WatchGuard Firebox X Edge gets extra features

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: TIM GREENE ON VPNS
10/13/05
Today's focus: WatchGuard Firebox X Edge gets extra features

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Today's focus: WatchGuard Firebox X Edge gets extra features

By Tim Greene

WatchGuard is upgrading its small office security box that
includes a VPN gateway and firewall.

Firebox X Edge software upgrades make it possible to configure
guest privileges for visitors that allow them to connect to the
Internet wirelessly, but be kept out of other network resources,
including VPN connections to other sites.

While not necessary for the box to operate as a security
gateway, the new feature makes it possible to be a better host
to visitors without risking unauthorized incursions into
sensitive data or exposing the network to malicious activity.

The new software also adds support for Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP). This addition makes it possible to
control which users access which resources based on centralized
profiles rather than requiring individual entries for each user
to be entered on the box itself. Administrators relieved of this
duty will appreciate the value of centralized access control.

The new software also divides its library of Web sites that
customers might want to block into 40 categories, making it
possible to limit access as little as possible while still
keeping employees from reaching sites deemed inappropriate at
work.

Firebox X gear comes in two hardware models: one for wired and
the other for wireless local access, and each of them has three
licensing options that allow more or fewer simultaneous users
and more or fewer site-to-site VPN tunnels.

While not earth-shattering, these upgrades represent a few more
items on the check list when comparing Firebox X to other gear.

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