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purchasing firewall
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what should i consider before purchasing a new firewall for medium business
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what should i consider before purchasing a new firewall for medium business
Thank you.
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Actually i have two network.. network A and B
Network A i have approximately 70 users and network B i have 100 users.
Actually for network B i m not sure how many users because most users online by WIFI.
i have 5 AP and each AP can accommodate 20 users.. so i guess 5 AP should accommodate
100 users..
I tend to connect this two network to one firewall but dont know that is a good idea or not.
should i get two firewall or one is enough.
Network A i have approximately 70 users and network B i have 100 users.
Actually for network B i m not sure how many users because most users online by WIFI.
i have 5 AP and each AP can accommodate 20 users.. so i guess 5 AP should accommodate
100 users..
I tend to connect this two network to one firewall but dont know that is a good idea or not.
should i get two firewall or one is enough.
Does each network have its own ISP connection? Even for 100 users, you would need a very high bandwidth connection.
Do you want the networks connected? That is, all the people able to access everywhere? 170 users will (just) fit into one normal subnet but you can make subnets bigger.
A mid-range Juniper or Cisco firewall (one or two depending on the answers above) can handle the load.
For example, you could have one ISP (high bandwidth), one medium size firewall with enough throughput, and then connect users to that. You can connect the Access Points to such a network.
.... Thinkpads_User
Do you want the networks connected? That is, all the people able to access everywhere? 170 users will (just) fit into one normal subnet but you can make subnets bigger.
A mid-range Juniper or Cisco firewall (one or two depending on the answers above) can handle the load.
For example, you could have one ISP (high bandwidth), one medium size firewall with enough throughput, and then connect users to that. You can connect the Access Points to such a network.
.... Thinkpads_User
In the Cisco world, you will likely fall in to the ASA5512X or ASA5525X range. However, as stated above, you would need to produce requirements and specs beyond simple user count.
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Thank you for all the comment above..
i was looking on fortigate 100d..
Do you think it is a good firewall?? about my ISP i have 2 seperate dsl connection each has 1Mbps line.
Do you think i should purchase UTM that bundle in my firewall? reason i ask because every year i need to pay a sum of money for that service.
my purpose to setup a firewall is too prevent all kind of threat from internet and prevent virus/worm to spread.
I know this may sound stupid but i have to ask..
what can i do with firewall in detail.. what is the major advantage to have firewall..
Thank you.
i was looking on fortigate 100d..
Do you think it is a good firewall?? about my ISP i have 2 seperate dsl connection each has 1Mbps line.
Do you think i should purchase UTM that bundle in my firewall? reason i ask because every year i need to pay a sum of money for that service.
my purpose to setup a firewall is too prevent all kind of threat from internet and prevent virus/worm to spread.
I know this may sound stupid but i have to ask..
what can i do with firewall in detail.. what is the major advantage to have firewall..
Thank you.
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You want a firewall that has enough speed capacity (throughput) and number of user capacity to handle the size of business you have.
Small (SS5G) Juniper Netscreen Firewalls can handle 30 or more users. Scale up for yet more users.
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