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SonicWALL VPN Appliance Comparison

A Comparison of the SonicWALL VPN Appliance Features

FIREWALL
F
EATURES

TZ 180

PRO 2040

PRO 3060

PRO 4060

Pro 5060

Operating system

SonicOS/SonicOSe

SonicOS/SonicOSe

SonicOS/SonicOSe

SonicOSe

SonicOSe

Firewall Throughput

90 Mbps

200 Mbps

300Mbps

300Mbps

1+ Gbps

Concurrent Connections

6,000

32,000

128,000

500,000

750,000

Firewall Certification

ICSA

ICSA

ICSA

ICSA

ICSA

Packet filtering Method

Stateful Packet

Stateful Packet

Stateful Packet

Stateful Packet

Stateful Packet

Firewall Policies

100/250*

2,000

5,000

10,000

15,000

Deep Packet Inspection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DoS, DDos Protection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Transparent Mode

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Object-based
Management

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Network Address Translation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Policy-based NAT

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Port Address Translation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Predefined Services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Customizable Services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Number of Nodes

10,25,
Unrestricted

Unrestricted

Unrestricted

Unrestricted

Unrestricted

Network Access Rules

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SECURITY SERVICES

TZ 180

PRO 2040

PRO 3060

PRO 4060

PRO 5060

Web Content Filtering

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Intrusion Prevention

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Yes

Custom Web Blocking

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Anti Virus Management

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Gateway Anti-virus

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Malicious Code Filtering

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bandwidth Management

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RBL Spam Filtering

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Yes

NETWORKING SUPPORT

TZ 180

PRO 2040

PRO 3060

PRO 4060

PRO 5060

Interfaces

(7) 10/100,
(incl Switch)

(4) 10/100

(6) 10/100

(6) 10/100

(6) 1000

Remote Access Points 2 8 8 16 32
Antenna 802.11 b/g*** N/A N/A N/A N/A
ISP Failover

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Load Balancing

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Active Directory/ LDAP Authentication

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Yes

VPN Client
Pass Through

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PPTP/PPPoE
/L2TP Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DHCP Client
 Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DHCP Server Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Total Static
Routes

128

192

256

512

1000

DMZ

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Dynamic DNS

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Static ARP

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RIP v2 / OSPF Routing

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

802.1q VLAN Support

No

No

No

200 Interfaces

400 Interfaces

APPLIANCE
MANAGEMENT

TZ 180

PRO 2040

PRO 3060

PRO 4060

PRO 5060

Management
Method

Web Browser

Web Browser

Web Browser

Web Browser

Web Browser

Remote
Management

Secure VPN Mgmt

Secure VPN Mgmt

Secure VPN Mgmt

Secure VPN Mgmt

Secure VPN Mgmt

Global
Management

SonicWALL GMS

SonicWALL GMS

SonicWALL GMS

SonicWALL GMS

SonicWALL GMS

SNMP
Management

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bandwidth Managemen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Command Line Interface

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Firmware Update Method

Web Browser

Web Browser

Web Browser

Web Browser

Web Browser

Diagnostic
Tools

Ping, Trace, NSLookup

Ping, Trace, NSLookup

Ping, Trace, NSLookup

Ping, Trace, NSLookup

Ping, Trace, NSLookup

Logging and
Alerting

Syslog, Email, Pager

Syslog, Email, Pager

Syslog, Email, Pager

Syslog, Email, Pager

Syslog, Email, Pager

Reporting

ViewPoint Optional

ViewPoint Optional

ViewPoint
or

ViewPoint
or

ViewPoint
or

or 3rd Party

or 3rd Party

3rd Party

3rd Party

3rd Party

HIGH AVAILABILITY

TZ 180

PRO 2040

PRO 3060

PRO 4060

PRO 5060

Failover Support

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Active-Standby /Mirroring

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dual Power Supplies

No

No

No

No

Yes

Analog Modem

Yes**

No

No

No

No

IPSEC
VPN

TZ 180

PRO 2040

PRO 3060

PRO 4060

PRO 5060

VPN Encryption

Included

Included

Included

Included

Included

Encryption
Methods

3DES, AES

AES, 3DES

AES, 3DES

AES, 3DES

AES, 3DES

Authentication

MD5, SHA-1

MD5, SHA-1

MD5, SHA-1

MD5, SHA-1

MD5, SHA-1

Key
Management

IKE, Manual

IKE, Manual

IKE, Manual

IKE, Manual

IKE, Manual

VPN
Interoperability

IPSec

IPSec

IPSec

IPSec

IPSec

FIPS Certification

FIPS 140-2

FIPS 140-2

FIPS 140-2

FIPS 140-2

Pending

Site-to Site VPN Policies

2,10,10

50

500 (1,000*)

3,000

4,000

Client Licenses

50

100

500

3,000

6,000

3DES/AES Speed

30+ Mbps

50 Mbps

75 Mbps

190 Mbps

500 Mbps

AES
Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Perfect Forward Secrecy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Single-Arm
Mode

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RIP
Advertising

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Prevent Replay Attacks

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NAT Traversal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Group VPN
Tunnel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

User
Authentication

RADIUS, SecurID

RADIUS, SecurID

RADIUS, SecurID

RADIUS, SecurID

RADIUS, SecurID

Hub and Spoke
VPN Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PKI/Digital Certificates

Authentication Service

Authentication Service

Authentication Service

Authentication Service

Authentication Service

VPN Client Sessions Included

0,1,1

10

25

1,000

2,000

 

TZ 180

PRO 2040

PRO 3060

PRO 4060

PRO 5060

* With SonicOSe Option
** TZ170 SP & TZ170 SPW
***
TZ170 W & TZ 170 SPW

 

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