Simplified Administration and Planning

Using the Cisco SMA's easy-to-use intuitive interface network managers can publish policy settings and configuration changes from a single console to multiple Cisco ESAs and WSAs. Alternatively organizations can dedicate specific appliances to individual applications for high-volume deployments.

In addition network managers can be notified when security appliances exceed their recommended capacity. The Cisco SMA reports the number of transactions per second and the system's latency response time and proxy buffer memory. This information enables network managers to determine when they need to reconfigure the system or install additional appliances.