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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Easy to use Firewalls
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of creating NAT policies, access rules, and configuring content filters.
What do you dislike about the product?
Limited reporting through SonicWALL Analyzer.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Content Filtering to block inappropriate websites.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You will benefit from SonicWALL with its built-in content filtering capabilities.
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Better than nothing
What do you like best about the product?
When properly configured it does its job, until it doesn't
What do you dislike about the product?
UI is not friendly, simple things like NAT or port forwarding are overly complicated to set up
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Honestly, Sonicwall is not a product we use by choice, normally it is the relic of a client's former MSP. It does secure a client's network, and while it is robust it is not user friendly
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you don't have a better option the sonicwall will work for you as long as you take the time to make sure you have it configured correctly, it is more robust than any consumer grade firewall, but is not as user friendly as something like a Watchguard Firebox or a Meraki product. When the sonicwall decides its done good luck, in the past year I personally have pulled at least 5 Sonicwalls because they would frequently stop responding to the network until power-cycled, and if you come across an older unit that hasn't had its firmware updated you might not be able to get in at all unless you happen to have a very old browser installed
A powerful router and firewall, but difficult to setup and use.
What do you like best about the product?
An incredibly powerful firewall with proactive threat protection. Supports the creation of multiple and isolated vlans. Has built in VPN capabilities, with a dedicated vpn client for Windows and the capability to enable an L2TP server for use on other systems. There are multiple hardware tiers for businesses of all sizes. With a subscription, threat protection rules and firmware are kept up-to-date. Support is quite good (and very necessary).
What do you dislike about the product?
Doing any setup outside of the provided wizards is extremely difficult. Things such as port forwarding requires multiple steps adding and changing settings in 3 different locations. While both threat protection and support are great, they require an activation subscription with Sonicwall that can be quite pricey.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Used as the primary firewall/router, DHCP Server, VPN Server and vlan manager. It’s powerful features allow for creating a large, flexible and secure network.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There are a lot of other equally as powerful firewalls out there by companies such as Cisco and Sophos. While the Sonicwall is undeniably powerful, secure and flexible, it’s extremely complicated to use. It is definitely worth looking at other solutions before deciding on a Sonicwall.
Nothing fancy, doesn't need to be
What do you like best about the product?
It's easy to set up--I can walk an employee through it over the phone--and it does what it needs to.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's pretty bare bones, and I would love a little more insight from the back end.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have a small number of employees that work remotely on occasion, and this allowed them access to our servers at a low cost. And it works with our firewalls.
Review for Sonic wall
What do you like best about the product?
As I have to work remotely from home, its really convenient to connect to the office network through sonic wall. It is secure to even use if i an travelling out of country.
What do you dislike about the product?
It needs a very good internet connection to work efficiently.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being a developer i can access the code base by connecting to office network using sonic wall conveniently from any location without worrying about the security issues.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is a great security solution
Very good
What do you like best about the product?
Is powerfull, incredibly easy to use, very well designed and well thinked
What do you dislike about the product?
Open a port have more steps than i supouse
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security, confidentiality and go back to relax
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take care with the products you send for NSS and other labs test.
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A decent router and security appliance.
What do you like best about the product?
I like the control I have through the interface.
What do you dislike about the product?
The VPN functionality can be hit or miss at times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Interoffice connectivity and management of our local environments.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It works as advertised.
SonicWall is my go to firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Once you get the hang of the setup interface it's a breeze to setup and configure.
What do you dislike about the product?
It takes some time to learn the UI, but there are plenty of guides and instructions out there to help you out.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Firewall, vpn, wireless, content filtering and AV
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Very affordable and packed with features.
Well... it checks a box.
What do you like best about the product?
SonicWall TZ 215 is fairly plug-n-play. Gives you the warm and fuzzies that your network is protected. Once in awhile I get an email that I think means everything is OK. We're a small shop, I'm paying network admin among other roles, and so plug-n-play is valuable. Um, what else. For the most part, I don't worry much about it, which is also a good thing.
What do you dislike about the product?
Setup of this device - beyond out of the box fairly vanilla configuration - is not for the faint of heart. I would not recommend it to someone who didn't have the experience, time, and proclivity to wade around in the weeds of a cloodgy UI, a configuration model that, as far as I can tell, is unique to SonicWall, and status/monitoring/logging that somehow manages to be both saturating and devoid of much useful information. Perhaps someone who has more experience with SonicWall products, or network/security/admin in general, would have more success than I have had configuring the device for more sophisticated usage.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our business has regulator compliance and auditing requirements that
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If your usage needs are complex, you are likely to need either someone who has prior experience administering SonicWall devices, or to contract with a third party service provider who is ready willing and able to work closely with you.
VPN software that you can count on
What do you like best about the product?
Sonic wall vpn is very simple to use and setup
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometime the connection drops and does not recover
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We need to remote into servers across the country. This helps us connect
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