Question 1

are there any ongoing license upgrades that have to be purchased?

Accepted Answer

Hi,
There are no fees or subscriptions "Required" for this product to function.  They do however offer a content filtering/website blocking subscription.  I don't use that feature, so I don't pay any additional fees, but if that's something you're interested in, then you could subscribe.

I normally use a different firewall which does virus scanning, proxy services, web filtering, VPN, etc, for the main firewall.  I just have a small managment network where I have the ILOs and DRACs plugged into and use this one so that I can setup an IPSec tunnel to access that network remotely.  Works quite well for that.

Trevis

Question 2

This firewall also contains router features such as port forwarding, dhcp, nat, etc?

Accepted Answer

yes - it is a robust firewall and includes those features as well as VPN support - site to site and client to site and many other features also

Question 3

It says unlimited user licenses..... does that also include VPN users?

Accepted Answer

Per their spec --- For Software VPN clients you will also need to purchase the VPN software client license.

•Interfaces:  4 x LAN/DMZ, 1 x WAN (All GbE)
•USB Ports: 1
•SPI Firewall Throughput: 175 Mbps
•VPN Throughput (3DES): 75Mbps
•Max Sessions: 10,000
•Unlimited User Licenses:  Yes
•Max. Concurrent IPSec VPN Tunnels: 5
•Max. Concurrent SSL VPN Users: 1
•Customizable Zone: Yes
•Web Security - Content Filtering: Yes
•E-mail security - Anti-SPAM: Yes
•Intrusion Detection and Prevention: No
•Anomaly Detection and Prevention: Yes
•Application Patrol (IM/P2P Management): No
•Bandwidth Management: Yes
•Endpoint Security: Yes
•User-aware Management: Yes
•Device HA: No
•VPN HA: Yes
•Multiple WANs for Load Balancing: Yes (WAN/3G)

Question 4

How many Mbps are in a Gigabit? Or does this filter 90% of your packets?

Accepted Answer

1000MBs in a Gigabit. The router does inspect the packets but doesn't filter them the way you may be thinking. I have found that the throughput on this router to be quite good.

Question 5

our current IT dept doesnt allow VPN will this bypass that block?

Accepted Answer

Your will have to work in conjunction with your IT dept to insure this VPN will function correctly. They may need to open a port to allow this to communicate.

Question 6

Is there the option to purchase addition concurrent VPN IPSec/L2TP seats?

Accepted Answer

Yes - I was able to purchase a 5 pack of VPN licenses

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