SonicWall VPN Clients Reviews: 4.2/5 — Solid Choice

We hope this will protect us from the ever changing malware, viruses, and ransomware

I dislike that it takes a bad event before realizing your system needs this

We are preventing attackers from penetrating our system

Sonicwall is an extremely easy to use firewall. The settings are easy to configure even though initial setup may be challenging for your specific environment. Monthly maintenance and addition of settings is a breeze

Initial configuration but that is expected.

Sonicwall keeps us protected. We are very satisfied with our 2600, 2400, SMA400, SRA1600 and TZ500's

I love the Sonicwall Global VPN client and how it integrates with the sonicwall. Love the content filtering and sonicwall support is always helpful.

My only dislike is when uploading and booting to new firmware glitches out as there is no way to repair that remotely.

VPN tunnels are a breeze with the sonicwalls, as well as adding an extra layer of antivirus.

Easy, no problems. We use this to connect remotely to our VPN server. Never hav any issues.

It’s so benign that there’s really nothing to dislike!

Makes remote access convenient and secure for our employees

Specifically i like the Firewall - you have the freedom to customize it based on your network. Second thing is i liked how easy it is to configure the content filtering services

What i dislike is the Capture ATP sometimes it will stop sending files to back end for scanning

You never realized how many it is that is trying to initiate connection to your internal network. With the GAV Security services this solves/eliminates threats going in to my network

I like how, for the most part, how user-friendly it is. As long as you have the correct server info, domain and credentials you're good to go. It's also pretty easy to troubleshoot on the admin side. In most cases logging into the admin console to correct permissions, credentials and other settings only takes a few minutes.

There are a few quirks with it, meaning, when you receive an error due to invalid credentials, domain or server info, it will cycle through for about 5 minutes or more at which point, you'll have to wait for it to time out or end the process through task manager. Also, if your internet connection is weak, expect frequent disconnects.

It allows me to work remotely anywhere in the world and access everything I need within my company's network.

I like that fact that in the 5 years I've had 8 NSA 2600's and 2 NSA 5600's I've not have one hardware failure or issue. I've updated firmware for stand-a-lone's and HA pairs and I've not had issues with the Firewalls.

I wish there could be better training but lets face it, there are a lot of products that could use this. Training at a better price and training that move at a pace for people that want to get stuff done.

We are doing Site-to-site VPN tunnels between all of our locations. We are doing Bandwidth management for specific traffics using SonicWALL's built in product/traffic/protocols based

An independent company, with powerful solution.

I think that some time they can improve the report part to show how good are they working

Security firewall in the branch office, with all the security features of an UTM firewall

The fact it gives access to remote users on all their devices including iPads!

you Must uninstall it on the user account that installed it. Not always ideal if you give users local admin rights and then they leave or the profile corrupts!

The problems was users needed access to our network from a remote location and on their iPads. This means our sales managers can use this while out on site, and visiting customers.

Ease of creating NAT policies, access rules, and configuring content filters.

Limited reporting through SonicWALL Analyzer.

Content Filtering to block inappropriate websites.

Is powerfull, incredibly easy to use, very well designed and well thinked

Open a port have more steps than i supouse

Security, confidentiality and go back to relax

Once you get the hang of the setup interface it's a breeze to setup and configure.

It takes some time to learn the UI, but there are plenty of guides and instructions out there to help you out.

Firewall, vpn, wireless, content filtering and AV

Sonic wall vpn is very simple to use and setup

Sometime the connection drops and does not recover

We need to remote into servers across the country. This helps us connect

Sonic wall has A LOT of options and security features that gives you utter control of your network in so many ways. It is impossible to say that "you do not have control" of your network when you have a sonicwall. One of my favorite features is the ease of use for the content filter. The content filter comes with different filter options which you can activate during special times/days and pinpoint who and what device can do what and they've made that fairly easy with sonicwall. Many of the other options are somewhat straight forward and offer deep customization options but sonicwall is not an easy plug and play device and will require some experience.

Port forwarding on a sonicwall is almost an absolute nightmare. Many times it will throw you in a maze like scenario, searching for the correct options to implement into your network. Sonicwall definitely needs a better user interface as the interface that is currently created is in my opinion mediocre.

Preventing unauthorized network access and prevention of identity theft since credit cards are being ran through broadband network.

Sonicwalls are easy to deploy and configure. The UI makes navigation straight-forward. Setting up content filtering and SSLVPN connections are easy as well.

The Dell-branded 5.9 firmware is too "heavy" for the lower-end TZ models. We saw significant performance issues when the firmware was uploaded to them.

Businesses needing a solid firewall solution to protect their network benefitted greatly from implementing a SonicWALL. The cost of the hardware and licensing for what you get is a good fit in the small business arena.

I have used sonic wall several times for small and large firewall needs. Setup was pretty straight forward and can go up quickly. Also the reporting ad tracking features of attacks and traffic is great. Also VPNs work best on sonic walls than other brands hive tried like watch guard etc.

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Easy to use. Smooth customer support. It has multiple numbers of features. Ease of integration. frequently use.

Costly.lack of availablity wire less solution.

Accessbility of the network which maintains the safety protocol. Established safe and secure connection.

One of the best thing is like the most about the sonicwall is. it isprovide the security over the internet as well as traditional environment.

There is nothing for sonicwall is to dislike as par my experience it is provide all the services which I need to use .anyone can easy to implement.there are lots of customer support if you have any problem.there are lots of company are using sonicwall so the frequency is lot.lots of features are provided by the sonicwall to the user.you can easily integrate the sonicwall in your environment

Sonicwall is solving the security issue over cloud and also in traditional environment.

Sonicwall Firewall comes with reatively medium in cost it is userfriendly to configure. It provides best UTM security to the organisation.

When device connected to the Site to Site VPN device went in idle state muiltple times.

Sonicwall Firewall can place in branch level to filter all the incoming and outgoing traffic wiht very midium cost.

SonicWall firewall appliances have gained recognition for their numerous strengths and advanced features, making them highly desirable for organizations seeking to fortify their network security. • Comprehensive Security • Intrusion Detection and Prevention • Secure VPN Connectivity • Application Control • Content Filtering • User and Group-Based Policies • High Performance • Cloud-Based Management • Real-Time Reporting • Integration with Other Security Services

While SonicWall firewalls provide numerous benefits, it is important for organizations to be mindful of certain potential drawbacks or limitations that may arise when assessing their network security requirements. Such as the below. • Cost • Subscription-Based Services • Complex Configuration • Performance Impact • Limited Reporting and Analytics • User Authentication Challenges

SonicWall effectively confronts several prevalent network security challenges, thus rendering multiple advantages to its esteemed users like the below. • Cybersecurity Threats • Intrusion Detection and Prevention • Remote Access • Content Filtering • Application Control • Scalability

It's a very flexible, easy to configure, robust firewall for a great price.

Tech support could be better. In my experience, support engineers are hard to understand and don't seem to be all that helpful.

I am using 4 (HA) firewalls to secure my network as well as provide SSLVPN and site to site connections.

Sonicwall's #1 strength is the interface. A tech can quickly accomplish what they need without running command lines and knowing another language. That being said, they focus on security just as much.

I have not been a fan of the GUI changes that have been pretty stark and consistent over the last few years. It does not seem that Sonicwall knows what i wants to stick with in terms of the presentation.

Sonicwall allows IT personnel to straddle that line between convenience and security. What takes me 5 minutes in a Sonicwall device has taken me 1-2 hours in a competitor firewall.

by default routing are enabled features included

Easy monitor difficulty & Lan users usage monitor like website searching details list and data consuming rate are missing

Price compare less . Gui is more easy to implement

The Content Blocking Feature is so good I can block applications, websites, and proxies with few clicks. Setting up the firewall is also easy, and packet monitoring is also excellent. Site-to-site VPN Performance

I sometimes get confused when trying to open ports. Sonicwall only offers 2 VPN licenses for free if more than two users need to buy a license. License renewal cost is high

Blocking Social Media websites in the Office, Site-to-Site VPN Connectivity across multiple sites, The audio quality over the VPN tunnel on IP Telephone is excellent, and a perfect DHCP server.

First of all it is very helpful to enable the organisations to access any application from anywhere and anytime. It is very cost effective and easy to install. It protects against cyber attacks.

Sometimes works slow during launching. Well we hardly see any issues in its working.

It has solved problem during pandemic time as it facilitates remote access of applications with full fledged cyber security and leads to better productivity. Really its a boon for us

as configuration and operation are basic importance for any network for sustaining and following the policies, the best user interface and policies options in sonic wall along with monitoring and troubleshooting features are good.

searching online document for configuring or only for studying about sonic wall takes time or go through, if more youtube videos and easily available learning videos will be awesome. also more study material and content for the sonic wall exam and certification i will be interested in.

securing the centralized data center and few branch location servers with SSL VPN and centralized URL filtering and IPS threat protect and really helping with business needs of securing the IT resources.

The SonicWall Dashboard from version v7.0 is easy to Manage and add the policies. Unlike others vendor firewalls, the SonicWall firewall has multiple ports already built-in. We can set up both Site to Site and SSL VPN in less time with the newly upgraded GUI. In Sonicwall, multiple preconfigured security profiles protect the network when it deploys.

There is much difference in the CLI command statements from version old version and new version i.e v7.5. Sonicwall need to be improve their customer support.

We use the Sonicwall device as the first defense firewall in our network, as HA mode. With the help of SonicWall's VPN feature, our users can access the servers on corporate LAN without any troubles. The Load balencing of the internet links is excellent, and we are able to use two ISP links at a time. Intrusion prevention and Detection profiles are working very well.

Threat Blocking, Virus database regular update, User-friendly GUI, Easy to use

Log reports need to be more user friendly

I am not facing any such problems.

1. Initial device configuration is easy and simple using the setup wizard. 2. Cost for the firewall is less expensive compared to other firewalls. 3. Configuration of security and NAT policies is easy. 4. Diagnostics option in GUI is very helpful, it has most of the troubleshooting tools. 5. Site to Site and Remote access VPN setup is simple.

1. Content filtering profiles do not work well sometimes. 2. Traffic log monitoring is not that much good on versions above 7.0.0

1. Securing office LAN Network. 2. Providing server access securely using SSL VPN. 3. Captive portal authentication, to give internet access for only authorized users. 4. Blocking certain site access and applications.

In our organization, we are using Sonicwall NSv 870 (Network Security virtual appliance), it has a very attractive management dashboard and direct options for configuring the network interface IP address, network & service objects, and security policies. When comes to security performance, SonicWall works very well, by allowing us to configure a policy with source MAC and Source user which is very helpful for restricting internet access to particular machines and users. When comes to the monitoring part, it has very good filtering options to monitor required traffic.

The main thing only I can dislike is the cloud features. SonicWall net generation firewalls have fewer cloud features.

1.Blocking internet access for unwanted users. 2.Restricting users from visiting malicious sites. 3. Accessing internal servers securely using SSL-VPN through NetExtender.