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As organizations look to keep their workforce connected and productive, the ability for employees to work from home or any another location has become critical. While coronavirus (COVID-19) is driving the current increase in remote working, long commute times, severe weather and the need for greater flexibility are just some of the other reasons companies are looking at alternatives to working in an office.
Sophos XG Firewall and SD-RED devices provide businesses, schools, hospitals and other organizations with multiple solutions for secure remote connectivity. Employees can have access to applications, email and resources on the network from their own home, just as if they were onsite. And, you can keep them safe with features like web filtering which controls access to websites containing harmful and inappropriate content. Here’s how:
To update the web admin console settings, go to Administration Admin and user settings. To access the sign-in window, open a browser and type the internal IP address or the hostname of XG Firewall in the address bar, followed by the port number if it differs from 443. Example: security.sophos.com:4444. Sophos Web Appliance is licensed by the number of users, regardless of how many physical or virtual appliances are required to protect them. XG Firewall is licensed based on a subscription for each device required. To replicate the functionality of SWA, customers should at least purchase a Web Protection subscription for their XG Firewall devices. Our Free Home Use XG Firewall is a fully equipped software version of the Sophos XG firewall, available at no cost for home users – no strings attached. Features full protection for your home network, including anti-malware, web security and URL filtering, application control, IPS, traffic shaping, VPN, reporting and monitoring, and much more.
XG Firewall and Connect client
If you own an XG Firewall (hardware or virtual appliance), you have a perpetual Base license that includes both IPsec and SSL VPN connectivity. You can choose either or both to provide your remote workers with access to the corporate network.
Setting up IPsec-based remote access is managed through Sophos Connect client on XG Firewalls running v17.5 or newer firmware. Connect client is focused on ease of use and reliability to ensure an extremely positive user experience. Just select your desired network or office and click “Connect” to establish an encrypted VPN tunnel that secures the transmission of traffic (data, applications, etc.) between the firewall and remote device. On the client side, the remote device uses free Connect client software for either Windows or macOS to create the VPN connection.
SD-RED
An alternative solution for connectivity from home is Sophos SD-RED. These low-cost Remote Ethernet Devices create a secure Layer 2 VPN tunnel to a central XG Firewall. SD-RED makes a great remote access solution for connecting remote sites, as well as for individual employees who deal with particularly sensitive information, such as executives.
No technical expertise is needed to connect the device. Simply note the device ID in your XG Firewall and ship it to the employee. As soon as it’s plugged in and connected to the internet, the SD-RED appliance contacts your XG Firewall and establishes a secure dedicated VPN tunnel. You can connect to the device directly or wirelessly through a Sophos APX wireless access point.
IPsec or SSL VPN: Which remote access solution is right for me?
With both IPsec and SSL VPN options available to you in XG Firewall, how do you choose the one that’s right for you? Here are some points to consider when evaluating your environment:
IPsec VPN – Sophos Connect client
Strengths:
- Easy for administrators to bulk deploy and provision
- Intuitive to use
- Consistent performance
- Windows and macOS support
Challenges:
- IPsec occasionally blocked on hotel/public hotspot networks
- No automated user group provisioning
SSL VPN
Strengths:
- Provision access by user groups
- Works in more restricted environments
- Standards-based with broad platform support
Challenges:
- Agent deployment geared to end user self-installation
- User action required to deploy VPN policies
Resources
Sophos has a series of tools to help you learn more about configuring IPsec and SSL VPN connections for secure remote access using your XG Firewall:
• XG Firewall: Useful links for configuring VPN remote access – Community article
• Using Sophos Connect VPN client – Community article
• XG Firewall: Sophos Connect client – Knowledge Base article
• Sophos Connect client – User Assistance article
• Sophos Connect VPN client – Video
• XG Firewall: How to deploy Sophos Connect via Group Policy Object (GPO) – Knowledge Base article
• XG Firewall: How to configure SSL VPN remote access – Knowledge Base article and video
• XG Firewall: Licensing guide – Knowledge Base article
• XG Firewall: Performance testing methodology – Knowledge Base article Far cry 5 compressed.
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Securing remote connections
With sensitive information travelling back and forth between the firewall and remote devices over the internet, ensuring the traffic is secured from threats is critical. If your XG Firewall has a TotalProtect Plus or FullGuard Plus license, traffic is scanned for ransomware, viruses, intrusions, and other threats in both directions, providing comprehensive protection.
Extend your protection with Synchronized Security
When your remote device has an active Sophos Intercept X license, it can share real-time threat, health and security information with XG Firewall via the Security Heartbeat ™. If a remote device becomes infected, XG Firewall isolates the device until it is cleaned, preventing the infection from moving laterally to other devices on the network.
Stay home, stay connected
Whatever reason your workforce is at home, you can help them stay connected with your XG Firewall. Check out the resources in this article, and for more information, speak with your local Sophos sales team. Stay tuned for enhancements to Connect client in an upcoming XG Firewall v18 maintenance release.
Pirates of the caribbean 5 full movie in hindi free. XG Firewall is now available in the AWS marketplace with two flexible licensing options:
- Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) license – ideal for short-term use
- Bring-your-own license (BYOL) – our conventional multi-year term licenses
AWS customers can take full advantage of the many innovations XG Firewall has to offer, like Synchronized Security with Intercept X for Server, the new Xstream Architecture with high-performance TLS 1.3 inspection, and the latest machine learning threat intelligence and sandboxing protection from ransomware and other advanced threats.
Crucially, it enables customers to manage a multi-cloud security strategy from a single cloud console in Sophos Central; including network security with XG Firewall; cloud workload protection with Intercept X for Server; and cloud security posture management with Cloud Optix.
XG Firewall brings full network security and control to AWS integrated into a single solution:
- Xstream Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
- Web filtering, protection and application control
- AV and AI machine-learning threat protection and sandboxing
- TLS inspection with native support for TLS 1.3
- A full-featured Web Application Firewall
Sophos Xg Web Protection Windows 10
In the coming months we will be extending XG Firewall’s integration into AWS with enhancements like auto-scaling, CloudFormation template support, CloudWatch integration and more.
Sophos Xg Web Filtering Certificate
With XG Firewall now available in AWS as well as Microsoft’s Azure public cloud platform, XG Firewall further extends its industry-leading deployment options with support for any combination of cloud, virtual, software, or XG Series hardware appliances. These options make XG Firewall able to fit any network, both now and in the future.
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