SonicWall NSv (Firewall/Security/VPN/Router) - PAYG
SonicWall | 7.1.1-R5653Linux/Unix, Gentoo SonicOS7.0.1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Good Investment
What do you like best about the product?
Specifically i like the Firewall - you have the freedom to customize it based on your network. Second thing is i liked how easy it is to configure the content filtering services
What do you dislike about the product?
What i dislike is the Capture ATP sometimes it will stop sending files to back end for scanning
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
You never realized how many it is that is trying to initiate connection to your internal network. With the GAV Security services this solves/eliminates threats going in to my network
Recommendations to others considering the product:
For those who wants to protect sensitive information with less cost.
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SonicWALL NSA series Firewalls. The price is really great, the ability is even better.
What do you like best about the product?
I like that fact that in the 5 years I've had 8 NSA 2600's and 2 NSA 5600's I've not have one hardware failure or issue. I've updated firmware for stand-a-lone's and HA pairs and I've not had issues with the Firewalls.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there could be better training but lets face it, there are a lot of products that could use this. Training at a better price and training that move at a pace for people that want to get stuff done.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are doing Site-to-site VPN tunnels between all of our locations. We are doing Bandwidth management for specific traffics using SonicWALL's built in product/traffic/protocols based
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are using a Sophos, Bluecoat, or any other high-end firewall I recommend throwing in a SonicWALL as a trial or backup. You will not be disappointed.
Long on Features, low on ease of use
What do you like best about the product?
The two sonicwall firewall/security appliances my institution has used have both had some exceptional features and capabilities for their price range. We had some very astonishing experiences using these devices in terms of the safety and convenience that is offered by Sonicwall appliances.
What do you dislike about the product?
Customer service from the Sonicwall technical support staff has been lacking since day 1, especially when utilizing their customer sales support staff recommendation for a replacement device when our first appliance failed in the middle of service year 7.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sonicwall appliances offer a wide array of very functional and useful security features for network administration and subdivision, as well as a comprehensive filter, firewall, and other services for administering networks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Sonicwall, as a producer of networking devices/software, are a poor second to other technical brands, in terms of customer service and support. Recommendations for replacement appliances gave us a device that failed to meet actual requirements, and the device interface is excessively complicated, even given the functions that it provides. Additionally, for the provided services, functions, and support, the price is substantially higher than ideal.
Independent security company
What do you like best about the product?
An independent company, with powerful solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think that some time they can improve the report part to show how good are they working
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security firewall in the branch office, with all the security features of an UTM firewall
VPN access with SonicWall NetExtender
What do you like best about the product?
I like how, for the most part, how user-friendly it is. As long as you have the correct server info, domain and credentials you're good to go. It's also pretty easy to troubleshoot on the admin side. In most cases logging into the admin console to correct permissions, credentials and other settings only takes a few minutes.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are a few quirks with it, meaning, when you receive an error due to invalid credentials, domain or server info, it will cycle through for about 5 minutes or more at which point, you'll have to wait for it to time out or end the process through task manager. Also, if your internet connection is weak, expect frequent disconnects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows me to work remotely anywhere in the world and access everything I need within my company's network.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's really easy to use, as long as you have a good strong internet connection. If you don't it will drop out and sometimes without any warning to let you know you've lost connection (no error messages). So if you're working on a document and it's not saved, you could possibly lose it.
No complaints
What do you like best about the product?
Easy remote access when I need to check my work email
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes doesn’t load properly the first time
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I just use it as a login portal to my Remote Desktop
Sonicwall net extender
What do you like best about the product?
The fact it gives access to remote users on all their devices including iPads!
What do you dislike about the product?
you Must uninstall it on the user account that installed it. Not always ideal if you give users local admin rights and then they leave or the profile corrupts!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The problems was users needed access to our network from a remote location and on their iPads. This means our sales managers can use this while out on site, and visiting customers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Sonicwall in my opinion is the best firewall out there, it is easy to use and very reliable
Complex interface
What do you like best about the product?
The product is considered among best of breed for high end security appliances
What do you dislike about the product?
Security is only as good as your ability to implement it. Despite my experience with configuration of many other routers, switches, modems etc, I found it extremely hard to get the port configurations working as desired due to their unwieldy and unique user interface. I brought in networking experts, and still could not get configuration working as I wanted. I could not find SonicWall certified technicians in my area. What\s the use of security appliance if the user can't control it easily?
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Enterprise network security
Recommendations to others considering the product:
For the purpose of this review - number of users included number of users using the SonicWall software and interface, not number of people using the appliance
Great Small to Mid-Size Business Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Very easy to use! Functionality and feature sets are comparable to Cisco, Palo Alto, and other high profile vendors.
What do you dislike about the product?
The overall reliability and support options for the product
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Remote branch offices connecting to the internet and/or back to Headquarters via IPSec tunnels
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Highly consider Sonicwall when comparing against Cisco and Palo Alto. Though the other two vendors are industry leaders, the cost and feature sets provided by Dell and Sonicwall are equally comparable.
URL filtering, Application Level/L4 inspection, etc.
URL filtering, Application Level/L4 inspection, etc.
Security
What do you like best about the product?
ease of use and the simplistic design meaning that you can get straight on with any task
What do you dislike about the product?
Can sometime be slow to load up certain pages that contain a lot of data, E.g. the junk box
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
increase the email security to prevent virus outbreaks and potentially unsafe content reaching the end user
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