Small Office / Home Office (SOHO) - 1 to 5 Employees

Routers

These basic network building blocks isolate and protect your network - whether it is one PC or many - from malware and intrusion. Routers also perform many other network-specific tasks that are essential to the smooth operation of your network.

 

 

NETGEAR ProSafe FR114P Combination Router, Switch, Print Server and Firewall

(wired only)

Cost: Approx $120.00

 

 

NETGEAR ProSafe FWG114P

(wired and wireless)

Cost: Approx $160.00

 

 

 

 

 

This ICSA certified, true firewall is broadband-capable, and provides you with business class security – Denial of Service (DoS) protection and Intrusion Detection using Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), URL access and content filtering, logging, reporting, and real-time alerts. VPN pass-through maximizes network security with access control and encryption. A built-in parallel port print server removes the bottleneck of a dedicated PC print server and supports multiple print jobs simultaneously. With 4 auto-sensing, switched LAN ports and basic Network Address Translation (NAT) routing, this unit handles up to 4-5 users well.

 

Wireless version - FWG114P - also available.

 

Download the NETGEAR FR114P Datasheet

Download the NETGEAR FWG114P Datasheet

 

 

NETGEAR ProSafe FVS318

(wired only)

Cost: Approx $180.00

 

 

NETGEAR ProSafe FVG318

(wired and wireless)

Cost: Approx $220.00

 ProSafe VPN Firewall with Dial Back-up

 

 

 

This comprehensive and affordable solution offers wired connectivity and business class protection for small office and remote/branch office users. It combines four functions in a single, compact package – Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall,  IPSec Virtual Private Network (VPN) appliance, NAT router, and eight-port Fast Ethernet switch. Powerful and standards-based, it delivers both 10 and 100 Mbps connections for wired devices, Web page URL content filtering provides administrative control over access to inappropriate web sites. Provides logging and reporting alerts of Internet activity. This unit handles up to 10-15 users well.

 

Wireless version - FVG318 - also available.

 

Download the NETGEAR FVS318 Datasheet

Download the NETGEAR FVG318 Datasheet

 

NETGEAR ProSafe FVS338 Router / VPN Firewall

Cost: Approx $200.00

 

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

 Enough throughput power to support up to 25 users. This true firewall provides denial-of-service (DoS) protection using stateful packet inspection (SPI), URL keyword filtering, logging, reporting, and real-time alerts. It supportsup to 50 IPsec VPN tunnels simultaneously using public key infrastructure (PKI), reducing your operating costs and improving the security of your network. With 8 auto-sensing, Auto Uplink™ switched LAN ports and Network Address Translation (NAT) routing, allows the network a great foundation for growth.  This unit handles up to 25 users well.

Download the NETGEAR FVS338 Datasheet
 

SonicWALL

 

SONICWALL TZ150

(wired only)

Cost: Approx $300.00 w/CGS*

 

SONICWALL TZ150W

(wired and wireless)

Cost: Approx $450.00 w/CGS*

 TZ 150TZ 150 Wireless Small, but powerful the SonicWALL TZ 150 series is a total security platform delivering layered protection to small offices in an easy-to-use, affordable platform. The TZ 150 series integrates deep packet inspection firewall, IPSec 3DES/AES VPN and 802.11b/g secure wireless capabilities with support for gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention and content filtering to deliver true layered security. Secure remote access to critical network resources is available through SonicWALL VPN Client upgrades. Every TZ 150 Series appliance supports the SonicWALL portfolio of advanced security services and can be easily managed remotely as part of a multi-firewall and VPN environment using SonicWALL’s industry-leading Global Management System.

SonicWALL's Comprehensive Gateway Security suite elevates these products well above the common run of inexpensive routers, offering edge-of-network interception of viruses, spyware and intrusions.

This unit handles up to 10 users well.

Download the SonicWALL TZ150 series Datasheet

*Download the SonicWALL Comprehensive Gateway Security datasheet