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WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security

Overview

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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Recent Reviews

great product

7 out of 10
May 06, 2024
Incentivized
We love WatchGuard products. It is easy to renew the license each year, and when it's time to replace them I have had great success with …
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Experience with WatchGuard products

10 out of 10
May 02, 2024
In our organization, WatchGuard network security products are used to protect the perimeter and protect endpoints. Every day we filter out …
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Great for SMBs

9 out of 10
April 22, 2024
Incentivized
We are an SMB and have been using WatchGuard products across Canada to secure our headquarters, branch offices, and remote workers. …
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WatchGuard appliances

10 out of 10
April 15, 2024
Incentivized
These devices provide the first line of defense for all web traffic into and out of the offices I manage. Traffic is scanned for viruses, …
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Great Product

9 out of 10
April 13, 2024
Use several NGFW clustered in different countries, physical and virtual appliances as well. Same interface, with no learning curves. Used …
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Awards

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Popular Features

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  • Policy-based Controls (417)
    8.7
    87%
  • Firewall Management Console (411)
    8.6
    86%
  • Content Inspection (405)
    8.6
    86%
  • Reporting and Logging (408)
    8.0
    80%

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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.watchguard.com/wgrd…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Tutorial: Get Started with a WatchGuard Firebox

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Features

Firewall

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

8.6
Avg 8.5
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Product Details

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

WatchGuard Network Security Screenshots

Screenshot of WatchGuard Cloud Customizable DashboardScreenshot of Threat Monitoring SummaryScreenshot of Device Security SummaryScreenshot of Automated ReportingScreenshot of User Authentication SummaryScreenshot of Endpoint Protection Summary

WatchGuard Network Security Video

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Japanese

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 Stateful Inspection highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of WatchGuard Network Security are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
I would recommend [identifying] nodes, network and service first. Then set up a basic connection with maximum security. Start to add nodes and allow only necessary service one at a time. Use only a specific port or node while setting up a policy, be extra careful when you need to use an alias for interfaces like external, trusted, and optional.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We were already familiar with WatchGuard technologies prior to implementing them. After we became a Silver Partner, we made it our company standard for firewalls to protect client's infrastructure. We were extremely satisfied with implementing new features in the Total Security Suite after learning how to configure them. They provided labs that we could go through to figure out how to configure all of the features correctly.
Martin Eduardo Sieburger | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Always have in mind what you need to implement, and remember that these solutions provide way more than expected, so you have to be open-minded and try to implement new security strategies and policies to pursue a great security.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
from ARYAN, Aitor Rodrigo and his training team have always been attentive and care about training our teams and employees so that the implementation is perfect, they support us in all phases of the process and their recommendations and help with configuration are always professional and without failures, always attentive, and dedicated to the projects, you can call the technical service at any time and they always attend to you.
Zachary Coffman, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
The solution is very easy to implement once you understand their terminology and how the solution works. Once the devices are deployed, it is rare that we have to touch the device again, except in the instance that the customer needs a policy change.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
WatchGuard Network Security offers varied methods of implementation. Their devices are very easy to set up manually, and for a more automated setup where many devices need to be deployed, they have different offerings like RapidDeploy (prepopulate a config for a specific device in the portal), registering the device's serial number to manage it through cloud services on first boot (including the option to populate a USB stick with basic interface setup if required) and the ability to run your own Management Server and register to be deployed serial numbers, so the device connects to your own hosted management server on first boot.
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