| Network interface modules (NIM) | Management port |
| 3 | 1 GE (Integated Out of Band) |
| Maximum switched Ethernet LAN ports with PoE | PoE support (wattage) with PoE boost |
| 48 | 950 W (no power supply redundancy) |
| EtherSwitch Service Module type (width) | Integrated Services Card (ISC) slots |
| 2 single or 1 double | 1 (PVDM 4) |
| PoE support (wattage) without PoE boost | Server virtualization platform (UCS E-Series) |
| 500 W (with optional power supply redundancy) | 2-core single-wide, 4-core single-wide, 4-core double-wide, 6-core double-wide, 8-core double-wide |
| Intrusion prevention | Enhanced Services Module (SM-X) |
| Yes | 2 single or 1 double-wide |
| Cisco Cloud Web Security | Identity-based networking |
| Yes | No |
| Form factor | Zone-based fiewall and NAT services |
| 2 RU | VRF-Aware Firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) |
| SSL VPN | USB Ports (type A) |
| No | 2 |
| Module online insertion and removal (OIR) | Integrated WAN ports |
| Yes | 2 PoE GE / SFP; 2 GE / SFP |
| Power supply type | Default/max DRAM |
| Internal; AC, PoE or DC | 4 GB / 16 GB |
| Maximum switched Ethernet ports | Default/max Flash |
| 48 | 8 GB / 32 GB |
| Hardware VPN acceleration (DES, 3DES, AES) | Performance |
| No | 1 Gbps upgradeable to 2 Gbps |
| Redundant power supply | |
| Yes - Internal RPS | |