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We have a sonicwall Pro 2040 that we have had for several years connected to a T1. We have about 12 sites using VPN tunnels that connect back to the sonic. We are moving away from a T1 to a Fios 50/20 connection. We are thinking about going to an all Cisco infrastructure since all our remote sites are already using either 806 or 871 routers/firewall. We also need a couple of VPN client access but total would be no more than 25. <br />
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We are thinking about either the Cisco ASA 5505 or ASA 5510. Can someone recommand a good choice and would the 5505 be enough power to handle the full Fios bandwith? Also would the 5505 support the smartnet features? <br />
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Thanks a lot for your insigjht
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We have a sonicwall Pro 2040 that we have had for several years connected to a T1. We have about 12 sites using VPN tunnels that connect back to the sonic. We are moving away from a T1 to a Fios 50/20 connection. We are thinking about going to an all Cisco infrastructure since all our remote sites are already using either 806 or 871 routers/firewall. We also need a couple of VPN client access but total would be no more than 25. 

We are thinking about either the Cisco ASA 5505 or ASA 5510. Can someone recommand a good choice and would the 5505 be enough power to handle the full Fios bandwith? Also would the 5505 support the smartnet features? 

Thanks a lot for your insigjht

Advice: best firewall for Fios 50/20 connection

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Software Firewalls

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Hardware Firewalls

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