Celestix MSA Threat Management Gateway Series (MSA)
Help protect employees from Web-based threats
MSA series appliances with Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG) are comprehensive network security solutions. MSAs combine Web filtering, anti virus, intrusion detection, application-layer firewall, IPSec VPN, proxy, reverse proxy, ID/IP and more for advanced UTM threat prevention with industry-leading Celestix appliance features for ease of deployment and management.
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MSA 3200 SeriesCelestix engineers designed model MSA 3200 security appliances for medium size deployments of 100 to 250 users. MSA 3200 appliances increment hardware performance with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Enhanced processor power and memory ensure that the maximum recommended number of users supported by the MSA 3200 will not experience a degradation in performance.
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MSA 4200 SeriesCelestix designed MSA 4200 security appliances for deployments with 500 to 1,000 users. It uses a Core 2 Duo processor to ensure that the larger number of users continues to enjoy high performance.
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MSA 5200 SeriesMSA 5200 security appliances are built to support 500 to 750 users with a Xeon Quad Core processor with 1333MHz Front Side Bus.
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MSA 6200 SeriesFor an added measure of availability, choose the MSA 6200. The MSA 6200 is a high-reliability security system intended for mission critical applications in large enterprises. Celestix packaged MSA 6200 security appliances in a 19” 2U chassis with redundant dual power supplies and a RAID 1 disk array. All disks, power supplies and fans are hot-swappable with built in redundancy.
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MSA 8200 SeriesMSA 8200 is Celestix high-performance appliance. Built on the new Celestix H2 appliance hardware platform, dual Quad- Core Intel Xeon 5500 Series (Nehalem Architeture) processors provide ample performance for the most demanding largeenterprise deployments with up to 5,000 users. The MSA 8200 is a high availability 2U appliance with a four-disk RAID 5EE array, dual power supplies and hot-swappable disks, and fans.
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| MSA Models: | MSA 3200 Series | MSA 4200 Series | MSA 5200 Series | MSA 6200 Series | MSA 8200 Series |
| Models/TMG Edition | MSA 3200i Workgroup MSA 3200b Branch |
MSA 4200i Workgroup MSA 4200b Branch |
MSA 5200s Standard MSA 5200e Enterprise |
MSA 6200s Standard |
MSA 8200e Enterprise |
| Ideal for | Small businesses requiring an affordable, integrated security appliance with unmatched ease of use | Small businesses/branch offices requiring an affordable, integrated appliance that grows with their needs | Medium enterprises needing high performance, advanced networking features, and strong security solutions. | Medium enterprises/main offices that need strong security and a solution that offers business continuity. | Main offices/ headquarters with up to 5,000 users that need high availability, enterprisegrade performance & security. |
| Recommended Users | 500 Users | 1,000 Users | 2,500 Users | 5,000 Users | |
| Microsoft TMG 2010 Edition | Workgroup Edition Branch Edition |
Workgroup Edition Branch Edition |
Standard Edition Enterprise Edition |
Standard Edition
Branch Edition Enterprise Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core 2 Duo | Quad Core Intel Xeon | Quad Core Intel Xeon | 2 x Quad Core Intel Xeon Nehelam |
| Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | 6 MB | 2x3 MB |
| Front Side Bus | 1066 MHz | 1333 MHz | 1333 MHz | 1333 MHz | Quick Path |
| Hard Drive | SATA-II 300 GB Available Storage (1 x 320 GB Hard Drive) |
SATA-II 100 GB Available Storage (2 x 160 GB Hard Drive) |
SATA-II 300 GB Available Storage (1 x 320 GB Hard Drive) |
SATA-II 300 GB Available Storage (2 x 320 GB Hard Drive) |
SATA-II 300 GB Available Storage (4 x 160 GB Hard Drive) |
| Disk Mirror RAID | - | RAID 1 | - | RAID 1 | RAID 5EE |
| Gigabit Ethernet Ports | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 (with 10 Gbe ports option) |
| Dimensions | 1.75" x 17.5" x 12.25" | 1.75" x 17.5" x 12.25" | 1.75" x 17.5" x 12.25" | 3.5" x 17.5" x 17.5" | 3.5" x 17.5" x 22.5" |
Microsoft TMG Edition Comparison:
| Licensing Edition: | Workgroup Edition [i] | Standard Edition [s] | Branch Edition [b] | Enterprise [e] |
| Security Applications | All-in-one Threat Management (Firewall, VPN, Web proxy, Web anti-virus, Web anti-malware, E-mail security, Network Inspection System) | |||
| Available Models | MSA 3200i MSA 4200i |
MSA 5200s MSA 6200s |
MSA 3200b MSA 4200b MSA 6200b |
MSA 5200e MSA 6200e |
| Business Needs | Workgroup Edition is designed for organizations with a small number of LAN’s. It is ideal for companies who want to support up to 100 remote VPN users as well as Web application publishing, while simultaneously protecting a local network with a firewall that is state-of-the-art. | Standard Edition is useful in smaller environments which do not require load balancing or failover. It allows for more extensibility than Workgroup Edition by supporting up to 1,000 VPN users. | Branch Office Edition enhances the common features of TMG with centralized management of multiple branch office sites. Branch Office Edition supports up to 100 VPN users. MSA’s with Branch Office Edition supports high availability with active/active failover and Network Load Balancing between two servers. Centralized management allows administrators to easily enforce a common firewall policy and compliance auditing throughout the enterprise. | Enterprise Edition is the full-featured version of TMG for large enterprises. Enterprise Edition offers up to 4,000 concurrent VPN connections and can be deployed within manageable arrays of up to 50 appliances. |
| NLB Array Size | N/A | N/A | 2 | 8 |
| Max. VPN Connection | 100 | 1,000 | 100 | 4,000 |