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SonicWall NSa 3700 – Advanced Networking for the Advanced Threat Era

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On April 15, 2021

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SonicWall NSa 3700 – Advanced Networking for the Advanced Threat Era

SonicWall NSa 3700 firewalls are designed to secure mid-sized businesses, distributed enterprises, and large branch office locations while delivering performance superior to even recent generation firewalls. Featuring SonicWall’s SonicOS 7.0 operating system and its slew of new management and control features, the NSa 3700 sets itself apart from its NSa firewall predecessors.

The SonicWall NSa 3700 is ready to tackle SD-WAN deployments, security layer clustering, high-speed remote access through site-to-site and DPI SSL VPN, and more. In addition, the SonicWall NSa 3700 enables admins to monitor and manage all network traffic through a simple dashboard interface that prioritizes displaying fast, intuitive information right up front.

With multi-gigabit threat prevention throughput and super fast encrypted traffic scanning, you won’t lose all the bandwidth and speed you pay out to your ISP each month. On top of that, the SonicWall NSa 3700 features physical upgrades as well: 24 Gigabit ports, 6 10-gig ports, and 4 SFP+ ports capable of working on a 5G network.

SonicWall NSa 3700 Spec Snapshot

SonicWall NSa 3700 Next Generation Firewall

Max Firewall Throughput: 5.5 Gbps

Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.5 Gbps

Application Inspection Throughput: 4.2 Gbps

Network Interface Ports: 24x1GbE, 6x10GbE, 4x5G SFP+, 2 USB SuperSpeed 3.0, 1 Console, 1 Management

DPI Maximum Connections: 750,000

Connections per Second: 22,500

VLAN Interfaces: 256

Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels: 3000

Hardware-Only MSRP: $4095

View the SonicWall NSa 3700 Datasheet

Shop the SonicWall NSa 3700

Check out our latest video on the SonicWall NSa 3700:

What’s New in SonicOS 7.0?

SonicWall’s Gen 7 firewalls feature a brand new operating system that simplifies network security management while focusing on the most pressing threats facing small businesses. TLS 1.3 decryption aims at hunting down and snuffing out elusive encrypted threats. This increased visibility is right at your fingertips. The SonicOS Capture Threat Assessment Report provides summarized insights into traffic, applications, and a variety of advanced threats, ensuring you know exactly what’s lurking on your network.

The learning curve for SonicOS 7.0 is extremely user-friendly, with auto-provision VPNs and the SonicExpress app that make zero-touch deployment a reality. In the era of remote work, the ability to quickly and easily deploy a high-performance, high-security appliance without needing a technician at each site is crucial.

Check out our article SonicOS 7.0: 7.0 Reasons Why This SonicWall OS Rocks to learn more.

TotalSecure Advanced Edition & Essential Edition

So many new advanced features and services arrived with the SonicOS 7.0 appliances that SonicWall had to make brand new licensing bundles to house them all. With the NSa 3700, you have two bundle options. The more basic bundle, called the TotalSecure Essential Edition Bundle, includes these SonicWall security services:

Gateway Anti-Virus, Intrusion Prevention, Application Control
Content Filtering Service
24×7 Support
Network Visibility
Basic DNS Security
Anti-Spam
Capture ATP (Multi-Engine) Sandboxing
RTDMI Technology

The TotalSecure Advanced Edition includes everything in the Essentials Edition, with the added bonus of SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) Essentials. NSM features:

Cloud Management
7 Days Cloud-based Reporting

Optionally, services can be purchased a la carte as well.

Looking for More Firewall Solutions from SonicWall?

Shop SonicWall NSa firewalls if you’re looking for enterprise-grade protection at SMB prices.

Future-proof your setup with secure, scalable SonicWall Network Switches.

Or browse all of our SonicWall products to find the perfect solution for your unique network needs.

What Is SonicWall TotalSecure Threat Protection?

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On February 11, 2021

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What Is SonicWall TotalSecure Threat Protection?

SonicWall Threat Protection (aka; SonicWall TotalSecure – Threat Edition) extends enterprise-grade security to small businesses and branch offices – and even home offices – by enabling advanced security, visibility, and content filtering. With the release of SonicWall’s Generation 7.0 TZ firewalls and the SonicOS 7 operating system, even desktop firewalls are able to deploy advanced security services. These new models feature modernized user interfaces, integrated SD-WAN, and network topography in several new TotalSecure suites.

Bundle your new hardware with the basic Threat Protection suite, the Essential Protection suite, or the Advanced Protection suite to make the most out of your security investment. This article cracks open the most modest of these new TotalSecure bundles to examine what services are included in the SonicWall Threat Protection suite.

SonicWall Threat Protection Suite

The SonicWall Threat Protection suite (available in the TotalSecure – Threat Edition bundle) includes:

Gateway Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware

Stop viruses and spyware with real-time scanning and multi-layered protection through the Reassembly Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) engine. The RFDPI engine scans all inbound, outbound, and intra-zone traffic for viruses, Trojans, key loggers, and other malware in files of unlimited length and size across all ports and TCP streams. Block advanced threats with machine learning and a worldwide network of security sensors that are constantly updating a cloud database of millions of threat signatures. On top of that, SonicWall Capture Client uses static AI engines to determine threats before they have an opportunity to execute.

Intrusion Prevention Service

Prevent outside threat actors from setting foot in your network! SonicWall IPS blocks malicious worms and remote code execution. It also bolsters your security by segmenting networks into individual security zones to stop threats from propagating across zone boundaries.

Content Filtering

Want to block Netflix, Facebook, YouTube, and gaming sites from your network? Deny access to illegal, unproductive, and/or inappropriate sites by filtering content based on users, devices, groups, or time of day. Enforce acceptable use policies and block access to both HTTP and HTTPS websites containing content deemed objectionable.

24×7 SonicWall Support

Ensure you’re always armed with the latest firmware updates. Plus, get unfettered access to an intuitive web portal for round-the-clock support from the SonicWall team.

Basic DNS Security

Provide authentication for the origin of Domain Name Service (DNS) data to safeguard against dangerous web content. Basic DNS protection adds a substantial layer of defense between your employees and the public Internet.

Network Topology with Host Info

Increased visibility lets network administrators monitor and control traffic at a granular level, leaving no doubt about whether your network is secure. Display hosts, access-points connected in a user’s network based on device name, mac addresses, IP addresses, and more.

Which Firewalls Offer SonicWall Threat Protection?

SonicWall TotalSecure Threat Protection rolled out with SonicOS 7 and, as such, is only supported on Gen 7 SonicWall firewalls. This generation includes the SonicWall TZ270, TZ370, TZ470, TZ570, TZ670, and SonicWall NSa 2700. However, the basic Threat Protection bundle is only available on the TZ270, TZ370, & TZ470.

Top 3 Wireless Firewalls for 2021 – Which Wireless Firewall is Right for You?

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On January 14, 2021

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Top 3 Wireless Firewalls for 2021

Wireless firewalls simplify deployments for small businesses. Small offices are sometimes, well, small. Sometimes that power outlet is just a few feet too far to reach your desk. Or the Internet line from your ISP is juuust out of reach of your rack. Looking to shed the cords and cables for a hassle-free network security deployment? Wireless firewalls allow greater flexibility, mobility, and can even save on Total Cost of Ownership.

For the best wireless firewall to simplify your network security setup, Firewalls.com recommends:

What’s the difference between a wired & wireless firewall?

Wired firewalls pass data between the public Internet and other wired devices on your network through a physical ethernet cable connection. Wireless firewalls operate over a radio frequency that allows wireless devices to communicate with one another and the Internet without being hard-wired into a switch, firewall, or router.

While the wired setup has its advantages, it can be frustrating or sometimes impossible to deploy a firewall in an exact desired location as you are at the mercy of cord length and outlet placement. Plus, once a device is plugged into wired infrastructure, that machine needs to stay in that spot or risk coming unplugged.

A wireless firewall on the other hand, can be deployed in just about any location and users on the wireless network can move their machines wherever they like—assuming they stay in wireless signal range! Wireless firewalls also cut down on clutter and excessive equipment by reducing the number of cables, power supplies, and network switches needed to keep your network infrastructure powered and connected.

Fortinet FortiWifi FWF-40F Wireless Firewalls

The Fortinet FortiWifi FWF-40F wireless firewall can pump a serious amount of data over the airwaves! With a Threat Protection Throughput of up to 600 Mbps, most small offices will boast more than enough performance and security for their purposes.

This wireless firewall secures your network against advanced cyber threats with a SOC4 (system-on-a-chip) internal security processor that enables SD-WAN, accelerates performance, and integrates into the Fortinet Security Fabric.

The Fortinet Secure Fabric consolidates security tasks with automated tools and strategies such as:

Security-driven networking that unifies user experience across the network
Zero trust access which protects remote workers and users both on- and off-network.
Automated security operations driven by AI to prevent, detect, isolate, and respond to incidents automatically
Dynamic cloud security to guard cloud infrastructure and secure cloud applications

Wireless Support: 3×3 MU-MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2 with 3 External Antenna (or antennas, or antennae)

SonicWall TZ270 Wireless-AC Firewalls

The TZ270 wireless firewall is a new addition to the SonicWall firewall family, released in the last quarter of 2020. Wireless networking tag teams with Zero-Touch Deployment to make installing this firewall on a small business network a snap. With the new features of SonicOS 7.0 powering it, the TZ270 wireless firewall integrates firewalling, switching, and wireless capability with a single-pane-of-glass management dashboard to put superb visibility and control of your wireless network right at your fingertips.

Wireless Support: 2×2 802.11ac Wave 2 with 2 External Antennas

Meraki MX64W Wireless Firewalls

The Meraki MX series of wireless firewalls are 100% cloud managed with SD-WAN capabilities, application-based firewalling, and auto-provision VPN, among many more advanced features. Plus, Meraki firewalls piggyback on the Cisco SNORT engine to deliver real-time signatures for up-to-the-minute threat intelligence generated from millions of security sensors around the world.

In addition to simplifying deployments in physical space, Meraki further simplifies network security with seamless firmware updates and an intuitive browser-based management.

Wireless Support: Dual-band 802.11n/ac Wave 2, 2×2 MU-MIMO with 2 spatial streams & 2 External Antenna

SonicWall NSa 2700 – Next-Gen Security for Mid-Size Organizations

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On January 4, 2021

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SonicWall NSa 2700 – Next-Gen Security for Mid-Size Organizations

The new SonicWall NSa 2700 firewall was built to provide advanced threat protection & network-wide security for midsized businesses and distributed enterprises. Sporting all the latest feature sets from SonicWall’s SonicOS 7.0, the NSa 2700 is capable of far more than its NSa predecessors.

With advanced networking features, the SonicWall NSa 2700 can handle anything from SD-WAN, layer 4-7 clustering, high-speed VPN, and dynamic routing. On top of that, you can manage and monitor all this from a single-pane-of-glass interface that puts the most crucial information right at your fingertips.

The SonicWall NSa 2700 delivers multi-gigabit threat prevention throughput and over a gig of throughput even while scanning encrypted traffic. With a huge number of GbE ports – 16 to be exact – and three 10 GbE ports available, your network has plenty of interface real estate to harness. That means clustering, dual power supplies, and high availability are all on the menu.

SonicWall built the NSa 2700 from the ground up with the latest hardware components, all designed to deliver multi-gigabit threat prevention throughput — even for encrypted traffic. Additionally, this firewall supports network and hardware redundancy with high availability, clustering, and dual power supplies. Let’s take a closer look at what the SonicWall NSa 2700 brings to the table…

SonicWall NSa 2700 Spec Snapshot

SonicWall NSa 2700 Next Generation Firewall

Max Firewall Throughput: 5.5 Gbps

Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.0 Gbps

Application Inspection Throughput: 3.6 Gbps

Network Interface Ports: 16x1GbE, 3x10GbE, 2 USB SuperSpeed 3.0, 1 Console, 1 Management

DPI Maximum Connections: 500,000

Connections per Second: 25,000

VLAN Interfaces: 256

Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels: 250

Hardware-Only MSRP: $2595

View the SonicWall NSa 2700 Datasheet

Shop the SonicWall NSa 2700

Check out our latest feature review video for more about the NSa 2700:

What’s New in SonicOS 7.0?

The learning curve for SonicOS 7.0 is extremely user-friendly, with auto-provision VPNs and a SonicExpress app that make zero-touch deployment a reality. In the era of remote work, the ability to quickly and easily deploy a high-performance, high-security appliance without needing a technician at each site is crucial.

Check out our article SonicOS 7.0: 7.0 Reasons Why This SonicWall OS Rocks to learn more.

TotalSecure Advanced Edition & Essential Edition

So many new advanced features and services arrived with the SonicOS 7.0 appliances that SonicWall had to make brand new licensing bundles to house them all. With the NSa 2700, you have two bundle options. The more basic bundle, called the TotalSecure Essential Edition Bundle, includes these SonicWall security services:

Gateway Anti-Virus, Intrusion Prevention, Application Control
Content Filtering Service
24×7 Support
Network Visibility
Basic DNS Security
Anti-Spam
Capture ATP (Multi-Engine) Sandboxing
RTDMI Technology

The TotalSecure Advanced Edition includes everything in the Essentials Edition, with the added bonus of SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) Essentials. NSM features:

Cloud Management
7 Days Cloud-based Reporting

Optionally, services can be purchased a la carte as well.

Looking for More Firewall Solutions from SonicWall?

Shop SonicWall NSa firewalls if you’re looking for enterprise-grade protection at SMB prices.

Future-proof your setup with secure, scalable SonicWall Network Switches.

Or browse all of our SonicWall products to find the perfect solution for your unique network needs.

SonicWall TZ270 – Multi-Gig Firewalls That Fit on Your Desktop

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On December 4, 2020

SonicWall TZ270 – Multi-Gig Firewalls That Fit on Your Desktop

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SonicWall TZ270 – A 2.0 Gigabit Firewall That Fits on Your Desktop

The TZ270 firewall is the smallest model among SonicWall’s recent Generation 7 TZ series release. But it packs a huge punch for a firewall fit for a home office. The SonicWall TZ270 brings industry-validated security effectiveness on par with an enterprise-grade appliance.

Sporting an intensely low Total Cost of Ownership, the SonicWall TZ270 is ideal for small businesses, branch offices, and home office deployments for remote workers looking to beef up their security without losing out on Gigabit-plus speeds.

With real-time breach detection and prevention, the SonicWall TZ270 offers automated network security solutions in a desktop form factor. These solutions address both the rise of encrypted threats and the vulnerabilities of highly mobile remote work.

SonicWall TZ270 Spec Snapshot

SonicWall TZ270 Next Generation Firewall

Max Firewall Throughput: 2.0 Gbps

Threat Prevention Throughput: 750 Mbps

Application Inspection Throughput: 1.0 Gbps

Network Interface Ports: 8x1GbE, 2 USB SuperSpeed 3.0, 1 Console

SPI Maximum Connections: 750,000

DPI Maximum Connections: 150,000

SPI SSL Maximum Connections: 25,000

VLAN Interfaces: 64

Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels: 50

Hardware-Only MSRP: $465

What’s New in SonicOS 7.0?

The SonicWall TZ270 is one of several new Gen 7 firewalls released in the last quarter of 2020. SonicWall’s Gen 7 firewalls feature a brand new operating system that simplifies network security management while focusing on the most pressing threats facing small businesses. TLS 1.3 decryption aims at hunting down and snuffing out elusive encrypted threats. This increased visibility is right at your fingertips. The SonicOS Capture Threat Assessment Report provides summarized insights into traffic, applications, and a variety of advanced threats, ensuring you know exactly what’s lurking on your network.

Check out the SonicWall Gen 7 Datasheet

The learning curve for Gen 7 is extremely user-friendly, with auto-provision VPNs and a SonicExpress app that make zero-touch deployment a reality. In the era of remote work, the ability to quickly and easily deploy a high-performance, high-security appliance without needing a technician at each site is crucial.

Check out our article SonicOS 7.0: 7.0 Reasons Why This SonicWall OS Rocks to learn more.

TotalSecure Advanced Edition, Essentials Edition, & Threat Edition

There are so many new advanced features and services rolled out with the SonicOS 7.0 appliances that SonicWall had to make brand new licensing bundles to house them all. The basic bundle, the Threat Protection Service Suite Bundle, includes these SonicWall security services.

Gateway Anti-Virus, Intrusion Prevention, Application Control
Content Filtering Service
24×7 Support
Network Visibility
Basic DNS Security

The next level up is the Essential Protection Service Suite Bundle, which includes all of the above, plus:

Anti-Spam
Capture ATP (Multi-Engine) Sandboxing
RTDMI Technology

The TotalSecure Advanced Edition includes everything in the Essentials Edition, with the added bonus of SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) Essentials. NSM features:

Cloud Management
7 Days Cloud-based Reporting

Optionally, services can be purchased a la carte as well.

Looking for More Small Business Solutions from SonicWall?

Shop SonicWall TZ Firewalls if you’re looking for enterprise-grade protection at SMB prices.

Future-proof your setup with secure, scalable SonicWall Network Switches.

Or browse all of our SonicWall products to find the perfect solution for your unique network needs.

What’s the Difference Between the SonicWall TZ570 & TZ500?

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On August 13, 2020

What’s the Difference Between the SonicWall TZ570 & TZ500?

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SonicWall has hit the cybersecurity market with a big haymaker powered by new appliances, an updated Operating System, and new license bundles. Chief among these new champions is the SonicWall TZ570, an evolution of the SonicWall TZ500 that comes before it. With increased throughput, faster interfaces, and more features than ever, the TZ570 is primed to take the desktop NGFW world by storm in 2020. We’ll break down the stats, give an overview of what’s changed, and tell you how to get your mitts on the new SonicWall TZ570!

The SonicWall TZ570

SonicWall TZ570 Tech Specs – Datasheet

Firewall Throughput: 4.0 Gbps

IPS Throughput: 2.5 Gbps

Threat Prevention Throughput: 2.0 Gbps

DPI SSL Throughput: 750 Mbps

Concurrent Sessions (TCP): 1,250,000

New Connections per Second: 16,000

VLAN Interfaces: 256

Not sure what these numbers mean? Check out our post explaining firewall Tech Specs!

SonicWall TZ570 Overview

The SonicWall TZ570 series is SonicWall’s first desktop form factor next-generation firewall NGFW with 5 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. Equipped with the latest SonicOS 7.0, launched in August of 2020, the SonicWall TZ570 builds upon the high security pedigree of its predecessor the TZ500 wile adding integrated SD-WAN, high-speed virtual private networking, and updated modern user interfaces.

The TZ570 includes 10 high-density 5 GbE ports and built-in storage that can be expanded up to 256 GB with optional modules. This enables advanced logging, reporting, caching, firmware backups, and more.

All this is centrally managed through a single pane of glass with modern UX in mind to make managing your network more intuitive. The SonicWall TZ uses Zero Touch Deployment to let network admins easily roll out multiple devices across locations without the need for intense IT support. Manage SonicWall network switches, SonicWave access points, and all your other SonicWall appliances and services through the TZ570.

The SonicWall TZ500

SonicWall TZ500 Tech Specs – Datasheet

Firewall Throughput: 1.4 Gbps

IPS Throughput: 1.0 Gbps

Threat Prevention Throughput: 700 Mbps

DPI SSL Throughput: 225 Mbps

Concurrent Sessions (TCP): 150,000

New Connections per Second: 8,000

VLAN Interfaces: 50

Not sure what these numbers mean? How about another reminder about our post explaining firewall Tech Specs!

SonicWall TZ500 Overview

The SonicWall TZ500 is a next generation firewall recommended for 36 to 50 users. Admins will be quite familiar with the TZ500 and its other SonicWall TZ series counterparts due to their long history of extending advanced security to small and mid-sized businesses. Paired with an Advanced Gateway Security Suite bundle, the TZ500 has successfully stood guard over thousands of networks worldwide.

The SonicWall TZ500 includes multiple USB ports for 3G/4G failover, six 1-GbE interfaces, as well as an X0 LAN and X1 WAN port. The TZ500 can reach maximum throughput speeds up to 1.4 Gbps and accommodate 25 site-to-site VPN tunnels. However, if you have a need for speed (and connectivity), the SonicWall TZ570 has built on the strengths of the TZ500, raising those stats to 4.0 Gbps throughput and room for a whopping 200 site-to-site tunnels.

SonicWall TZ570 Datasheets, Tech Specs, & Pricing

Curious how to get your hands on this young titan of network security? Want to see what the SonicWall TZ570 can do for your small business network? Firewalls.com has all of the latest datasheets so you can check out tech specs, view license bundling options, and learn how to save money on your TZ570.

If you’re ready to talk prices, give our team a call at 317-225-4117 or Live Chat with us for an immediate reply!

5 Reasons to Love the New Sophos XG Firewalls v17

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On November 2, 2017

5 Reasons to Love the New Sophos XG Firewalls v17

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Don’t you just hate it when, as soon as Halloween ends, an explosion of premature Christmas spirit takes over the rest of the year? Well, this year Sophos wants to change your mind on the matter, so they intercepted your letter to Santa and got you everything on your firewall wish list. Sophos took the top customer-requested features and crammed them all into one comprehensive update: Sophos XG Firewalls v17.

Keep reading and you will learn how keyword content filtering, synchronized app control, and streamlined policy management makes monitoring and reporting the activity of your firewall easier than ever before.

#1 – Synchronized App Control

An average 60% of application traffic arrives in firewall management portals as unidentified. Synchronized App Control automatically identifies unknown applications, allowing you to block unwanted applications and prioritize mission-critical apps.

Synchronized App Control is an XG exclusive. You will not find this feature with any other firewall option, so if you’re looking for a reason to switch over to Sophos, this is your big talking point.

#2 – Policy Test Simulator

If only there was a simple, straightforward way to test out your new NAT policies! Well, now there is. No more guesswork. No more “fingers crossed.” Just answers.

The Sophos XG Firewalls Policy Test Simulator is located right on your rules screen so you have the power to experiment with what works, what doesn’t, and why.

#3 – Web Keyword Content Filtering & PUAs

With web surfers striking out in every direction imaginable, it can be difficult to stay ahead of the wave as a network administrator. At times the task seems Sisyphean: we block websites, users find a new haven to flee to, we block the new sites, they move on to the next. But no more. Sophos XG v17 includes a handy feature that allows administrators to block Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). Don’t waste your days catching up to the problem. Get out ahead of it.

#4 – Intrusion Prevention & Email Got Smarter

In recent tests by NSS Labs, Sophos XG Firewalls earned top-of-class marks for price-performance ratio and effectiveness against evasion techniques. Now this intrusion prevention has grown more powerful with the addition of Smart Filters. This hands-off approach allows administrators to rely on filters to do the legwork of preventing breaches.

Likewise, Smart Host capabilities allow you to route email traffic intended for applications like Office 365 through your firewall. This means that emails are being scanned and scrubbed long before they’re a potential problem.

#5 – Firewall Rule Management

Do you have too many firewall rules? Too few? Are some redundant? Which rules aren’t really doing anything? Sophos XG Rule Activity Monitoring takes the guesswork out of creating a set of comprehensive, efficient firewall rules. XG Firewalls make it easy to manage all your network security in one screen, including everything from user-based rules to web application protections and more. Powerful new reports help you decide whether your rules are champs or chumps.

What’s In It For Me?

The Fastest Administrator on Earth: In the Justice League Comic Mini-Series “Kingdom Come,” the superhero Flash (the fastest man alive) has stopped stopping altogether. This version of the Flash is in constant motion around his hometown of Keystone City, preventing crimes in the split-second before they start. Now your network administrator can be the Flash: an unstoppable, dynamic blur of justice that shuts down cybercrime before it ever begins.

Direct Traffic, Don’t Chase It: When a major sporting event lets out, police don’t wait around for traffic to gridlock before trying to untangle a congested intersection. Instead, roadblocks are set up to guide traffic through desired routes and prevent unrelated traffic from exacerbating the problem. Keyword content filtering, synchronized app control, and blocking PUAs means traffic flows exactly as planned.

Save Your Poor Mouse Button: You’ll be clicking around your reports far less often since network activity is succinctly visualized right on one convenient screen. That means you’ll save a few click, click, clicks and maybe a few headaches along the way.

Sophos XG Firewalls are drawing massive attention and praise. Sophos has a clear vision of the path towards a safer cyber security future and you can trust that they understand the pain points that network administrators struggle with. If you’re rooting for innovation and common sense solutions, it may be time to jump over to Team Sophos. Worried about navigating through new features? Our certified engineers and network architects are here to help you migrate to a safer, faster future.

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SonicWall NSA 2650 and SonicWall SonicWave Access Points: New products expand NGFW standards

By Andrew Harmon

Posted On October 3, 2017

SonicWall NSA 2650 and SonicWall SonicWave Access Points: New products expand NGFW standards

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SonicWall NSA 2650 & the SonicWave Series shook up the cyber security scene, painting the tail-end of September with excitement over new features and capabilities. What exactly sets apart the NSA 2650 from past iterations? And what is a SonicWave anyway? Answers to all your questions regarding the latest tech buzz are here.

SonicWall NSA 2650

What is it?

The SonicWall NSA 2650 is the latest Next-Generation Firewall offering from SonicWall and it comes with a slew of handy features. The NSA 2650 boasts high port density, allowing for a huge amount of simultaneous connections without sacrificing performance or requiring network switches. Pair that with multiple high-speed processors with parallel processing power and you’ll find that the NSA 2650 excels at SSL Deep Packet Inspection that doesn’t slow your traffic. SonicWall’s patent for reassembly-free DPI translates into negligible downtime in data packets waiting to be inspected. Instead, packets in queue are moved right along to the next available processing engine and ushered through the express lane.

Finally, one of the most exciting aspects of the SonicWall NSA 2650 is its ability to support 802.11ac Wave 2 Wifi. Wave 2 is the next step in wireless internet technology and soon to become the new standard in Wi-Fi. The throughput capabilities of the NSA 2650 hardware are revved up high enough to match the requirements of Wave 2 Wi-Fi, so you’ll have a firewall finally fast enough to keep up with the blazing speeds of your wireless network.

Why the hype?

Multi-gigabit ports, several high-speed processors, and hearty onboard memory all translate to one thing: speed. All of this on a tag team with Wave 2 compatibility means that the NSA 2650 can provide best-in-the-business performance stats while maintaining cutting-edge security. The SonicWall NSA 2650 is also ready to scale with your business thanks to optional expansion slots, redundant power supply options, and more gigabit ports than you could realistically need.

What’s in it for me?

You know that tiny little area at the center of the Venn diagram where “fast,” “powerful,” and “versatile” meet? This is the domain of the SonicWall NSA 2650. Advances in wireless technology are crystallizing into the emergence of new industry standards. Get out ahead of the changes and you’ll enjoy fast, secure, future-proof network security that is built to grow with your needs.

SEE STATS, SPECS, DATASHEETS, PRICING, & MORE FOR THE SONICWALL NSA 2650

SonicWall SonicWave

What is it?

The SonicWave series is a line of powerful Wave 2 wireless access points. More powerful than even the famous SonicPoint, the SonicWave access points are multi-radio devices built to operate on Wave 2 Wi-Fi. Operating on the 802.11ac Wave 2 network means you’ll be onboard with an emergent industry standard in wireless technology. SonicWave devices are capable of both band steering and beamforming, fancy terms that mean your network is always operating on the most efficient frequencies available.

SonicWave access points are multi-radio devices. A primary radio operates on the 5Ghz frequency band, which is often the least “crowded” frequency. This ensures that your connection isn’t battling for priority. A second radio operates on the classic 2.4 GHz band so that legacy 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi devices can connect. A third radio exclusively scans for rogue access points, providing top-of-the-line security and, as a convenient bonus, Purchase Card Industry (PCI) Compliance.

Why the hype?

Not to beat a dead horse here, but 802.11ac Wave 2 is truly the next evolution in wireless networking and the SonicWall SonicWave is the first step towards standardizing the wireless industry. If you’re ready right now for fast, secure, uninterrupted wireless coverage, Wave 2 is your destination. If you’re afraid of change, then we’ll catch you in a few years when you jump on the Wave 2 train anyway.

What’s in it for me?

These access points allow you to utilize HD media, cloud, and mobile-heavy resources without degrading signal strength. You’ll be hard pressed to find anything that can slow this wireless network down. If you want a real work horse handling your web traffic, the SonicWall SonicWave is your answer. SonicWaves are simultaneously impenetrable security juggernauts and nimble network acrobats, transferring across multiple frequency bands to ensure that your web traffic always has the most secure, direct, and unobstructed traffic flow.

SEE STATS, SPECS, DATASHEETS, PRICING, & MORE FOR THE SONICWALL SONICWAVE SERIES