Cisco Firepower 2100 User Manual

CHAPTER 1
Which Application and Manager is Right for You?
Your hardware platform can run one of two applications: Secure Firewall Threat Defense or ASA. For each
application, you have a choice of managers. This chapter explains the application and manager choices.
• Applications, on page 1
• Managers, on page 1
Applications
You can use either of the following applications on your hardware platform:
• Threat Defense—The threat defense (formerly Firepower Threat Defense) is a next-generation firewall
that combines an advanced stateful firewall, VPN concentrator, and next generation IPS.
• ASA—The ASA is a traditional, advanced stateful firewall and VPN concentrator.
Cisco provides ASA-to-threat defense migration tools to help you convert your ASA to the threat defense if
you start with ASA and later reimage to threat defense.
To reimage between the ASA and the threat defense, see the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Secure Firewall
Threat Defense Reimage Guide.
Managers
The threat defense and ASA support multiple managers.
Cisco Firepower 2100 Getting Started Guide
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Cisco Firepower 2100 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Firepower 2100
Category	Gateway
Language	English