Case Study: Global equipment manufacturer achieves fail-safe, rapid Cisco FirePOWER deployment with Keysight (Ixia) iBypass and IndigoPro

Manufacturer Chooses Bypass for Deployment of Next Gen Firewall

Global Equipment Manufacturer, a Global 500 maker of HVAC and automotive devices, discovered unsecured data leaving its network and chose to deploy Cisco ASA with FirePOWER for advanced inline security. They needed a fail-open, non-disruptive way to monitor traffic—minimizing downtime while rolling out appliances across more than 1,000 locations—because their prior firewall failed closed. Keysight (Ixia) was engaged to provide the required bypass and management capabilities.

Keysight supplied Ixia iBypass VHD external bypass switches and Indigo Pro centralized management, enabling fail-open operation with the industry’s fastest heartbeat, one-click Cisco integration, and tap-mode passive monitoring. The solution cut deployment complexity and time (deployments moved from hours to minutes), allowed global pushes of configurations, supported rollout across 1,000+ sites on six continents, reduced risk of downtime during inspection and upgrades, and saved significant IT administration hours.