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FIREBOX X2500, $4,999. WatchGuard Technologies. www.watchguard.com |
For the firewall, I easily applied port forwarding and set limits on inbound and outbound traffic. Although Firebox has no antivirus application, you get client virus protection through McAfee. Five seats are included, and updates are available through a subscription.
I tested WatchGuard's claim of 80 percent to 90 percent virus blockage by sending a version of the Bagel virus through the Firebox. The virus was successfully extracted from the e-mail message and never made it to the desktop.
To enable WebBlocker, I opened the properties tab of the WebBlocker application and indicated I wanted to block browser access between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. to sites containing violence, nudity and pornography. I added an exception for the management station--it could browse any site. Once I saved my changes, my new settings were in place and active immediately. When I tried browsing a questionable site, Firebox responded with a message saying the site wasn't allowed. I was able to access the same site from the management station.
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