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Juniper SRX

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What is Juniper SRX?

Juniper SRX is a firewall offering. It provides a variety of modular features, scaled for enterprise-level use, based on a 3-in-1 OS that enables routing, switching, and security in each product.

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The Juniper SRX is a versatile appliance that satisfies various network needs. Users have found it to be an ideal solution for multiple …
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SRX Review

3 out of 10
July 12, 2016
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We have multiple clients that are utilizing Juniper SRXs that we administer, some of which are used for specific depts/uses some of which …
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  • High Availability (5)
    10.0
    100%
  • Reporting and Logging (5)
    8.0
    80%
  • Firewall Management Console (5)
    7.0
    70%

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What is Juniper SRX?

Juniper SRX is a firewall offering. It provides a variety of modular features, scaled for enterprise-level use, based on a 3-in-1 OS that enables routing, switching, and security in each product.

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Product Demos

Juniper SRX Chassis Cluster

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Juniper SRX Firewall Security Policy Rules

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Juniper SRX Initial Configuration Get Started Video

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Features

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A firewall is a filter that stands between a computer or computer network and the Internet. Each firewall can be programmed to keep specific traffic in or out

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Product Details

What is Juniper SRX?

Juniper SRX is a firewall and web security gateway. It can be deployed on-premises, as well as virtually for smaller use cases, and is optimized for enterprise-level use. Each of the SRX line are based on the Junos OS, which enables three-in-one routing, switching, and security. The features of a given product in the line are purpose-built to the scope of the business needs. These features start with base next-generation firewall (NGFW) and Unified Threat Management (UTM) capabilities. From there, the offerings scale up to include additional scalability and customizability, as well as Advanced Threat Protection and SSL inspection.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Juniper SRX is a firewall offering. It provides a variety of modular features, scaled for enterprise-level use, based on a 3-in-1 OS that enables routing, switching, and security in each product.

Reviewers rate Policy-based Controls and VPN and High Availability highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Juniper SRX are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Community Insights

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The Juniper SRX is a versatile appliance that satisfies various network needs. Users have found it to be an ideal solution for multiple use cases, such as site-to-site VPN endpoints, standard firewalls, and all-in-one router/firewall/switching. It seamlessly integrates into different designs, including Internet GW, DC firewall, DMZ Firewall, North-South Firewall & Router, and edge router/firewall setups.

One of the standout features of the Juniper SRX is its ability to handle advanced routing capabilities like VRFs, BGP, and GRE, while also providing robust security functionalities such as IPSEC, IPS, Security, and URL Filtering. This makes it suitable for edge devices in data centers or cloud environments where routing instances, support for multiple tunneling, and advanced BGP features are crucial. Furthermore, the Juniper SRX can be configured as physical or virtual boxes with active/standby configuration for enhanced high availability.

Users have come to rely on the Juniper SRX series firewalls for a range of applications including edge firewalls, core firewalls, and VPN point-to-point peers. Its cost-effective price point compared to other options makes it an attractive choice for businesses seeking required security measures without breaking the bank. The Junos platform's ease of use allows for smooth adjustments and reversions with change validation and automated rollback to mitigate unintended consequences. With a reputation for versatility and reliability in diverse scenarios such as basic edge routers or full stateful firewalls with BGP peering for high availability use cases, Juniper SRX devices consistently deliver top-notch performance. They pass audits without issues after firmware updates and are employed in applications like connecting buildings using metro ethernet for high reliability through link failover and automatic route injection on failover.

Users find that Juniper network equipment offers great value with its reliability and effectiveness compared to other networking equipment companies. When it comes to enterprise security requirements like securing workloads, limiting access to internal networks, and protecting against threats and malicious users, the Juniper SRX serves as a robust network firewall. Moreover, it facilitates traffic routing to the internet through Network Address Translation. Administrators rely on Juniper SRXs to handle perimeter security measures and enable blocking of traffic based on IP and port for multiple clients. Overall, the Juniper SRX provides an array of use cases with its versatile capabilities and cost-effective security features.

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Amr Momtaz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Edge Device (Tunneling & Routing)
  • Routing Instances
  • Zone Based Firewall
  • L3 Gateway/Vlan termination
  • DHCP Server & DHCP Relay
  • Good support community & Good available documentation
  • Good support by the Vendor
  • The GUI is pretty basic and need some enhancements
Eric Stephenson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
  • The ease of use for the CLI is a huge benefit. Unlike the Cisco platform, all changes are implemented in a commit statement vs. live on the box.
  • The devices hit a price point that is very competitive.
  • Dynamic routing support is a huge win.
  • The areas that can improve are met by higher-level platforms within the Juniper portfolio.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • One JUNOS is the Juniper mantra, including for the SRXs. While not entirely true, it comes close enough that if you learn some SRX configuration tricks, they will likely work across all of your SRXs.
  • Out of the box, with no additional license required, you have a NextGen firewall, by default. You can turn off the firewall and have just a plain ole router.
  • Technical support is often lacking. By that, I mean that Tier 1 support frequently has to escalate to the next group. I find that most of my support calls don't get resolved until I hit about Tier 3. Plus it takes minimum of 3 days with medium priority issues.
  • Automation is very flexible, but because there are so many options, it would great to have a road map to perform the most frequent automation tasks.
Bear Golightly | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The Juniper SRX platform is easy to set up (out of the box).
  • The support team responds to tickets quickly and with good solutions.
  • My only real criticism of the product is that it's hard to figure out how to upgrade the firmware from the CLI via TFTP via the docs, but it works great once you get it sorted.
Randy Carpenter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
  • Ease and stability of configuration. Automatic rollback makes changes foolproof.
  • Strong range of hardware options in all tiers.
  • Common OS and configuration across all models and even other Juniper products.
  • Some of the more complex setups (clustered HA, etc.) can be a little difficult to configure.
  • The lowest-end model that supports true multi-site HA is relatively expensive. It would be nice to have that option in lower models.
  • Some configuration options (particularly the way address book entries are done) can get tedious and make for very long configs.
Robert Beck | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The Junos OS provides engineers the ability to review past changes and see who made the change which can be a huge advantage when troubleshooting issues that recently manifested themselves in a network. Not all issues pop up right away, so this is a great tool to see how the environment has changed in the recent past.
  • Junos uses a 2 config process to make changes and put into operation, a operational config and a proposed config called a candidate config. This allows engineers making changes to see the entire proposed changes and confirm its accuracy prior to implementing.
  • Configuration changes can be done in several different methods. Once you get comfortable with each, making quick changes can done easily and validated prior to committing to operation.
  • There's not a lot about the SRX that I don't like but if I had to say, I'd say the remote access VPN and associated client app needs improvement and by using a 3rd party as the client app provider this made troubleshooting RA issues much more difficult. For this reason, we do not use the SRX for RA VPNs.
July 12, 2016

SRX Review

Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
  • These will route your traffic well and support most all major routing protocols.
  • VPN Termination is straightforward compared to some competitors.
  • The commit feature on the SRX puts it way ahead in the ability to roll back changes in case of an error/unplanned consequence.
  • This is personal preference, but I strongly dislike the XML format that is displayed if you do not use the display set option.
  • Commands to do some simple operations are much longer/more cumbersome compared to some of its main counterparts.
  • The lack of application detection is a big knock on these, we ended up replacing the one in my office with a next-gen firewall to give us greater control.
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