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I will be implementing a new Cisco VPN solution at my current company.
I've used Cisco in the past at a previous company and am familiar with
the 3000 concentrators. I have no experience with the ASA 5500
series.

If I only plan on using the VPN portion, should I consider buying the
ASA 5500 anyway? Or just stick with the 3000 concentrator?

How is the interface on the ASA? IOS like? GUI?

Is the 3000 series being phased out any time soon?

-Rob

The ASA 5500 as a VPN option/bundle, that really kicks VPN3000 wayout
No doubt - Get that one !

My guess, is as yours: Yes the VPN will go away in some point in future.
Said that - Support costs can sometimes be an issue.
Cisco will support both devices way out in future, and with time you will
get the ASA to know better too.

"Rob" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I will be implementing a new Cisco VPN solution at my current company.
> I've used Cisco in the past at a previous company and am familiar with
> the 3000 concentrators. I have no experience with the ASA 5500
> series.
>
> If I only plan on using the VPN portion, should I consider buying the
> ASA 5500 anyway? Or just stick with the 3000 concentrator?
>
> How is the interface on the ASA? IOS like? GUI?
>
> Is the 3000 series being phased out any time soon?
>
> -Rob
>

How is the interface? All GUI? commandline?

I'm pretty good with IOS, but I actually have no desire for command
line with this particular need. I need to teach others to monitor the
VPN connections and GUI would be easier to configure and teach.




On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:14:38 +0100, "Martin Bilgrav"
<> wrote:

>The ASA 5500 as a VPN option/bundle, that really kicks VPN3000 wayout
>No doubt - Get that one !
>
>My guess, is as yours: Yes the VPN will go away in some point in future.
>Said that - Support costs can sometimes be an issue.
>Cisco will support both devices way out in future, and with time you will
>get the ASA to know better too.
>
>"Rob" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> I will be implementing a new Cisco VPN solution at my current company.
>> I've used Cisco in the past at a previous company and am familiar with
>> the 3000 concentrators. I have no experience with the ASA 5500
>> series.
>>
>> If I only plan on using the VPN portion, should I consider buying the
>> ASA 5500 anyway? Or just stick with the 3000 concentrator?
>>
>> How is the interface on the ASA? IOS like? GUI?
>>
>> Is the 3000 series being phased out any time soon?
>>
>> -Rob
>>
>

In article <>, Rob wrote:

Hi Rob,

> I will be implementing a new Cisco VPN solution at my current company.
> I've used Cisco in the past at a previous company and am familiar with
> the 3000 concentrators. I have no experience with the ASA 5500
> series.
>

If you can configure IOS, then there are no problems configuring ASA,
as there also is very good documentation at cisco.com.

> If I only plan on using the VPN portion, should I consider buying the
> ASA 5500 anyway? Or just stick with the 3000 concentrator?

I would go for the ASA, because it the successor for the concentrator
(and for IDS and for PIX).

Another reason may be the costs for an smartnet-contract, if I remember
correctly, for the concentrator is as twice so high as for the ASA.

>
> How is the interface on the ASA? IOS like? GUI?

The new PIXOS v7 (it's now the same as on PIX) is much
more IOS-alike than the previous versions were. It now supports
the tab-completion of commands, the syntax of config-file is also
more like IOS too. (interface, etc.)

The GUI is the ASDM, you can use it, but you won't.

>
> -Rob
>

So long,
Andre

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