies focused on threat protection, intrusion prevention, secure VPN connectivity, and enterprise firewall performance.

Cisco Firepower combines:

• Advanced threat intelligence
• Next-generation intrusion prevention
• Adaptive security capabilities
• Firewall protection
• Secure VPN connectivity

These capabilities help organizations build a stronger security architecture for modern networks.

Cisco Firepower 9300 Series

The Cisco Firepower 9300 Series is designed for high-performance security environments that require substantial firewall, IPS, and VPN capacity.

The models listed on the CITS page include:

• Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-40
• Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-48
• Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-56
• Cisco Firepower 9300 with 3 x SM-56

Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-40

The Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-40 provides:

• Firewall throughput: 55 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 60 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 27 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 20,000

This configuration is designed for enterprise security environments that require high firewall and intrusion prevention performance.

Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-48

The Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-48 increases the performance available within the Firepower 9300 platform.

Key specifications include:

• Firewall throughput: 65 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 68 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 33 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 20,000

Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-56

The Cisco Firepower 9300 SM-56 provides higher firewall, IPS, and VPN performance.

Key specifications include:

• Firewall throughput: 70 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 73 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 36 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 20,000

Cisco Firepower 9300 with 3 x SM-56

For environments requiring substantially greater security capacity, the Cisco Firepower 9300 can be configured with:

• 3 x SM-56 modules

This configuration provides:

• Firewall throughput: 190 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 190 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 110 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 60,000

This makes it the highest-performance Firepower 9300 configuration listed on the CITS page.

Cisco Firepower 1000 Series

The Cisco Firepower 1000 Series provides firewall and threat protection capabilities for organizations that require a more compact security platform.

The models listed on CITS include:

• Cisco Firepower 1010
• Cisco Firepower 1120
• Cisco Firepower 1140
• Cisco Firepower 1150

Cisco Firepower 1010

The Cisco Firepower 1010 provides:

• Firewall throughput: 0.9 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 900 Mbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 0.4 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 75

This model provides an entry point into the Firepower 1000 Series for smaller security environments.

Cisco Firepower 1120

The Cisco Firepower 1120 specifications listed on the CITS page include:

• Firewall throughput: 0.9 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 900 Mbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 0.4 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 75

The platform provides firewall, IPS, and VPN capabilities within the Firepower 1000 family.

Cisco Firepower 1140

The Cisco Firepower 1140 provides increased security performance compared with the lower models listed on the page.

Key specifications include:

• Firewall throughput: 3.3 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 3.5 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 1.4 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 400

Cisco Firepower 1150

The Cisco Firepower 1150 provides the highest performance listed within the Firepower 1000 Series on this page.

Key specifications include:

• Firewall throughput: 4.9 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 6.1 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 2.4 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 800

Cisco Firepower 4100 Series

The Cisco Firepower 4100 Series is designed for larger enterprise security environments that require higher firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, and user capacity.

Models listed on the CITS page include:

• Cisco Firepower 4112
• Cisco Firepower 4115
• Cisco Firepower 4125
• Cisco Firepower 4145

Cisco Firepower 4112

The Cisco Firepower 4112 provides:

• Firewall throughput: 19 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 19 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 8.5 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 10,000

This configuration provides high-capacity security for enterprise network environments.

Cisco Firepower 4115

The Cisco Firepower 4115 increases performance across firewall, IPS, and VPN workloads.

Key specifications include:

• Firewall throughput: 33 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 33 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 12.5 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 15,000

Cisco Firepower 4125

The Cisco Firepower 4125 provides:

• Firewall throughput: 45 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 45 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 19 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 20,000

This configuration is designed for enterprise networks with substantial security and VPN requirements.

Cisco Firepower 4145

The Cisco Firepower 4145 provides the highest performance listed within the Firepower 4100 Series on the CITS page.

Key specifications include:

• Firewall throughput: 53 Gbps
• IPS throughput: 55 Gbps
• IPSec VPN throughput: 24 Gbps
• Maximum VPN peers: 20,000

Cisco Firepower Series Comparison

Firepower 9300 Series

Designed for high-capacity security environments with firewall throughput reaching:

• 190 Gbps

IPS throughput can reach:

• 190 Gbps

IPSec VPN throughput can reach:

• 110 Gbps

Maximum VPN peers can reach:

• 60,000

Firepower 4100 Series

The Firepower 4100 family listed on CITS provides firewall throughput ranging from:

• 19 Gbps to 53 Gbps

IPS throughput ranges from:

• 19 Gbps to 55 Gbps

Maximum VPN peer support reaches:

• 20,000

Firepower 1000 Series

The Firepower 1000 family provides more compact security options with firewall throughput listed from:

• 0.9 Gbps to 4.9 Gbps

IPS throughput reaches:

• 6.1 Gbps

Maximum VPN peer support reaches:

• 800

Advanced Threat Protection

Cisco Firepower helps organizations strengthen network defenses through a combination of firewall protection, threat intelligence, and intrusion prevention.

These capabilities are designed to help organizations respond to modern cybersecurity challenges while maintaining secure connectivity across users, systems, and business applications.

Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention

Intrusion prevention is an important component of the Cisco Firepower security architecture.

The platform provides IPS capabilities designed to inspect network activity and help organizations defend infrastructure from potentially harmful traffic.

Depending on the selected model, IPS throughput ranges from hundreds of Mbps to as much as 190 Gbps across the products listed on the CITS page.

Secure VPN Connectivity

Cisco Firepower also supports IPSec VPN connectivity for organizations that need secure communication between remote users, branches, and enterprise infrastructure.

The models listed on CITS support different VPN performance levels depending on the required environment.

Maximum VPN peer support ranges from:

• 75 peers on selected Firepower 1000 models
• Up to 60,000 peers on the Firepower 9300 configuration with 3 x SM-56 modules

Choosing the Right Cisco Firepower Model

The appropriate Cisco Firepower platform depends on several factors, including:

• Required firewall throughput
• IPS performance
• VPN performance
• Number of VPN users
• Network size
• Security requirements
• Future infrastructure growth

Smaller environments may be suited to the Firepower 1000 Series, while larger organizations can consider the Firepower 4100 Series or Firepower 9300 Series for substantially higher throughput and VPN capacity.

Why Choose CITS for Cisco Firepower?

CITS provides Cisco security and enterprise IT infrastructure solutions for organizations looking to strengthen their network protection.

CITS provides solutions across:

• Cisco Security
• Enterprise networking
• Switching
• Wireless infrastructure
• Servers
• Storage
• Structured cabling
• Data center infrastructure
• HCI

For organizations evaluating Cisco Firepower, CITS can help identify the appropriate model based on firewall throughput, IPS requirements, VPN capacity, network architecture, and expected growth.

CITS can also help integrate Cisco Firepower into the wider network and security environment to provide a more complete infrastructure security solution.

Cisco Firepower for Enterprise Network Security

Cisco Firepower provides a broad portfolio of security platforms for organizations with different network sizes and performance requirements.

From the Firepower 1000 Series for more compact environments to the Firepower 4100 and 9300 Series for high-performance enterprise security, the portfolio provides multiple options for firewall protection, intrusion prevention, and secure VPN connectivity.

With firewall performance reaching up to 190 Gbps, IPS throughput up to 190 Gbps, IPSec VPN throughput up to 110 Gbps, and support for as many as 60,000 VPN peers on the configurations listed by CITS, Cisco Firepower provides scalable security options for modern enterprise networks.