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Hi, I'm wondering how to use a spare PC with two network interfaces (which I would install the Sophos XG free home edition on) to create a home network, both wired and wireless. As far as I can tell, I would have a router which plugs into the wall…

I want to know, how i can configure the download of signatures from Sophos XG, threat DB, App DB etc, i want to configure a schedule for each one, with a defined QoS.

Our ISP requires us to supply a VLAN TAG on the WAN connection. From other discussions I have seen that I need to create a VLAN onto the interface. This I have done and it now seems to connect ok. However I'm not sure what I need to configure for the…

I just bought a new XG 105 firewall. I connected port 2 to my modem (with DHCP and a working internet connection) and port 1 to my PC (both directly or through a switch). I just set the IP of my network card to 172.16.16.17 (GW 172.16.16.16, DNS 172…

Hi everybody, when creating your policies, do you eventually disable the default firewall policy (#Default_Network_Policy)? Or do you disable it from the beginning? If I remember the old practice, all ports should be closed by default and only the…

Hi guys, I've been a user of Sophos UTM for the past 4 years and not that the XG seems stable enough, i wanted to make the switch. ESXi 6.5 hardware: i5u/dual intel NIC/8gb ram/120gb SSD This ESXi box it the one I'm using at the moment with…

I tried importing a sophos virtual appliance in a virtual machine. Can anyone tell me how and where do i go from here? Thanks!

Working with a new Sophos XG setup and I'm almost certain this is a noobie mistake. My lan interface cannot get outbound to the internet. I can ping my inside gateway and the outside IP of the Sophos, but no further. I have configured a rule to allow…

Hi Sophos Community, This KB article outlines how to deploy the Sophos XG Firewall DMZ in Microsoft Azure using a dual NIC architecture. This architecture has the benefit of being able to use Sophos Synchronized Security. The DMZ can be deployed as…

I decided to give Firewall Manager a try as I had an unused appliance that I thought would work fine. It has 1 NIC. During setup, I cannot activate the device (probably because the default IP address is not the same subnet as my network)...no big deal…

Hello there, please do not blame me for my bad english, i am not a native english speaker but i will try my best. Through a Blog i found the Sophos XG for Home and i bought an ITX System with dual NICs. Now i have a few problems. 1. IPS …

We have an XG210 firewall we just finished configuring. It is in HA mode with a passive device. Connected to it directly via the LAN port, I can access the User Portal and the Admin login just fine. We have a VPN configured back to our main location …

Hi Sophos Community I've been trying to install a Sophos image on a new HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen9 Server, for a while now. Image: SW-SFOS_17.0.3_MR-3-131.iso If I do a normal image with RUFUS (v 2.18) I get the following error: "Starting Fireware…

Hi, I have an issue with an XG210 - SFOS16.05. I used the Bridge Wizard to create the bridge, and everything seems to work like a charm then I discover I had no more internet resolution. Here is my configuration : INTERNET > RouteurCISCO (192…

Hello I'm not able to activate the license. I think it's due to DNS config issue... XG105w_XN02_SFOS 17.0.0 GA# cat /cfs/dns.conf XG105w_XN02_SFOS 17.0.0 GA# cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 127.0.0.1 XG105w_XN02_SFOS 17.0.0 GA# nslookup …

I just received an XG125 and am configuring it in a lab environment. I hope to achieve the following high-level configuration. 1) Port 1 - LAN, call it LAN A, with 192.168.25.x address space. Use a firewall DHCP in lab but an external DHCP server in…

I have completed the initial setup with my XG Firewall Home Edition which is plugged into my AT&T Arris Broadband router on the WAN port (port 2). Port 2 received an IP address from the modem and the AT&T Arris Broadband router is configured with IP Passthrough…

Sophos XG Software appliance installation issue Qotom N3150 8GB mem 64Gb SSD 4xUSB3 2xUSB2 and 2 x RJ45 etherent ports (Non Intel) (Have run Sophos UTM successfully on this hardware) I am trying to set up Sophos XG 17.0 loading via USB2 I have…

I have reset the AP 30 via the RED-AP_RecoveryApp.exe, and accepted it in the Pending section. The AP then appears above in the Active/Inactive Access Points list, but remains inactive. I'm assuming there is some communication issue, but I've changed…

Hi Everyone, I received my new XG 210 yesterday and today went thru the registration process and everything seemed to go well. During the setup it asked to create a new admin password, which I did and recorded, however after rebooting I am unable to…

Hi, I am unable to connect to a new XG125w via HTTPS to perform initial setup. XG Port 1 LAN (172.16.16.16/255.255.255.0) Laptop Port (172.16.16.2/255.255.255.0) Laptop can ping XG and connect to console via SSH. I have installed latest HW image…

Hi friends I have configured mysophos as advised but my ssl vpn seems to be not working. I tried to troubleshoot but as I am new so couldn't find the solution. Will it be possible if I can get some assistance or advise. Thanks in advance

So the fix for me was that I had to reissue the client cert(?) on the XG appliance's screen. XG was installed Had IP from WAN and LAN side that was correct and as expected. Logged into XG console's initial screen Went to correct address on the…

Questions for the customer I elaborated these questions to make for the client and with it to understand the environment and carry out the project of implantation of SOPHOS. What do you think? What else should I ask? 1. What is the old firewall? …