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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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Reviews and Ratings

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
2
Network administration skills and over 15+ years experience managing all parts of the network, computers, etc for the organization.
WatchGuard Firebox itself is fairly intuitive if you understand how rules and policies work in a firewall in general.
Jack Switzer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
1
Network security essentials, cloud management, Network set up and configuration. Network traffic monitoring, Cyber security skills to overwatch and keep up to date on all cyber threats. Bandwidth and network deployment to maintain a high level of expedient traffic without experiencing packet loss. The ability to communicate and translate this information in a simple manner to the less technically savvy users.
GILIAN HASS | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
1
Today the company has only one person capable of supporting WatchGuard Network Security, and I am the one writing this review. In order to be able to support WatchGuard Network Security, the technician or professional needs knowledge of how a firewall works (inputs, outputs, NAT, precedence), but needs to know the solution in a deeper way so that there are no configuration changes at the moment. of support. The professional must know how to configure SD-WAN, webblocker which is an essential resource for web access control, spamblocker and its functioning. I recommend that the professional has already done a watchguard certification like I did in the past, which gives essential knowledge to manage the device.
Nicolas Doré | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
3
We use a 3rd-party partner for any low-level configuration. We essentially make changes to the router that we support with high-level adjustment. Trading to low-level configuration is required to best serve the customer and make sure customer investments are well protected and that customer gets the most of their WatchGuard equipment.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
1
You need to unbderstand how TCP ip works with the ports and protocols. You also need to keep up on emerging threats that occur as well as being very careful to ensure you minimize any vulnerability. You need to review logs and IDP alerts to ensure you are not chasing false alarms.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
3
The management of all the WatchGuard solutions we have installed on our client are really easy to do. All the task are well documented in knowledge base and if we need to do some exotic configuration we where able to ask to the WathcGuard service desk and the support was all the time really great!
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