Netdefendos Overview; Features - D-Link NetDefendOS User Manual

Chapter 1: NetDefendOS Overview
This chapter outlines the key features of NetDefendOS.
• Features, page 20
• NetDefendOS Architecture, page 24
• NetDefendOS State Engine Packet Flow, page 28

1.1. Features

D-Link NetDefendOS is the base software engine that drives and controls the range of NetDefend
Firewall hardware products.
NetDefendOS as a Network Security Operating System
Designed as a network security operating system, NetDefendOS features high throughput
performance with high reliability plus super-granular control. In contrast to products built on top
of standard operating systems such as Unix or Microsoft Windows, NetDefendOS offers seamless
integration of all its subsystems, in-depth administrative control of all functionality, as well as a
minimal attack surface which helps to negate the risk from security attacks.
NetDefendOS Objects
From the administrator's perspective the conceptual approach of NetDefendOS is to visualize
operations through a set of logical building blocks or objects. These objects allow the
configuration of NetDefendOS in an almost limitless number of different ways. This granular
control allows the administrator to meet the requirements of the most demanding network
security scenarios.
Key Features
NetDefendOS has an extensive feature set. The list below presents the key features of the
product:
IP Routing NetDefendOS provides a variety of options for IP routing
including static routing, dynamic routing (with OSPF) as
well as multicast routing capabilities. In addition,
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