Hi XG Community!

We're pleased to announce the release of Sophos Connect 1.4.
The VPN Client is available from within the WebAdmin of your XG Firewall (see KBA 133109).

What's New in Sophos Connect 1.4

• Support for MacOS Catalina

Issues Resolved

• NC-49029 [Remote Access] Sophos Connect client intermittently failing to load existing connection

• NC-50445 [Remote Access] [Mac OS 10.15] SophosConnect re-signing…

[Update] The Sophos XG Firewall v18 Early Access Program is available now! Visit the v18 EAP group here.   The Firewall Product Team here at Sophos has been hard at work on the latest firewall release. It’s loaded with innovations, such ...

Hi Everyone, 

Day-to-day management of XG Firewall has gotten even easier thanks to some new features in Sophos Central:

• Management and storage of scheduled backups
• Firmware update management
• Zero-touch deployment of new XG Firewall appliances

Here's a brief overview of those new features and a guide for customers and partners to make the most of these new features...

Hi XG Community!

We've released SFMOS v17.1.1 MR1 for the Sophos Firewall Manager. The firmware will be available by manual download from the Licensing Portal and via auto-update.

Issues Resolved in SFM 17.1 MR1

• NCCC-8013 [SCFM, SFM] Incorrect japanese translation in confirmation dialog
• NCCC-7992 [SF Compatibility] Sophos Connect Client for SFM does not update when clients are managed from SFM
• NCCC-7570 [SFM] "Activate…

Hi XG Community!

We've released SFOS v17.5.8 MR8 for the Sophos XG Firewall. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from the Licensing Portal. We then make the firmware available via auto-update to a number of customers, which will increase over time.

Please visit the following link for more information regarding the upgrade process: Sophos XG Firewall: How to upgrade the firmware.

Issues Resolved…

Hi XG Community!

We've released Central Management 2019.30 for Sophos Central.

What's New in Central Management 2019.30

• Firmware management for managed firewalls
  Keeping your firewalls up-to-date, easier than ever! Sophos central will now show you when new firmware is available for any of your managed firewalls, and each one can be upgraded immediately, with a single click.

Issues Resolved in Central Management…

• NC-45250 [Wireless] Performance of XG managed APX120 is less than cloud managed APX120
• NC-47906 [Wireless] TCP SACK PANIC - Kernel vulnerabilities on XG managed AP

Hi XG Community!

We've released SFOS v17.5.7 MR7 for the Sophos XG Firewall. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from your MySophos account. We then make the firmware available via auto-update to a number of customers, which will increase over time.

Please visit the following link for more information regarding the upgrade process: Sophos XG Firewall: How to upgrade the firmware.

Issues Resolved…

Hi XG Community!

We've released Central Management 2019.24 for Sophos Central.

What's New in Central Management 2019.24

• Support for backup management in Sophos Central

Issues Resolved in Central Management 2019.24

• NR-2046 [SFOS] Notifications from Central For Firewall not checking the status with Central
• NR-1935 [Central Frontend] Email alert about enabling ATP is received even though ATP is on

• none

Hi XG Community!

We're pleased to announce the release of Sophos Connect 1.3.
The VPN Client is available from within the WebAdmin of your XG Firewall (see KBA 133109).

What's New in Sophos Connect 1.3

• Multiple Language support
• Official support for connections to UTM9
• Add ability to run domain logon scripts after the tunnel is established
• Configure connection-specific DNS Suffix for the TAP adapter if configured…

Hi XG Community!

We've released SFOS v17.5.6 MR6 for the Sophos XG Firewall. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from your MySophos account. We then make the firmware available via auto-update to a number of customers, which will increase over time.

Please visit the following link for more information regarding the upgrade process: Sophos XG Firewall: How to upgrade the firmware.

Guidance on…

With all the features, fixes and enhancements available in the latest XG Firewall firmware updates, we are announcing the End-of-Life (EoL) for SFOS firmware versions 16.x effective August 20, 2019.

Updating the firmware to the latest release is easy and we strongly encourage you to keep your XG Firewall firmware up to date at all times to enjoy the latest security and reliability enhancements. To see how easy it is to…

Hi XG Community!

We've released SFOS v17.5.5 MR5 for the Sophos XG Firewall. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from your MySophos account. We then make the firmware available via auto-update to a number of customers, which will increase over time.

Please visit the following link for more information regarding the upgrade process: Sophos XG Firewall: How to upgrade the firmware.

What's New…

Hi XG Community!

We've released SFOS v17.5.4 MR4 for the Sophos XG Firewall. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from your MySophos account. We then make the firmware available via auto-update to a number of customers, which will increase over time.

Update: Due to an issue in IPSec in combination with Sophos Connect, we had to replace the initial SF 17.5 MR4 (17.5.4.409) with SF 17.5 MR4-1…

Hi XG Community!

We've finished SFM v17.1.0 GA. This release is available from within your device for all SFM installations as of now.

Beside that, the release is available via MySophos portal.

What's New Key Features

• Shadow IT management across firewalls
• Improved alerting contents

• Comprehensive management of all features available in Sophos XG Firewall v17.1

Enhancements

• Added additional Settings to Authentication…

Hi XG Community!

We've finished SFOS v17.5.3 MR3. This release is available in stages. In first stage it will be available at MySophos. We then start with a small amount of slots and will increase those over time. Later it will be available to all other installations as well.

Please see the following link for further information regarding upgrade - KBA 123285 Sophos Firewall: How to upgrade the firmware.

What's New…

Hi XG Community!

We're pleased to announce the release of Sophos Connect EAP 1.2.
The VPN Client is now available from within the WebAdmin of your XG Firewall (see KBA 133109).

A feature is not working as expected? You have found a bug?

Sophos Connect EAP is now officially supported starting with this version. Please contact Sophos Support if you experience any issues.

We have also created this new community group…

Hi XG Community!

We've finished SFOS v17.5.1 MR1. This release is available in stages. In first stage it will be available in Sophos Licensing Portal (formerly known as MySophos). We then start with a small amount of slots and will increase those over time. Later it will be available to all other installations as well.

Please see the following link for further information regarding upgrade - KBA 123285 Sophos Firewall…

Hi XG Community!

We're pleased to announce the release of Sophos Connect EAP 1.1 MR1 (1.1.12.0107).
The VPN Client is now available from within the WebAdmin of your XG Firewall (see KBA 133109).

A feature is not working as expected? You have found a bug?

Sophos Connect EAP is now officially supported starting with this version. Please contact Sophos Support if you experience any issues.

We have also created this new…