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Table of Contents
Overview
Sophos Firewall Home is a free, non-commercial Software version of Sophos Firewall for Home, Laboratory, and educational use. It has the same features as Sophos Firewall Appliances.
Consolidation of answers to frequently asked questions in the community.
Limitations
Home Edition is limited to the following
- 4 cores
- 6GB RAM
Anything more than the above won’t be utilized.
- No Built-in WIFI Access Point
- For Sophos Firewall devices, the Inbuilt wireless function isn’t supported by the home user license
- Does not support UEFI Bios
- No Support from the Sophos Technical Team
www.sophos.com/.../sophos-xg-firewall-home-edition
Central Management
- Home users can only store seven days of Report Data and can’t import/Export
Hardware Requirements
- Intel Compatible Computer with Dual NIC
- Quad-Core
- 6GB of Ram
- 120 GB of Disk
- Minimum of two (2) NICs for LAN & WAN and not intel i219 /i225 series NICs
- Bios Set to Legacy bios (CSM)
Links & Guides
Where to Download
Creating a bootable
Installation Guide
Sophos Firewall: Best practices
SFP Compatibility List
Available interface speed
- 10 Mbps - Full duplex
- 10 Mbps - Half duplex
- 100 Mbps - Full duplex
- 100 Mbps - Half duplex
- 1000 Mbps - Full duplex
- 1000 Mbps - Half duplex
Backup Compatibility
Queries & Known Issues
Can I install my License
For 3rd-Party Hardware
- Yes, you can install a Home or Business license
- Any Version
For Sophos Firewall hardware
- Yes, however, you must either replace or reformat the disk.
- Any Version
ISO difference
- HW - Dedicated hardware for Firewall models
- SW - Any platform such as simulators, hyper V, Virtual box, VMWare etc
Note: For XGS hardware, this won’t install/run/work, even with replacing the SSD
Can I install v19.5 & V20 Firmware
- Yes, you can install any version
Can’t access GUI
- Check NIC Port Assignment for LAN & WAN (randomize)
Can I connect an AP controller
- Yes, but it’ll need to be set up as LAN Zone and not Wireless
Can I transfer my Sophos Home License
- Unfortunately, no. As a workaround, kindly get a new Serial number and do a restore/backup.
External Resources
Changed the i210 as not supported to I219
[edited by: rfcat_vk at 6:04 AM (GMT -7) on 11 May 2024]
