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.

| | | | | | 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 |
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