Firewall Service

Managed Firewall Service and Managed Security Provider

Cisco and Juniper Firewalls

The Cisco ASA managed firewall product provides the customer with an enterprise level security product to protect their servers and equipment. Firewall service leaves the customer with no configuration, management or update tasks on the firewall. The product is available for colo customers or for connectivity customers.

Product Features:

  • Cisco 5505, 5510, 5520
  • Completely managed firewall solution:
    • Completely managed initial firewall setup
    • Completely managed ongoing rules changes and configuration

Firewall Service Features:

  • Network address translation (NAT)
    • Firewall has external IP address
    • Servers have internal IP addresses
    • Secure encrypted method of accessing your network behind the firewall Cisco VPN client is a free download
  • Block and allow ports to specific servers
  • Firewall has 1 network port. If the customer has more than 1 server they will need to have their servers plug into a switch and the switch will plug into the firewall.

How a Managed Firewall Works:

  • Cisco ASA Firewall can be located in the following locations:
    • In the customers rack (1U)
    • Placed at the customer location attached to their DataPoint connectivity solution Site to Site connectivity
  • Preliminary firewall rules are provided by the customer. These rules are applied by DataPoint.
  • Anytime a customer needs a rule updated, added, deleted, or changed, they call DataPoint and we will have the modifications sent through within 4 hours.
  • VPN is setup at customer request. Customer downloads the Cisco VPN client and uses that software to connect to the firewall through VPN

Firewall Service Benefits

Business Benefits:

  • Customer gets a state of the art firewall with significantly lower upfront cost.
  • Customer does not need any support staff skilled in firewall management
  • DataPoint trained engineers configure, manage and monitor the firewall so the customer can focus on their business.

Technical Benefits:

  • Cisco ASA is a recognizable industry leader in networking equipment
  • Firewall provides security for sensitive data and systems
  • VPN provides a secure way to reach your servers and data



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