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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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    10.0
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  • 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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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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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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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
in 2014, our organization did a wholesale forklift of our older network equipment and replaced ALL of it with Juniper gear. We use SRX routers/firewalls/IDP and EX & QFX switches. The smaller SRX-220s are in our 17 branch locations with larger SRX-550s in our 3 data center locations. They are all tied together across a telco's MPLS circuitry and also connected to the Internet to 3rd party partners. Juniper network equipment comprises our entire infrastructure - it has proven to be very reliable and effective, plus has a great ROI, especially when compared to the top networking equipment companies.
  • 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.
SRXs seem to be well suited at the enterprise level for plain routers, firewalls, and IDP/IDS. They work well on MPLS and Ethernet, including Internet. I have 3 SRXs also performing edge duty, with 2 in a high availability (HA) cluster. The Juniper line of SRXs provides a good range of scaling from small business to extremely large enterprise. Wire speed is a common comparison factor and Juniper shines in that area.
Firewall (10)
98%
9.8
Visualization Tools
80%
8.0
Content Inspection
100%
10.0
Policy-based Controls
100%
10.0
Active Directory and LDAP
100%
10.0
Firewall Management Console
100%
10.0
Reporting and Logging
100%
10.0
VPN
100%
10.0
High Availability
100%
10.0
Stateful Inspection
100%
10.0
Proxy Server
100%
10.0
  • Annual capital savings on infrastructure equipment about $500,000.
  • Data Center switches function (and are managed) as a single virtual chassis, reducing maintenance and troubleshooting time.
Equipment prices ran about the same. Performance and management were also more or less equal. The biggest deciding factors for going with Juniper were (1) fewer security incidents related to SRX firewalls and (2) technical support costs were significantly less.
This is the one area where I have a beef with Juniper. When I called into Cisco TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I spoke with was able to resolve my issue. With Juniper TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I speak with is not able to resolve my issue, seems to almost be reading from a script, and must escalate my ticket. All of which takes time.
Bear Golightly | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use the Juniper SRX platform to connect two buildings with metro ethernet between two buildings, including link failover, provide high reliability between sites. Our carriers drop LACP frames and most other layer-2 uplink aggregation protocols, so we used specific features on the Juniper SRX platform to implement connectivity testing on each end, with automatic route injection on failover.
  • 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.
I don't know much about the rest of the line, but if you require a primary branch-grade router with sub-gig throughput and some enterprisey software features, or you need an actual branch router for an office branch, the Juniper SRX is a solid choice. The out-of-box web GUI setup is pretty easy if you choose to set it up as a "real" router, but you can ignore the GUI entirely and configure layer 2/3 ports all you want with a robust CLI.
Firewall (11)
21.818181818181817%
2.2
Identification Technologies
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Visualization Tools
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Content Inspection
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N/A
Policy-based Controls
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N/A
Active Directory and LDAP
N/A
N/A
Firewall Management Console
80%
8.0
Reporting and Logging
80%
8.0
VPN
N/A
N/A
High Availability
80%
8.0
Stateful Inspection
N/A
N/A
Proxy Server
N/A
N/A
  • A loss of a single metro ethernet carrier link between buildings is no longer a problem - a warehouse filled with idle pickers is expensive!
  • Using single-purpose Juniper SRX devices on each end provides reliable connectivity independent of SDWAN or any other integrated devices, which helps avoid annoying finger-pointing
I have contacted support twice, once for licensing and again for help figuring out how to achieve what I want. The licensing issue was solved immediately, and the technician provided links to documentation on the specific feature I needed to implement, and I had it resolved within an hour.
Randy Carpenter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We use the Juniper SRX for various purposes ranging from dedicated site-to-site VPN endpoints, to standard firewall, to all-in-one router/firewall/switching. We use the Juniper SRX for our own internal use, as well as for our clients.
  • 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.
  • Well suited for any application where a firewall or routing is needed.
  • Compared to other offerings, it is really the best.
  • The only area where there may be a need for something different is for high-end DDoS protection.
  • It is difficult to measure ROI, as the SRX is a basic requirement for us.
Juniper SRX is significantly better in every category.

Cisco ASA was terrible. The config is unintuitive and not easy to manage. Cisco left the ASA abandoned from any kind of meaningful software updates for around a decade.
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  • Routing
  • Firewall
It is pretty good. There are sometimes minor issues.
Yes
Yes.
Nothing really that I can think of that would be characterized as "exceptional"
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