Small Business - 5 to 15 Employees
 

NETGEAR ProSafe FVX538 Router / VPN Firewall

Cost: Approx $400.00

 

Note: to add wireless capability, use a NETGEAR WG102, WAG102 or WG302.

 
ProSafe® Dual WAN VPN Firewall offers a complete security solution for small and medium-sized companies. This rack-mountable, stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall is equipped with support for up to 200 security associations (VPN tunnels). The FVX538 can serve as a DHCP server, supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Quality of Service (QoS) and has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most common Internet attacks.

Featuring eight auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps LAN ports, one Gigabit LAN port and two 10/100 WAN ports, the ProSafe® VPN Firewall FVX538 lets multiple computers in your office share two Internet connections. The dual WAN ports let you connect a second Internet line as a backup to insure that you’re never disconnected. One LAN port can be dedicated as a hardware DMZ port for safely providing services to the Internet without compromising security on your LAN. 

Richer Security 
This powerful VPN Firewall extends security from the network core to the perimeter by preventing unauthorized network access using a SPI firewall, blocking denial-of-service (DoS) and other attacks, encrypting traffic traveling across the Internet.

Capacity To Spare 
Dual WAN ports support two broadband connections. A second WAN port supports an additional broadband connection. This second WAN connection may be configured as a failover connection in case the primary connection fails or can be used to balance the workload by distributing traffic across the two connections for optimal per-user bandwidth.

Superior Value and Usability 
Competitively priced and SNMP manageable, convenient VPN Wizard gathers basic information about your networks and recommends a VPN solution with supporting instructions. Bundled with NETGEAR’s ProSafe VPN client software (VPN05L) — a five-user license is included. Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC) certified VPN supports secure data connectivity and transmission over the Internet and ensures interoperability with many other popular  security products.

Download the NETGEAR FVX538 Datasheet

SonicWALL

 

SONICWALL TZ180

(wired only)

Cost: Approx $800.00 w/CGS*

 

SONICWALL TZ180W

(wired and wireless)

Cost: Approx $1100.00 w/CGS*

 

*Download the SonicWALL Comprehensive Gateway Security datasheet

The SonicWALL TZ 180 Series is perhaps the best total security platform for home, small business, remote and branch office deployments. Available in multiple node configurations, the TZ 180 scales to protect your investment as your organization grows, allowing you to add features and functionality when your network needs them.

Unlike conventional SOHO network security appliances such as those offered by LinkSys and NETGEAR, the SonicWALL TZ180 series actually uses an advanced embedded operating system to manage its functions. Using SonicWALL’s feature-rich SonicOS operating system, the TZ 180 series offers a choice between absolute ease-of-use for basic networks and unsurpassed flexibility for networks with more complex needs. SonicOS Standard, included with every TZ 180, allows rapid deployment in basic networks with a user-friendly Web interface and powerful wizards. Building upon SonicOS Standard, SonicOS Enhanced is an optional software upgrade that provides advanced features including WAN ISP Failover, Distributed Wireless LAN capabilities (with SonicPoints), Object-based Management and Policy-based NAT for more complex network installations.

 

Overall, this product in its various configurations offers the best combination of performance, security, flexibility and scalability. In other words, it's a 'buy-once' type of product, because it can expand with your business and thus not force you to dump it and buy something else later. Top of the most-bang-for-the-buck category. The wireless editions are also outstanding.

 

Download the SonicWALL TZ180 series Datasheet 

 

 

SonicWALL

 

SONICWALL TZ190

(wired only)

Cost: Approx $800.00 w/CGS*

 

SONICWALL TZ190W

(wired and wireless)

Cost: Approx $1100.00 w/CGS*

 

Building on the capabilities of the TZ 180 Series, the TZ 190 Series provides additional functionality including:

■ Rapidly establish secure 3G wireless broadband network access in an instant without the need for a fixed Internet connection

■ Adherence to PCI standards make this the ultimate solution for retail point-of-sale merchants and service providers who require secure transmission of customer information

■ Modular design enables the use of a wide range of PC cards (3G, analog modem) for greater usage flexibility.
The flagship of the SonicWALL TZ Series, the TZ 190 is a high-performance security platform that integrates a Type II PC Card slot for WAN backup for small networks with mission-critical needs. The TZ 190 also includes automated failover/failback, a deep packet inspection firewall and optional 802.11b/g wireless LAN access.