That is a viable strategy for the hardware, but it doesn't keep the virus and content definitions current. (At least it wouldn't in SonicWall land. I haven't used Fortinet's products.)
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Jeff Brown <[email protected]>wrote: > **** > > Keep what you have. Don’t pay annual support for “less mission critical” > remote offices? Keep a spare on-hand.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:59 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* All in one firewall**** > > ** ** > > Hi Folks,**** > > **** > > I know this have been covered many times before, but I can't find anything > in the archive about all in one firewalls.**** > > **** > > I currently use Fortinet firewalls at my HQ and VPN sites. I like that > they have a variety of features in one box (virus scanning, general > firewall, content filtering, etc) in a single device, and that's good for > we non-profits. **** > > **** > > They work well, but renewals are due soon, the devices are old and due for > replacement. Before I just buy the next model, anyone have any > recommendations for all-in-one firewalls? I think the Fortinet SOHOs I > purchase are about $700 per unit and maybe $275 for annual > support/updates/subscriptions. These units support sites that have 2-7 > full time staff. Not much going on there. So no heavy requirements in > terms of bandwidth control. Most staff are just using our XenApp systems > to access our clinical apps here at HQ.**** > > **** > > Suggestions/comments/recommendations appreciated.**** > > **** > > Thanks and best wishes for 2012.**** > > **** > > Tom**** > > ** ** > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. **** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > This email and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you have received this > email in error please notify the sender immediately. All inquiries, > quotations, purchase orders, acknowledgments, invoices or other documents > memorializing offers, acceptances or contractual obligations are subject to > Webco’s standard terms and conditions of sale (when Webco is the seller, > www.webcoindustries.com/tcsales.aspx) or purchase (when Webco is the > buyer, www.webcoindustries.com/tcpurchase.aspx). Webco manufactures > tubular products to meet customer dimensional and materials specifications. > Webco is not an engineering or design business. Any engineering information > provided is purely incidental to the tube manufacturing process and not > offered or intended to be engineering services related to the performance > specifications a customer may require, which is the customer’s > responsibility to determine. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
