WatchGuard Unified Security Platform
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What is WatchGuard Network Security?
WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.
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Amazing product
Rating: 8 out of 10
March 10, 2025We have T50 and T55 on our vessels as firewall and each vessel has around 100 servers and computers etc.
Small Business network security
Rating: 10 out of 10
February 22, 2025I have used WatchGuard Network Security appliances for many years and have deployed them on several customer sites. They are easy to configure and rock solid in operation. I h...
Field Engineer view
Rating: 9 out of 10
February 4, 2025I primarily use the WG Firebox management and the WG Cloud for our customer Firebox licensing, renewals and management
Harry Lubansky
Engineer - Professional Services
Network engineer
Complete Computing, Inc
12 years of experienceExcellence in one clean red box.
Rating: 9 out of 10
November 21, 2024Watchguard keeps all of our offices free of intrusions and offers comprehensive coverage that meets our security needs. It also scales nicely depending on how much coverage we...
WC Mueller
Administrator - Engineering
Senior Systems Engineer
Effex Management Solutions
5 years of experienceBetter then the best!
Rating: 10 out of 10
November 12, 2024We use WatchGuard Network Security firewalls in our business as well as our clients business to protect the networks. Some of the best features are geolocation which blocks in...
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- No setup fee
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Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Product Demos
Tutorial: Get Started with a WatchGuard Firebox
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What is WatchGuard Network Security?
The WatchGuard Firebox family of firewalls offers critical network security solutions for businesses of all types and sizes, including tabletop and 1U rack-mounted appliances to Cloud and virtual firewalls. Firebox appliances deliver critical security services from standard IPS, URL filtering, gateway AV, application control, and antispam, to advanced protections such as file sandboxing, and DNS filtering. High-performance deep packet inspection (DPI) means users can leverage these security services against attacks attempting to hide in encrypted channels like HTTPS. Additionally, every Firebox offers SD-WAN right out of the box for improved network resiliency and performance.
WatchGuard Network Security Features
Firewall Features
- Supported: Identification Technologies
- Supported: Visualization Tools
- Supported: Content Inspection
- Supported: Policy-based Controls
- Supported: Active Directory and LDAP
- Supported: Firewall Management Console
- Supported: Reporting and Logging
- Supported: VPN
- Supported: High Availability
- Supported: Stateful Inspection
- Supported: Proxy Server
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WatchGuard Network Security Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | Global |
| Supported Languages | English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese |
WatchGuard Network Security Downloadables
- WatchGuard M290 & M390 Datasheet: UTM performance, ideal for small and midsize organizations with up to 250 users looking for a rack-mounted solution.
- WatchGuard M590 & M690 Datasheet: UTM performance, ideal for growing midsize organizations with up to 1,000 users.
- WatchGuard M4800 & M5800 Datasheet: Typically deployed at the corporate headquarters, these appliances serve as the “hub” appliance, responsible for managing and securing all communications between the head office and all remote employee and small business sites.
- WatchGuard Total Security Suite Brochure
- WatchGuard Network Security Case Study
- WatchGuard Corporate Brochure
Frequently Asked Questions
WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.
Fortinet FortiGate, Sophos SG Firewall Appliances, and Cisco Meraki MX are common alternatives for WatchGuard Network Security.
Reviewers rate VPN highest, with a score of 8.9.
The most common users of WatchGuard Network Security are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Ease of Use and Management Review
Rating: 10 out of 10
October 20, 2023
CC
Vetted Review
3 years of experience
We use WatchGuard Network Security Firewall to protect network and VPN and AuthPoint for MFA login. Both products are very robust and ease of use is one of the strengths. As a sales consultant I study all WatchGuard solutions to propose de right ones to my prospects. So I'm a huge fan of WG solutions and how all of then are interconnected and can provide a single panel of glass to management and reports.
- VPN
- Reports
- Single Dashboard for Management
Cons
- Huge box supporting more users
WatchGuard Protection Suite Good Value and Ease of Use once implemented
Rating: 9 out of 10
July 09, 2022
Vetted Review
Verified User
10 years of experience
Firewall all the way to real-time threat and Endpoint protection and found good success in a suite of products that cover the ongoing evolving threats externally and internally. EDPR is new and has a few kinks with Exchange but in other windows environments and programs, it is a robust suite with good visibility into the environment.
- Firewalls
- Endpoint Protection
- Real Time Threat Detection
- Reporting
Cons
- EPDR - Need more refining but really good thus far
- Threat Detection - Support needs to Know their own product better on address it communicates thru
By far the best security appliance in function, ease of use and price compared to the other big players in the industry
Rating: 10 out of 10
July 09, 2022
TG
Vetted Review
Verified User
5 years of experience
We limit users' access to the internet and prevent outside connections to internal LAN
- Prevent users from accessing unauthorized external content
- Prevent external connection to LAN
- The finest support from Watchguard Engineers
Cons
- Provide CLI training materials
Connecting branch office locations with the ease of WatchGuard Network Security Software and Hardware
Rating: 10 out of 10
November 14, 2023
LN
Vetted Review
Verified User
15 years of experience
We use WatchGuard firewalls with WatchGuard Network Security to secure and connect all 4 of our primary business locations with secure branch office VPN tunnels keeping all locations securely connected at all times. The configuration interface for these firewalls is so simple yet it produces the same level of security that the higher end firewalls that are command line driven provide.
- Management interface is simple yet creates a powerful and secure firewall
- Management of all location firewalls from one pane
- Free management appliance virtual machine to collect data for deep dives into usage and security
- Dependable technical support for the platform
20 years of using a great product.
Rating: 10 out of 10
June 24, 2019
Vetted Review
20 years of experience
We currently use WatchGuard Firewalls at all of our clients throughout their entire organization. They are used for routing traffic, to block external attemps at hacking, and to give us better protection against Virus and Malware.
- The devices we Sell are very easy to setup.
- VPN security and setup are easy.
- The firewalls have done a decent job at filtering out bad web sites that team members connect to.
Cons
- It would be great if there were some reporting options of attempted external hackers.
- The Wireless options/devices could work better so we do not use.
- Snat setup could work better.