Cisco Content Filtering ICAP Interface, 10K Sessions
Secure your network traffic with the Cisco Content Filtering ICAP Interface license, enabling advanced content inspection for up to 10,000 active sessions.
- Access to Advanced Security: Unlock granular control over web content to block malicious or inappropriate material.
- Enhanced Network Performance: Optimize traffic flow by filtering unwanted content before it impacts your network.
- Scalable Session Management: Support for 10,000 concurrent sessions ensures capacity for growing business needs.
- Compliance and Policy Enforcement: Maintain regulatory compliance and enforce corporate acceptable use policies effectively.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco platform software license enables the Content Filtering ICAP Interface, providing essential capabilities for inspecting and controlling web traffic for up to 10,000 concurrent sessions. It allows organizations to implement robust content filtering policies, enhancing security and user experience.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies, this license integrates with Cisco's ASR platform. It is crucial for businesses that need to manage internet usage, protect against web-based threats, and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Content Inspection: Enables deep packet inspection of web content.
- Policy Enforcement: Apply granular filtering rules based on URL, content type, and user.
- Threat Mitigation: Block access to known malicious websites and phishing attempts.
- Bandwidth Management: Reduce consumption of bandwidth by filtering non-essential or unauthorized content.
- Reporting and Auditing: Provides visibility into web traffic patterns and policy violations.
This Cisco license is the ideal solution for mid-market organizations seeking to enhance web security and control without the complexity of enterprise-level infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable granular web content filtering
Enable teams to define and enforce specific web access policies, blocking categories of content or individual URLs. This ensures that employees adhere to acceptable use guidelines and reduces exposure to inappropriate material.
network security, policy enforcement, user access control, web traffic management
Streamline threat mitigation efforts
Streamline the process of blocking access to known malicious websites, phishing sites, and malware distribution points. This proactive measure helps protect sensitive company data and user credentials from compromise.
cybersecurity posture, threat prevention, endpoint protection, network defense
Automate bandwidth management
Automate the reduction of non-essential internet traffic, such as streaming media or social networking, during business hours. This preserves critical bandwidth for business-critical applications and improves overall network performance.
network performance optimization, resource allocation, operational efficiency, cost control
Key Features
ICAP Interface Support
Allows integration with third-party content filtering solutions for enhanced inspection capabilities.
10,000 Session Capacity
Provides sufficient capacity to manage concurrent web traffic for a mid-sized organization.
Content Filtering Engine
Enables the blocking or allowing of specific web content categories and URLs.
Subscription Licensing
Offers flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates on a recurring basis.
Cisco ASR Platform Integration
Leverages existing Cisco infrastructure for a unified network management experience.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require strict control over internet access to prevent data breaches, comply with regulations like SOX, and protect sensitive client information from web-based threats.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating secure networks and controlled access to prevent unauthorized data exposure and maintain patient privacy.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client data and must implement robust security measures to prevent leaks and comply with data protection laws.
Education & Research
Educational institutions need to filter inappropriate content for students and staff, manage bandwidth effectively, and protect their networks from cyber threats while enabling research access.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an ICAP interface?
ICAP stands for Internet Content Adaptation Protocol. An ICAP interface allows network devices to offload content inspection and modification tasks to external servers, such as content filtering or antivirus scanning appliances.
What does '10K Sessions' mean?
This refers to the license's capacity to handle up to 10,000 concurrent user sessions actively using the internet through the filtered interface. It indicates the scale of deployment the license is designed for.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is valid for a defined term and requires renewal. Subscription models typically include ongoing support and software updates.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.