Documentation changes for the week of December 13th

Table of Contents

• Sophos Firewall
• Sophos Switch
• Sophos Endpoint

Sophos Firewall

New

• Configure a Novell eDirectory-compatible STAS
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationNovellEdirectorySTAS/index.html
    
    
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationNovellEdirectorySTAS/index.html
    
    
• Backup and restore a STAS configuration
  
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationBackupRestoreSTAS/index.html
    
    
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationBackupRestoreSTAS/index.html
    
    
• Synchronize configurations between two STAS installations
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationSyncSTASInstallations/index.html
    
    
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationSyncSTASInstallations/index.html
    
    
• Allow clientless SSO (STAS) authentication over a VPN
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationAllowSTASOverVPN/index.html
    
    
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Authentication/HowToArticles/AuthenticationAllowSTASOverVPN/index.html
    

Updated

• XG 86, 86w, and XGS 87 and 87w don't support on-appliance reporting
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Reports/index.html
    
    
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/Reports/index.html
    
    
• Added video in HA documentation page
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.5/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/HighAvailablityStartupGuide/AboutHA/index.html
    
    
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/18.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/HighAvailablityStartupGuide/AboutHA/index.html
    
    
• Article re-written to focus on Sophos SG, XG, and XGS Series Appliances, Sophos Switches, and Sophos branded SFP+ transceivers.
  • KB-000037169: Sophos Firewall and Sophos UTM: Sophos and third-party transceivers/SFPs compatibility list
    
    
• Added solution under notes for when install fails after configuring exceptions, a possible solution is to re-enable the Policy Checks option and try again.
  • KB-000038173: Sophos Firewall: Configure web exceptions for Office 365
    
    
• Indicated that syslogs will be coming from Branch Office and will go to Head Office.
  • KB-000035820: Sophos Firewall: Configure Syslog over VPN
    
    

Sophos Switch

New

• Sophos Switch user manual
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/switch/help/en-us/index.html
    
    
• Sophos Switch CLI manual
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/switch/help/en-us/cliGuide/index.html
    
    
• Sophos Switch REST API
  • https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/switch/help/en-us/api/index.html
    
    
• Sophos Central: LAG issue
  • KB-000043518 - Sophos Central: Switch LAG issue
    
    

Updated

• Added models and serial number - prefixes for Sophos Switch devices.
  • KB-000034595: Sophos Firewall, UTM, AP, RED: Find the revision number
    
    
• Added sections for Switch (hardware and firmware milestones and ZTNA software milestones) and updated XGS, XG, SG table.
  • KB-000035279: Retirement calendar for Sophos SG UTM, Sophos Firewall, Wireless, RED and other network products
    
    

Sophos Endpoint

Updated

• Video updated
  • KB-000036125: Sophos Endpoint Defense: Recover a tamper protected system