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Looking to buy the SG-105 but first I have a few questions

I'm looking to replace my current home UTM solely because I just upgraded my broadband to 200Mb/s.  I can afford the SG-105 and possibly the SG-115 but that's about it. 

1) Does the SG-105/SG-115 "base appliance" include the "Essential Firewall Edition" as described on this sophos web page? https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-essential-firewall.aspx

2) Does the appliance utilize the internet to do anything in the background, if so, can it be turned off? I prefer full manual control, I don't like auto anything!

3) How much is the IPS license only?

4) Does it have OpenVPN capability?

5) I'm assuming the following throughput specs are independent of one another, i.e., only one of them running at any particular time, yes/no?

SG-105: 1.5 Gbps Firewall Throughput, 325 Mbps VPN Throughput, 350 Mbps IPS throughput, 90 Mbps Antivirus throughput (proxy)

SG-115: 2.3 Gbps Firewall Throughput, 425 Mbps VPN Throughput, 500 Mbps IPS throughput, 120 Mbps Antivirus throughput (proxy)

I want to achieve an absolute minimum of 200Mb/s. Do you have any thoughts on how I can achieve it with either of these two models?

6) Are firmware/OS upgrades free?

7) Port forwarding, yes/no?

8) Stealth mode, yes/no?

9) UPnP auto pass through disabled, yes/no?

10) Can the 4 ports be assigned as different interfaces, i.e., LAN, DMZ, WLAN, etc?

 

That's all I can think of for now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

TIA!

 

JoBrCo



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  • Hi and welcome to the UTM Community!

    If this is for home use, you don't want a Sophos UTM appliance.  You will want a device with more power than an SG 115, and you should be able to get one for less than the cost of an SG 105.  Check out the recent posts in *Unofficial* Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).

    Just remember to download the software version of the software and get a free home-use license from myutm.Sophos.com.

    Cheers - Bob

     
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  • Hi and welcome to the UTM Community!

    If this is for home use, you don't want a Sophos UTM appliance.  You will want a device with more power than an SG 115, and you should be able to get one for less than the cost of an SG 105.  Check out the recent posts in *Unofficial* Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).

    Just remember to download the software version of the software and get a free home-use license from myutm.Sophos.com.

    Cheers - Bob

     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
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  • Thanks for your reply Bob.  What I didn't mention is that the appliance has to fit into a Structured Media Panel and have low power requirements like the two appliances I referenced.

    But I really do appreciate you spending your time trying to help this Sophos forum newbie, Thanks!

     

    Cheers, my friend!

     

    JoBrCo

    'I only know that I know nothing' --Socrates--

    A good place to start, devoid of ignorance!

  • What I didn't mention is that there are devices listed in that thread that will fit into a Structured Media Panel and have low power requirements like the two appliances you referenced. [;)]

    Cheers - Bob

     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
  • So you mean to say that there are some boxes listed in that thread that are 8.86" x 5.91" x 1.73" in size, and they only consume 4.83W @ idle/9.84W@full load?

    Are you talking about the thread itself or the HCL PDF document?

     

    Cheers Bob!

     

    JoBrCo

    'I only know that I know nothing' --Socrates--

    A good place to start, devoid of ignorance!

  • I only use Sophos appliances or HP/IBM/Dell devices for my clients.  I've seen posts about similar things added to that thread, but I didn't have any reason to note details:  *Unofficial* Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).

    Cheers - Bob

     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA