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Yep. Pretty straight forward really.<br />
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Setup a watchguard (or two if you are clustering them) and connect their WAN to an existing network. assign the WAN a valid IP via DHCP or static and the watchguard will assume it is o the perimeter of your network.<br />
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you can then do whatever testing you want using devices on the LAN side of the watchguards without worrying it will affect any of your live systems.
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Yep. Pretty straight forward really.

Setup a watchguard (or two if you are clustering them) and connect their WAN to an existing network. assign the WAN a valid IP via DHCP or static and the watchguard will assume it is o the perimeter of your network.

you can then do whatever testing you want using devices on the LAN side of the watchguards without worrying it will affect any of your live systems.

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Sorry I phrased this wrong. I'm looking for a virtual test environment. I don't have the physical device.
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Sorry I phrased this wrong. I'm looking for a virtual test environment. I don't have the physical device.

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Hi,<br />
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Is there anyway possible to have a watch guard firewall test environment? <br />
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Thanks
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Hi,

Is there anyway possible to have a watch guard firewall test environment? 

Thanks

Watchguard test environment ?

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.

Hardware Firewalls

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.