CHAPTER
1-15
Cisco ISA 3000 Industrial Security Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
1
Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the features available for the Cisco ISA 3000 and contains the
following sections:
• General Description, page 1-15
• SKU Information, page 1-21
• Hardware Overview, page 1-21
General Description
The Cisco ISA 3000 is a DIN Rail mounted ruggedized industrial security appliance that provides
firewall, threat defense, and VPN services. The term DIN Rail describes a metal rail of a standard type
widely used for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks. The
term derives from the original specifications published by Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) in
Germany. The device can run either the ASA or Firepower Threat Defense operating system.
The Cisco ISA 3000 is low-power, fan-less, with Gigabit Ethernet and a dedicated management port.
There are two SKUs:
• ISA3000-4C-K9 — Copper SKU with 4x10/100/1000Base-T with a management port.
• ISA3000-2C2F-K9 — Fiber SKU with 2x1GbE SFP and 2x10/100/1000Base-T with a management
port.
Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2 show the Cisco ISA 3000 Copper and Fiber SKUs.