With XG Firewall v18, there are a variety of great upgrade options that customers can take advantage of to significantly enhance their network protection, performance, and management capabilities.
Sophos XG Firewall is the only network security solution that is able to fully identify the user and source of an infection on your network and automatically limit access to other network resources in response. Nov 25, 2020 After a factory reset, all configurations for the Sophos XG Firewall are removed, including interface configuration. To access the appliance, change the IP Address of the client to access the subnet 172.16.16.0/24, then access the Web Admin Console over LAN port A on 172.16.16.16.
Protection Upgrades
Sophos Xg 86 Firewall Setup
Do your customers have Sophos Sandstorm Protection? It’s a must have.
Sandstorm Protection is available as an add-on subscription and is also part of our ‘Plus’ bundles, EnterpriseGuard Plus, and FullGuard Plus. If any of your customers don’t have Sandstorm as part of their license, please do them the courtesy of reaching out and adding it as soon as possible. We’ve made this ultra-important protection extremely affordable to ensure everyone can benefit from it.
You can quickly check if they already have the Sandstorm license for their XG Firewall: In the console, go to the Administration > Licensing tab to be sure. If you don’t see this protection, make sure they subscribe as soon as possible. It provides critically important threat protection against today’s latest ransomware and other advanced threats.
If they already have Sophos Sandstorm Protection, they should upgrade to v18 as soon as possible to take advantage of the critical, new protection technologies included in the enhanced Sandstorm subscription at no extra charge. The new AI-powered, static threat-intelligence analysis greatly expands on the zero-day threat protection that Sandstorm provides. It uses multiple machine-learning models to render a verdict in seconds and convict never-seen-before ransomware and other attacks BEFORE they get on the network. It also adds in-depth reporting on suspicious and malicious files entering the network that no one should be without.
For new customers purchasing and deploying an XG Firewall for the first time, ensure that they get this great multi-layer protection from the start by purchasing one of the Sophos Plus bundles (EnterpriseProtect Plus and TotalProtect Plus).
XG Series Upgrades and TLS Inspection
Last year, we introduced the new XG 86(w) and 106(w) models with added RAM to the XG Series line up to be ready for XG Firewall v18 and all the new capabilities it provides. If you have any customers running older XG 85/105 models, now is the perfect time to refresh to a newer model and take advantage of all the great new capabilities in v18.
With the new streamlined, encrypted-traffic inspection with TLS 1.3 support in the new Xstream architecture, now may also be a great time to refresh aging hardware. Take full advantage of the new visibility and protection you can get with XG Firewall v18 by enabling TLS inspection on important traffic flows. TLS inspection is critically important to get the most out of the Sandstorm Threat Intelligence features mentioned above since many files are now downloaded over encrypted connections.
SD-RED upgrades
In April, we announced the new SD-RED devices. If you’ve previously deployed any of the RED 10, 15, or 50 devices over the last several years, now may be the time to refresh that infrastructure. These exciting new SD-RED models offer greater performance, flexible connectivity, and redundant power supply options.
Sophos Xg 86 Firewall Configuration
Sophos Central
Sophos Central management and reporting for XG Firewall is free for all XG Firewall customers and partners. In addition to the free reporting capability, we recently announced the option for customers to extend their firewall reporting storage. Customers can dramatically increase their historical reporting options by housing up to a year’s worth of firewall log data in the cloud for instant access via the flexible new reporting tools in Sophos Central. Make sure you and your customers have all the storage needed by checking out our convenient storage calculator. It’s extremely affordable, and having all the network traffic data in Sophos Central is super convenient with all the flexible reporting options it provides.
Sophos Xg 86 Firewall Download
Working Remotely
For customers and organizations working remotely, we have a couple of important reminders. First, we are now approaching one-million installations of our free Sophos Connect VPN client, and we recently announced the EAP for v2 with SSL VPN support on Windows platforms. Sophos is unique amongst firewall vendors, as we offer unlimited, free remote-access VPN connections that other vendors would most certainly charge extra for.
Next, we’ve also recently announced XG Firewall support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) for organizations that may be migrating to or utilizing additional infrastructure in the cloud. Ensure any cloud infrastructure is properly secured with XG Firewall, which now supports both AWS and Azure.
Working from home or remotely has never been easier with XG Firewall.
We’re offering your customers up to 100% hardware discount on our new XG Firewall, when purchased in combination with a subscription for FullGuard, FullGuard Plus or EnterpriseGuard Plus. This offer is available to all customers, whether they have a Sophos XG or SG Series firewall or a competing firewall installed currently.
Customers who already have a Sophos XG or SG Series firewall can get a new XG model of a same or higher category, and take advantage of up to 100% hardware discount.
What’s the deal?
In this fantastic deal that only runs until the end of March, your customers can get:
- 50% off the XG Firewall hardware price when they subscribe to FullGuard, FullGuard Plus or EnterpriseGuard Plus for two years.
- 100%off the XG Firewall hardware price when they subscribe for three years.
Give your customers the best protection against modern threats with our next-gen products. Whether they are already Sophos customers or with another firewall provider, make sure they don’t miss out on this fantastic offer, which ends on March 31, 2021.
Why should customers switch to Sophos?
There are many benefits of choosing the Sophos XG Firewall. Tell your customers how they will benefit from:
- Better visibility – We use telemetry from the endpoint to automatically identify and expose hidden risks, and our endpoint integration can provide automated responses to incidents. Sophos also identifies top risk users based on browsing habits and advanced threat infections, and the Cloud Application Visibility can identify shadow IT and at-risk data.
- Better protection – Unified Firewall rules define policies and settings for antivirus, SSL inspection, sandboxing, IPS, QoS, web filtering, and app control. The XG Firewall uses deep-learning technology in the Sophos Sandstorm solution to catch previously unseen malware. We use the best technology from industry-leading, next-generation endpoint protection solutions. And we use exploit prevention to identify malware exploits and ransomware before they get onto your network.
- Better management and reporting – Our XG Firewall solution provides fully integrated, on-box reporting and log storage, and we use high-performance SSDs at no extra charge to you. We also provide free Sophos Central management to manage your firewalls along with all your IT security products, such as endpoint, server, mobile, and wireless.
This offer is valid for all XG Series appliances except 86/86w/106/106/all Enterprise Guard appliances.
Customers not currently using a Sophos Firewall just need to provide proof that they’re replacing a competitive firewall (e.g. model and serial number).
Switch your customers to a Sophos Firewall for a free hardware appliance. Find out more
Why should existing customers upgrade?
There are many reasons why existing Sophos customers should upgrade Sophos XG or SG Series Firewall to our newer XG models.
- Enhanced performance – Multi CPUs can deliver as much as a 35% increase in performance, increased RAM, faster SSDs, and fibre ports to support faster and more flexible connectivity.
- Optimised connectivity – Flexi-port modules now have new options such as QSFP+ and PoE to connect to your access points, devices and LAN bypass ports, which are built in on all 1U models. Plus, get 3G/4G connectivity, a VDSL modem, optional 802.11ac Wi-Fi on all desktop models, and a second Wi-Fi module option enabling dual-band support.
- Improved redundancy – Our new model offers a redundant power supply on all models except XG 86, and flexible options to add redundancy, for example, via Wi-Fi or LTE.
This offer is valid for all XG Series appliances except 86/86w/106/106/all Enterprise Guard appliances.
Sophos Firewall customers can take advantage of this fantastic offer before March 31, 2021. Find out more
Contact your customers today to let them know about this fantastic offer or Contact your Channel Account Manager for more information.
Connect with your customers, tell them about this fantastic deal, and get their firewalls ready for the future, at a great price.