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Small businesses looking to safeguard their broad-band and wireless networks from the same kinds of attacks and problems that have plagued the wired networks of larger companies can now turn to an array of affordable firewalls.
The CRN Test Center reviewed three firewalls for small networks that include wireless and VPN capabilities: the WatchGuard Firebox SOHO 6 ($799), SonicWall SOHO TZW ($895) and Netgear FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall ($299).
WatchGuard's Firebox SOHO 6 wireless firewall/VPN appliance includes an 802.11b wireless access point, wired four-port switch and Web-based management capabilities in a compact package, making it a versatile security product for small businesses, remote offices and telecommuters. It offers DES encryption, authentication and IPsec VPN and mobile-user VPN support plus ICSA-certified dynamic stateful packet filtering, desktop antivirus protection and optional Web content filtering. Network address translation (NAT) is supported as well.
Dynamic DNS support allows VPN tunnels setup by domain name and eliminates the need for static IP addresses that usually aren't available with cable modems. A meshed VPN topology establishes private, encrypted tunnels between up to seven Firebox SOHO 6s for secure data sharing. Each unit includes a 10-seat license and...