NetScreen Appliance Features

 
Feature
NetScreen-200 Series (1)
  
NetScreen-100 (2)
NetScreen-50 (2)
NetScreen-25 (2)
NetScreen-5XT (2)
NetScreen-5XP (2)
  Performance
Concurrent sessions
128,000
128,000
8,000
4,000
2,000
 
New sessions/second
13,000
17,000
8,000
4,000
2,000
 
Firewall performance
400 or 550 Mbps
200 Mbps
170 Mbps
100 Mbps
5XT: 70 Mbps
5XP: 10 Mbps
 
Triple-DES (168 bit)
200 Mbps
195 Mbps
50 Mbps
20 Mbps
5XT: 20 Mbps
5XP: 10 Mbps
 
Policies
4,000
4,000
1,000
500
100
 
Schedules
256
256
256
256
256
 
Interfaces
4 or 8 10/100 Base-T
3 10/100 Base-T
10/100 Base-T (3)
4 10/100 Base-T (3)
5XT: 1 10/100 Base-T Untrust
4 10/100 Base-T Trust
5XP: 1 10 Base-T Untrust
1 10 Base-T Trust
 
 
  Mode of Operation
Transparent mode (all interfaces)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Route mode (all interfaces)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
NAT (Network Address Translation)
Yes (per interface)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Policy-based NAT
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
PAT (Port Address Translation)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Virtual IP
4
4
2
2
1
 
Mapped IP
4,000
4,000
1,000
500
32
 
IP routing—static routes
256
256
60
60
16
 
Users per port, Trusted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
10 or Unrestricted
 
  IP Address Assignment
Static
All
All
All
All
All
 
DHCP client
N/A
N/A
Untrusted interface
Untrusted interface
Untrusted interface
 
PPPoE client
Untrusted interface
Untrusted interface
Untrusted interface
Untrusted interface
Untrusted interface
 
Internal DHCP server
Trusted interface
Trusted interface
Trusted interface
Trusted interface
Trusted interface
 
DHCP Relay
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
  Firewall Attacks Detected
SYN attack
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
ICMP flood
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
UDP flood
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Ping of death
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
IP spoofing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Port scan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Land attack
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Tear drop attack
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Filter IP source route option
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
IP address sweep attack
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
WinNuke attack
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Java/ActiveX/Zip/EXE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Default packet deny
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
User-defined malicious URL
48
48
48
48
48
 
Per-source session limiting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
SYN fragments
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
SYN and FIN bit set
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
No flags in TCP
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
FIN with no ACK
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
ICMP fragment
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
Large ICMP
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
IP source route
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
IP record route
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
IP security options
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
IP timestamp
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
IP stream
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
IP bad options
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
Unknown protocols
Yes
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
Q3 2002
 
  VPN
Dedicated VPN tunnels
1,000
1,000
100
25
10
 
Manual Key, IKE, PKI (X.509)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
DES (56-bit), 3DES (168-bit) and AES encryption
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Perfect forward secrecy (DH Groups)
1,2,5
1,2,5
1,2,5
1,2,5
1,2,5
 
Prevent replay attack
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Remote access VPN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
L2TP within IPSec
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Site-to-site VPN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Star (hub and spoke) VPN network topology
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IPSec NAT traversal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Redundant VPN gateway
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
  IPSec Authentication
SHA-1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
MD5
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
PKI certificate requests (PKCS 7 and PKCS 10)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Automated certificate enrollment (SCEP)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
  Certificate Authorities supported
VeriSign CA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Entrust CA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Microsoft CA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
RSA Keon CA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
iPlanet (Netscape) CA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Baltimore CA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
DOD PKI CA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
  Firewall & VPN User Authentication
Built-in (internal) database - user limit
1,500
1,500
500
500
100
 
RADIUS (external) database
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
RSA SecureID (external) database
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
LDAP (external) database
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

  Traffic Management
Guaranteed bandwidth
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Maximum bandwidth
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Priority-bandwidth utilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
DiffServ stamp
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
  High Availability (HA)
High Availability
Yes
Yes
Q3 2002
No
No
 
Session protection for firewall and VPN
Yes
Yes
Q3 2002
No
No
 
Device failure detection
Yes
Yes
Q3 2002
No
No
 
Link failure detection
Yes
Yes
Q3 2002
No
No
 
Network notification on failover
Yes
Yes
Q3 2002
No
No
 
Authentication for new HA members
Yes
Yes
Q3 2002
No
No
 
Encryption of HA traffic
Yes
Yes
Q3 2002
No
No
 
  System Management
WebUI (HTTP and HTTPS)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Command line interface (console)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Command line interface (telnet)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Secure Command Shell (ssh v1 compatible)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
NetScreen-Global PRO
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
NetScreen-Global PRO Express
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
All mgm’t via VPN tunnel on any interface
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

SNMP full custom MIB
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
  Administration
Multiple administrators
20
20
20
20
20
 
Remote administrator database
RADIUS
RADIUS
RADIUS
RADIUS
RADIUS
 
Administrative networks
6
6
6
6
6
 
Root admin, admin, and read only user levels
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Software upgrades and config changes
TFTP/Web UI/Global
TFTP/Web UI/Global
TFTP/Web UI/Global
TFTP/Web UI/Global
TFTP/Web UI/Global
 
  Logging/Monitoring
Syslog
External
External
External
External
External
 
E-mail (2 addresses)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
NetIQ WebTrends
External
External
External
External
External
 
SNMP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Traceroute
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
VPN tunnel monitor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Websense URL filtering
External
External
External
External
External
 
  External Flash
CompactFlash
96 or 512 MB options
No
96 or 512 MB options
96 or 512 MB options
No
 
PCMCIA Flash
No
96 MB options
No
No
No
 
Event logs and alarms
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 
System config script
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 
ScreenOS software
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 
  Dimensions and Power
Height
1.73 inches
1.75 inches
1.73 inches
1.73 inches
1.25 inches
 
Width
17.5 inches
17.5 inches
17.5 inches
17.5 inches
5XT: 8 inches
5XP: 6 inches
 
Lenght
10.8 inches
10.8 inches
10.8 inches
10.8 inches
5 inches
 
Weight
8 lbs.
8 lbs.
8 lbs.
8 lbs.
5XT: 1.5 lb.
5XP: 1 lb.
 
Rack mountable
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, with separate kit
 
Power Supply (AC)
90 to 264 VAC, 45 W
90 to 264 VAC, 30 W
90 to 264 VAC, 45 W
90 to 264 VAC, 45 W
5XT: 90 to 264 VAC,12W
5XP: 90 to 264 VAC, 7.5W
 
Power Supply (AC)
-36 to -72 VDC, 50 W
-36 to -72 VDC, 30 W
36 to -72 VDC, 50 W
36 to -72 VDC, 50 W
N/A
  (1) Performance, capacity, and features provided with NetScreen ScreenOS 3.1.0. May vary with other NetScreen ScreenOS releases.
(2) Performance, capacity, and features provided with NetScreen ScreenOS 3.0.3. May vary with other NetScreen ScreenOS releases.
(3) Only three interfaces currently supported. Fourth interface supported in future NetScreen ScreenOS release.