The Cisco Firepower 1000 Series is a family of firewall appliances engineered to
deliver robust threat defense, business resiliency, and management ease-of-use
for small offices and remote branches. A key specialty is its dual-software
architecture, supporting either the next-generation feature set of Cisco Secure
Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) or the proven Cisco ASA software, providing
exceptional flexibility. These platforms are designed for exceptional sustained
performance even with advanced security functions fully enabled, including
Application Visibility and Control (AVC) for over 4000 applications, Intrusion
Prevention System (IPS), and advanced malware defense powered by Cisco Talos
intelligence.
Capabilities extend to comprehensive VPN support with high throughput and peer
capacity, robust URL filtering across millions of categorized sites, and
integrated Cisco Malware Analytics sandboxing. The series offers a range of
hardware models from the compact FPR-1010 to the high-performance FPR-1150 with
10G interfaces, ensuring a fit for various throughput requirements. Centralized
management is achieved through the Firepower Management Center (FMC) or
cloud-based Cisco Defense Orchestrator, while local management is available via
Cisco Device Manager, ensuring operational simplicity and powerful, integrated
security.