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TZ 210 Wireless-N aXs GUARD Gatekeeper
easy-to-read dashboard, which
can provide worldwide attack and
virus statistics and local, near real-
time statistics as well.
Documentation includes a
detailed, getting-started guide
in hard-copy format, which
provides in-depth initial setup Vendor VASCO link on the appliance’s GUI. The
Vendor SonicWALL and configuration steps for all Price entry level pricing: $1,000 getting-started guide illustrates
Price $1,095 the appliance features. Other Contact www.vasco.com the initial configuration steps and
Contact www.sonicwall.com manuals are in PDF format and setting-up zones. Of the other
include a SonicOS administrator’s he aXs GUARD Gatekeeper guides, we found the most impor-
he SonicWALL TZ 210
guide, which takes over where the
getting-started guide leaves off. It T from VASCO is a full-func-
tion UTM appliance. It has
tant to be an administrator guide.
This provides a great amount of
T Wireless-N is one of the
most feature-rich UTMs
that we have seen. It includes a
provides advanced configuration
information. All manuals have
many screen shots and step-by-
functionality for keeping internet
viruses and worms from infecting
the enterprise, full web content
detail for advanced configuration.
VASCO offers a one-year hard-
ware warranty and three months
lot of great security and protec- step configuration instructions. filtering and monitoring, and of updates free in the purchase
tion features, SonicWALL offers phone and protection for the network against price. They also offer support
providing not email technical support for 90 days outside attacks with firewall and contract options, including phone
only the basics, free, including firmware updates IPS. However, where this product technical support. There is also a
such as firewall, in the purchase price of the appli- really shines is its mail management small support area on the website,
IPS and gate- ance. After 90 days, customers can feature set. It has a robust spam which includes a FAQ section.
way anti-virus, buy support agreements of varying filter filtering email through two Pricing largely depends on
but also built-in Wi-Fi support levels. There is also an expansive independent anti-virus filters – one performance category and active
with security and a full web con- support website, which includes supported by ClamAV and the modules, so at a price starting at
tent filtering suite complete with product documentation, down- other from Trend Micro. around $1,000, we find the aXs
IM and P2P filters. loads, FAQs, a knowledge base This appliance is not a simple