Cymphonix
Network Composer EX550
Content Filtering, Bandwidth Management and Application Control

| Cymphonix Network Composer EX550 | ||
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| Hardware | ||
| Network Composer EX550, XLi-E - 500 Mb/s, 2U, two copper pairs, dual mini GBIC pairs, redundant power supplies and HDDs The purchase of at least 1 Year of ASM is required with appliance |
#EX550-XLi-E Our Price: $59,995.00 |
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| Cymphonix Annual System Maintenance (ASM) | ||
| 25 Node Licenses | ||
| 25 Node License Subscription, 1 Year | #EX25-LIC-1ADD Our Price: $425.00 |
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| 25 Node License Subscription, 2 Years | #EX25-LIC-2ADD Our Price: $612.00 |
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| 25 Node License Subscription, 3 Years | #EX25-LIC-3ADD Our Price: $829.00 |
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Overview:
The Network Composer EX550 is a powerful appliance designed to control your organization’s converged Internet traffic. It is loaded with powerful engines that combine visibility, analysis, and reporting to provide a comprehensive Secure Web Gateway. Our custom hardware comes with the following:
- 64-bit processor architecture
- Deep-packet inspection—OSI Layers 3 through 7
- Applications that filter and shape content
- Comprehensive, multidimensional policy and reporting capabilities
The Network Composer EX550 has an Internet connection capacity of up to 500Mb/s and more than 50,000 user licenses. If you have a larger connection or more nodes, additional models are available. Our Secure Web Gateway appliance is available with either the XLi or XLi-E operating system.
View specifications and features tabs for additional information on this appliance.High Availability requires one port of the copper pair.
If you have multiple sites to deploy, consider a centralized management configuration. Network Conductor can manage more than a hundred EX Network Composers with the XLi-E OS v9.
Tour: Would you like a quick look at the key report screens in the award-winning Network Composer interface? See more.
Features:
Content Filtering
Application Control
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Malware Threat Protection Real-Time Monitoring
Reporting Features
Enhanced Features with XLi-E OS V9
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XLi Operating System:
The XLi™ operating system is the key to the Network Composer®. XLi comes in two variations. XLi and XLi-E both provide deep packet inspection, filtering and shaping as well as comprehensive multidimensional policy and reporting capabilites.
For larger organizations, XLi-E used in conjunction with Cymphonix Conductor™, adds critical features like centralized management and reporting, delegated administration, True Cache™ and high availability.
| Feature | How It Works | Why You Need It | XLi | XLi-E |
| Network Visibility, Analysis, and Reporting | Reveals and aggregates information on bandwidth, applications, users, and threats. The Dynamic Live Reporting Engine lets you browse network reports on-the-fly. | Single tool to pinpoint network issues quickly. Eliminates need to correlate incomplete sets of data from multiple appliances. | ||
| Dynamic Content Control | Shape and prioritize by Internet content category, URL, file type, MIME type, across locations, groups, and users. | High flexibility for enabling and prioritizing traffic. Go beyond simple bit counters or “block and allow.” | ||
| Dynamic Application Control | Application Identification Engine shapes and prioritizes through Layer 7 for application sets, applications, ports, and protocols across locations, groups, and users.; | Increasing number of Web-aware applications drive bandwidth use. By monitoring through Layer 7, all traffic can be seen and managed. | ||
| Bandwidth Management | Employ dynamic bandwidth shaping based on the type of traffic and assigned priority. | Management can be done at location, organization, group, and user levels. | ||
| Multi-Dimensional Policy Enforcement | Set and enforce Internet use rules and priorities, application access and prioritization, user and group access, bandwidth resource allocation. | The policies are customizable across locations, organization, groups and users from a single policy management interface. | ||
| In-Depth Web Content Analysis and Filtering | Content Classification Engine uses multiple tools to identify content: database look-up, URL keyword analysis, real-time content scanning, referring link and daughter link analysis. | Enables defense-in-depth and reduces risk of misses. Real-time HTTPS decrypt/re-encrypt finds malware hidden in secure packets. | ||
| Intelligent Filter Avoidance Detection and Protection | Anonymous Proxy Guard™ combines Layer 7 application signatures with dynamic filter avoidance technology detection. | Identifies and stops even the most sophisticated filter bypass techniques. | ||
| Malware Detection | Protection against Web-based malware threats with embedded malware detector. | Supports overall defense-in-depth strategy. | ||
| Flexible Deployment Configurations | Transparent bridge mode, transparent proxy mode, in-line proxy mode, out-of-line proxy mode, and policy-based routing. | Deploy Network Composer in multiple configurations suitable for a variety of topologies. | ||
| True Cache Technology | True Cache technology combines Web caching with continual content analysis to maintain the accuracy of the cached data. | Outperforms traditional static caching solutions. Effective in dynamic Web 2.0 environments. | _ | |
| Delegated Administration | Allows access to a subset of the interface for additional administrators based on organizational needs. | Allows reporting/management across locations, groups, and users to facilitate monitoring and administration. | _ | |
| High Availability | Supports active/active or active/passive network architectures. Each Network Composer maintains configuration synchronization. | Ensures all traffic rules are automatically synchronized and consistently enforced when deployed with Network Conductor. | _ | |
| Centralized Management and Reporting | Use Network Conductor to control from 5 to over 100 Network Composers from a single, award-winning interface. | Enables policy controls and active reports across the entire organization from a single management point. | _ |
Specification:
| Model | Network Composer EX550 |
| Specifications | |
| Model | EX550 |
| Internet Connections Maximum | 1,000 Mb/s |
| Filtered Web Traffic Maximum | 500 Mb/s |
| Filtered HTTPS Web Traffic Maximum | 500 Mb/s |
| User License Range | 50,000+ |
| CPU | 2 x Intel® Quad Core |
| HDD Capacity | 1TB |
| HDD Redundancy | 1TB |
| RAM | 20 GB |
| Operating System | XLi or XLi-E |
| Height | 3 1/2 |
| Width | 17 1/2 |
| Depth | 23 |
| Weight | 39 lbs |
| SSL Hardware Offloading | Yes |
| Expansion Capability | Yes |
| High Availability | 1 |
| Capacity | |
| Maximum Concurrent Filtered Web Requests | 10,000 |
| Maximum IP Hosts | 256,000 |
| Maximum IP Flows | 500,000 |
| Application Identification Signatures | 714 |
| Maximum Signature Shapers | 250 |
| Interfaces | |
| Network Interfaces | |
| Copper Pair(s) | 2 |
| Multi-mode Fiber Pair(s) | Yes with expansion card |
| Single-mode Fiber Pair(s) | Yes with expansion card |
| Fiber Bypass | Yes with expansion card |
| Console Ports | |
| Auxiliary Ports | 2 |
| Serial Ports | 3 x RJ45 |
| USB Ports | |
| USB Ports | 2 |
Model Comparison:
| Part # | Description | Fiber Options (select one) | SSL Hardware Off-Loading | |||
| Single-Mode | Multi-Mode | Multi-Mode & Bypass | Single-Mode & Bypass | |||
| EX220 | 2 Mb/s, one copper pair | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| EX250 | 5 Mb/s, one copper pair | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| EX310 | 10 Mb/s, two copper pairs | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | NA |
| EX320 | 20 Mb/s, two copper pairs | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory |
| EX350 | 50 Mb/s, two copper pairs | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory | Factory |
| EX410 | 100 Mb/s, triple copper pairs expansion module | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field |
| EX420 | 200 Mb/s, triple copper pairs expansion module | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field |
| EX550 | 500 Mbps, 2U, two copper pairs, dual mini GBIC pairs, redundant power supply and HDDs | Factory /Fields | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Standard |
| EX600 | 1 Gbps, 2U, two copper pairs, dual mini GBIC pairs, redundant power supply and HDDs | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Factory /Field | Standard |
Options for the EX300 Series and above include single-mode and multi-mode fiber either with or without bypass. Also the EX320 and EX350 Series can be upgraded to include SSL hardware off-loading. The options for the EX300 Series are factory installed only and must be specified at the time of order.
The EX400, EX500 and EX600 Series have expansion bays. The cards may be purchased for field upgrade or for integration at Cymphonix. There is no charge for integration.
Documentation:
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the Cymphonix Network Composer EX Datasheet (PDF).
Pricing Notes:
- The purchase of at least 1 Year of ASM is required with appliance
- ANNUAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE - Licenses include 1 year (12 months from date of purchase) of Annual System Maintenance (ASM). Systems with a current ASM subscriptions have access to new application signatures, spyware, anti-virus, and web content/URL filtering updates, firmware releases and standard technical support by Authorized Cymphonix Resellers. Additionally, systems with a current ASM are eligible for hardware warranty service (up to a maximum of 3 years from date of purchase). Warranty service offers replacement or repair at Cymphonix's options.
- EX220 & EX250 support up to 250 nodes. EX310 supports up to 5,000 nodes. EX320 - EX600 support up to 50,000 nodes.
- Contact us for Licenses from 1,000 to 50,000 Nodes
- Upgrade Cards for EX500 and EX600 Series is not compatible with the EX400 Series.
| Cymphonix Network Composer EX550 | ||
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| Hardware | ||
| Network Composer EX550, XLi-E - 500 Mb/s, 2U, two copper pairs, dual mini GBIC pairs, redundant power supplies and HDDs The purchase of at least 1 Year of ASM is required with appliance |
#EX550-XLi-E Our Price: $59,995.00 |
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| Cymphonix Annual System Maintenance (ASM) | ||
| 25 Node Licenses | ||
| 25 Node License Subscription, 1 Year | #EX25-LIC-1ADD Our Price: $425.00 |
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| 25 Node License Subscription, 2 Years | #EX25-LIC-2ADD Our Price: $612.00 |
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| 25 Node License Subscription, 3 Years | #EX25-LIC-3ADD Our Price: $829.00 |
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| 50 Node Licenses | ||
| 50 Node License Subscription, 1 Year | #EX50-LIC-1ADD Our Price: $725.00 |
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| 50 Node License Subscription, 2 Years | #EX50-LIC-2ADD Our Price: $1,044.00 |
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| 50 Node License Subscription, 3 Years | #EX50-LIC-3ADD Our Price: $1,414.00 |
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| 100 Node Licenses | ||
| 100 Node License Subscription, 1 Year | #EX100-LIC-1ADD Our Price: $1,295.00 |
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| 100 Node License Subscription, 2 Years | #EX100-LIC-2ADD Our Price: $1,865.00 |
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| 100 Node License Subscription, 3 Years | #EX100-LIC-3ADD Our Price: $2,525.00 |
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| 250 Node Licenses | ||
| 250 Node License Subscription, 1 Year | #EX250-LIC-1ADD Our Price: $2,395.00 |
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| 250 Node License Subscription, 2 Years | #EX250-LIC-2ADD Our Price: $3,449.00 |
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| 250 Node License Subscription, 3 Years | #EX250-LIC-3ADD Our Price: $4,670.00 |
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| 500 Node Licenses | ||
| 500 Node License Subscription, 1 Year | #EX500-LIC-1ADD Our Price: $3,795.00 |
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| 500 Node License Subscription, 2 Years | #EX500-LIC-2ADD Our Price: $5,465.00 |
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| 500 Node License Subscription, 3 Years | #EX500-LIC-3ADD Our Price: $7,400.00 |
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| 1,000 Node Licenses | ||
| 1,000 Node License Subscription, 1 Year | #EX1000-LIC-1ADD Our Price: $6,595.00 |
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| 1,000 Node License Subscription, 2 Years | #EX1000-LIC-2ADD Our Price: $9,497.00 |
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| 1,000 Node License Subscription, 3 Years | #EX1000-LIC-3ADD Our Price: $12,860.00 |
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| Cymphonix Network Composer In-Field Upgrade Cards | ||
| Upgrade Cards for EX500 and EX600 Series (Note: all EX500 and EX600 have SSL hardware off-loading standard) | ||
| Single-Mode Fiber Pair for EX500 and EX600 Series | #EXM2F Our Price: $5,395.00 |
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| Single-Mode Fiber Pair with Bypass for EX500 and EX600 Series | #EXM2FB Our Price: $9,445.00 |
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| Multi-Mode Fiber Pair for EX500 and EX600 Series | #EXM2M Our Price: $4,495.00 |
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| Multi-Mode Fiber Pair with Bypass for EX500 and EX600 Series | #EXM2MB Our Price: $8,545.00 |
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| Cymphonix Network Composer Services | ||
| System Configuration & Installation | ||
| This service offers Cymphonix customers Network Composer configuration guidance and installation assistance by trained Cymphonix Installation Technicians. This service includes a pre-installation review (pre-flight call), remote installation and directory integration assistance, and essentail system training. Call to schedule. Select Part # by Model Group (In mixed appliance class installations, the larger class rate applies.) | ||
| EX200 and EX300 Series | #CYM-CS-SCIA Our Price: $595.00 |
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| EX400, EX500 and EX600 Series | #CYM-CS-SCIB Our Price: $1,495.00 |
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| System Assessment and Optimization | ||
| This service optimizes Cymphonix Network Composers by using detailed system review surveys to ensure best practices are in place. Training on new or updated features is included for systems on the latest firmware. Call to schedule.Select Part # by Model Group (In mixed appliance class installations, the larger class rate applies.) | ||
| EX200 and EX300 Series | #CYM-CS-SAOA Our Price: $695.00 |
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| EX400, EX500 and EX600 Series | #CYM-CS-SAOB Our Price: $1,895.00 |
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| System Administrator Training | ||
| This service provides Cymphonix customers a personalized Network Composer or Network Conductor Administrator Training based on their own system. This allows for detailed system review and training, with focus on the specific product aspects as desired by the customer. Call to schedule. Select Part # by Model Group. | ||
| Network Composer | #CYM-CS-SATA Our Price: $895.00 |
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| Network Conductor (CMR Appliance) | #CYM-CS-SATB Our Price: $495.00 |
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| 24 x 7 Premium Support Access | ||
| This service provides Cymphonix customers support at any time. Support is provided using Cymphonix’s North America Technical Call Center during business hours, and is available via 30 minute callback for services after hours including evenings, weekends and holidays. Select Part # by Model Group. | ||
| 12 Month Subscription | #CYM-CS-1AHS Our Price: $4,995.00 |
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