Cisco FPR3120-NGFW-K9 | Secure Firewall 3120 Firewall, 8-Port 10G SFP+, 8-Port GbE

Q: What type of deployments is the FPR3120-NGFW-K9 best suited for?
A: The FPR3120 is designed for large enterprise campuses, data centers, WAN edge, and managed service provider environments requiring 21 Gbps NGFW throughput with full security services enabled. It supports high-density user environments with up to 4 million concurrent sessions and 170,000 new connections per second, making it ideal for internet gateways, perimeter firewalls, and hybrid cloud security deployments.

Q: Does this model support clustering and high availability?
A: Yes, the FPR3120 supports clustering up to 8 nodes in both active/active and active/standby configurations. This allows linear throughput scaling and seamless failover for mission-critical deployments. Clustering enables organizations to expand capacity without replacing hardware as network demands grow.

Q: What security features are integrated into the FPR3120?
A: The appliance includes integrated next-generation intrusion prevention (NGIPS), application visibility and control recognizing over 4,000 applications, URL filtering, advanced malware protection, hardware-accelerated TLS/SSL decryption at 6.7 Gbps, and both IPsec and SSL VPN with up to 13.5 Gbps throughput. All features leverage dedicated hardware acceleration to maintain line-rate performance.

Q: Can the FPR3120 be expanded with additional network interfaces?
A: Yes, the Secure Firewall 3100 Series supports optional network expansion modules including 6-port 1/10/25G SFP28 multi-rate modules, 8-port 10G modules, 8-port 25G modules, 4-port 40G QSFP+ modules, and 2-port 100G modules. This allows flexible port density scaling and support for higher-speed uplinks as network requirements evolve.

Q: What management options are available for the FPR3120-NGFW-K9?
A: The appliance supports three management platforms: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) for centralized on-premises management of large multi-device deployments, Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO) for cloud-based policy management across distributed sites, and Firewall Device Manager (FDM) for local single-device administration. All three options support Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software.