Cisco FP8140-K9 Enterprise Firewall Appliance

Product Description

The Cisco FP8140-K9 is a high-performance firewall chassis from the FirePOWER 8100 series, designed for enterprise-class network security deployments. This 1U chassis with three expansion slots provides a scalable hardware platform for next-generation firewall and intrusion prevention workloads in data center and core network environments.

Technical Specifications

• Model: FP8140-K9
• Brand: Cisco
• Chassis Type: FirePOWER 8140 Chassis
• Form Factor: 1U rack-mountable
• Expansion Slots: 3
• Series: FirePOWER 8000 Series

Design Features

• Rack-optimized 1U form factor for space-efficient data center integration.
• Three expansion slots enable modular scalability for security processing capacity.
• Part of the Cisco FirePOWER 8100 chassis family, sharing common architecture with FP8120-K9 and FP8130-K9.
• Designed for hot-swappable component integration in enterprise deployments.

Application Area

The Cisco FP8140-K9 is deployed in enterprise core networks and large data centers where high-throughput security inspection is required. It serves as a centralized firewall and threat prevention gateway, positioned at network aggregation points to enforce security policies across north-south traffic flows. The chassis is suitable for organizations requiring carrier-grade reliability and modular expansion for evolving security workloads.