A dedicated or managed firewall provides your server with additional protection from unauthorised access, keeping unwanted intruders away from your data and ensuring continuity. Whether you choose a dedicated or managed firewall, our security engineers will assist you in ensuring that your firewall rules and server are secure as can be, allowing you to get on with the more important things in life.

At Gemini we offer a wide range of security services for your firewall, including Intrusion prevention and will on request set up VPN'S to your specific requirements.  Failover Firewalls are available for added protection to your servers,

Gemini IT firewall and security options include

• Firewall
• Anti-virus
• VPN
• Intrusion Prevention
• DOS Prevention

Firewall Hardware Options

Not all security and access requirements are the same so VI has sourced a range of firewalls to give you the flexibility required to fit with your business. VI has selected the Cisco PIX Firewall series for its Enterprise Hosting range because they have set the standard in dedicated firewalls.

	PIX 501	PIX 506	PIX 515
Single Server Device	Yes	No	No
Multi-server Device	No	Yes	Yes
Connection Speed	10MB	60MB	100MB
Concurrent Connections	7,500	25,000	130,000
Failover Capable	No	No	Yes
Max Simultaneous IPs	10	Unlimited	Unlimited
No of Simultaneous VPN's	10	25	500
Authentication Support	TACACS+RADIUS	TACACS+RADIUS	TACACS+ RADIUS
Price incl Standard SLA*	£50pm/£600pa	£99pm/£1,188pa	£250pm/£3,600pa

*set up fee of £150 applies to monthly options.

Standard Firewall SLA

Any computer connected to the internet, including your dedicated server, is at risk of intrusion and damage caused by the internet's equivalent of property vandals. A firewall enforces an access control policy between networks such as the internet and your server, so you can get real work done and protect proprietary or sensitive data. Gemini's Standard Firewall SLA is included free with every Gemini Enterprise Hosting Firewall, offering technical support to ensure your firewall always operates to full capacity.

Standard Firewall SLA Specifications	No charge
Initial build	Guaranteed 99.9% network availability
10/100 Mbps network connection	Echo test
Uninterrupted Power Supply	Warranty Management

Managed Firewall SLA

A firewall is an instrument for executing security policy. Its configuration applies this policy on all systems behind it so firewall administrators carry a very heavy responsibility.

Gemini IT has recognised many organisations don't have the expertise or resources to properly manage their firewall to ensure access policies are adhered to, and systems and data are protected against unauthenticated interactive logins.

Managed Firewall SLA Specifications	Managed Firewall SLA Specifications
All that is included in the Standard SLA	A Proactive daily troubleshooting
100 Mbps network connection	Performance assessment & evaluation
Regular scheduled configuration backups	Continuous security monitoring
VPN implementation & support	Optional design plans & configuration
Proactive software management	6 flexible tech support calls per month

Our Managed Firewall SLAs put VI engineers at your disposal, proactively managing, monitoring and supporting your firewall on a constant basis. The flexible technical support includes provisioning, change requests and installation of software updates so your firewall is always firing on all pistons, ready to tackle the latest attack from online guerrillas.

	PIX 501	PIX 506	PIX 515
Managed Firewall SLA Price* including hardware	£135pm/£1,620pa	£249pm/£2,988pa	£499pm/£5,988pa

* set up fee of £150 applies to monthly options.

THE CISCO PIX - 501, 506, 515

These platforms provide robust, enterprise-class security services including stateful inspection firewalling, standards-based IPsec Virtual Private Networking (VPN), intrusion protection and much more. Built upon a hardened, purpose-built operating system for security services. Looking for over 55 different attack signatures, PIX keeps a vigilant watch for attacks and optionally blocks them or notifies you of them in real time.

• Certified by ICSA Firewall and IPsec...
• Detection sensors for dynamic blocking..
• Network Address (NAT) and Port Address (PAT) Translation..
• Content and URL filtering (Java/ActiveX)..
• Web-based management (PIX Device Manager)
• Policy-based management (SNMP, syslog)
• Cleartext throughput 188 Mbps
• Security Scan and Audit

Gemini IT Security Audit assesses the security of your co-located or dedicated server and reports system vulnerabilities that server administrators can use to make any necessary security adjustments. VI Security Audit will detect known security flaws or bugs in operating systems and hardware, determine if the systems are susceptible to known attacks and exploits, and search for system vulnerabilities such as settings contrary to established security policies.