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Fortinet

Complete Multi-Threat Network Protection - AV, IPS, Web, AS

Rarely will a single perimeter device satisfy all of your security requirements. Each manufacturer strives to differentiate themselves by focusing on specific markets or features. For example, WatchGuard has focused on the concept of Application Proxy to provide a wide range of protection features lacking in other products.

Fortinet, on the other hand, focuses on content scanning and virus protection. A pioneer of the concept now widely known as Unified Threat Management, Fortinet utilizes advanced ASIC technology to deliver high speed, real time content scanning for the major protocols: HTTP, SMTP, FTP, IMAP and POP3. Subscription service can be obtained on an ala carte basis depending on which threat(s) is important to your organization.

All models have the same core capabilities.
Transparent mode for upstream integration with existing perimeter devices
A superb all-in-one device for small to medium businesses.

Advanced features (standard)
True dual WAN capability with fail over, load balancing and policy routing.
VLAN trunking provides routing to multiple VLANs through a single interface.
Support for multiple domains – in essence virtual firewalls (multi tenant, delegated administration).

Optional features:
Web content filtering
Spam
Intrusion Prevention