Advanced Vpn Support For Both Ipsec And Ssl; A Powerful, True Firewall With Content Filtering - NETGEAR ProSafe SRX5308 Reference Manual

ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308

Advanced VPN Support for Both IPSec and SSL

The VPN firewall supports IPSec and SSL VPN connections.
• IPSec VPN delivers full network access between a central office and branch offices, or
between a central office and telecommuters. Remote access by telecommuters requires
the installation of VPN client software on the remote computer.
- IPSec VPN with broad protocol support for secure connection to other IPSec
gateways and clients.
- Bundled with a single-user license of the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client software
(VPN01L).
- Supports 125 concurrent IPSec VPN tunnels.
• SSL VPN provides remote access for mobile users to selected corporate resources
without requiring a pre-installed VPN client on their computers.
- Uses the familiar Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, commonly used for
e-commerce transactions, to provide client-free access with customizable user
portals and support for a wide variety of user repositories.
- Browser-based, platform-independent, remote access through a number of popular
browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari.
- Provides granular access to corporate resources based on user type or group
membership.
- Supports 50 concurrent SSL VPN sessions.

A Powerful, True Firewall with Content Filtering

Unlike simple NAT routers, the VPN firewall is a true firewall, using stateful packet inspection
(SPI) to defend against hacker attacks. Its firewall features have the following capabilities:
• DoS protection. Automatically detects and thwarts denial of service (DoS) attacks such
as Ping of Death and SYN flood.
• Secure firewall. Blocks unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN.
• Content filtering. Prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. You can
control access to Internet content by screening for web services, web addresses, and
keywords within web addresses. You can configure the VPN firewall to log and report
attempts to access objectionable Internet sites.
• Schedule policies. Permits scheduling of firewall policies by day and time.
• Logs security incidents. Logs security events such as blocked incoming traffic, port
scans, attacks, and administrator logins. You can configure the VPN firewall to email the
log to you at specified intervals. You can also configure the VPN firewall to send
immediate alert messages to your email address or email pager when a significant event
occurs.
Introduction
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