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Firewalls - Overview


SmoothWall Software Appliance firewalls convert a standard server or PC into a dedicated hardware security appliance complete with Security Hardened Operating System. Software components can be downloaded immediately, which enables you to get your firewall/UTM device up and running in less than an hour.



 
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Recommended for Medium & Large Networks Small-Medium Networks Schools & Colleges Small Networks not requiring commercial Support
Network Interfaces Max 20
(4 included)
3 4 4
Perimeter Firewall Yes Yes Yes Yes
Internal Firewall Yes No No No
Hardware Failover Option No No No
Load balancer (multiple Internet connections) Yes No No No
VPN SSL, L2TP & IPSec SSL, L2TP & IPSec SSL, L2TP & IPSec IPSec
VPN Tunnels Max 1000
(20 included)
Max 100
(1 included)
Max 100
(1 included)
Unlimited
Active Directory®, eDirectory™ LDAP User Authentication Yes No Yes No
Multiple Public IP Addresses Yes Optional module: SmoothHost Optional module: SmoothHost Not standard
VLAN Trunking (802.1Q) Yes No Yes No
Egress Filtering Yes Yes Yes No
Reporting & Monitoring Yes Yes Yes No
Guardian Web Filter Optional module:
SmoothGuardian
Optional module:
SmoothGuardian
SmoothGuardian
Inc. 20 users, Max 1000 users
Not Available*
Email Security and Anti-Virus Optional module:
SmoothZap
Optional module:
SmoothZap
Optional module:
SmoothZap
Not Available*
Anti-Spam (Mailshell) Option Option Option Not Available
QoS / Bandwidth Management Optional module:
SmoothTraffic
Optional module:
SmoothTraffic
Optional module:
SmoothTraffic
Not Available