The 3Com® Embedded Firewall Starter Policy Server is a 10-client version of our embedded firewall management software. It supports the same feature set as the full version and likewise is required for configuring and managing 3Com Firewall PCI and PC Cards (sold separately). This cost-saving offering lets your IT staff test-run embedded firewalls on a smaller scale. Its also convenient for securing smaller networks. Together, the policy server and firewall cards extend centrally managed, hardware-enforced security to notebooks, desktops, and servers across the organization-inside and outside the network perimeter. This unique firewall solution combines management software and distributed hardware to deliver superior tamper-resistance that software-only firewalls cant match. Only authenticated policy servers can communicate with and configure the distributed firewall cards. Firewall cards operate independently of their host systems and are practically impervious to Internet attacks, user actions, or malicious