The SonicWall Global VPN Client provides user-level VPN access from any Windows-based device. The platform supports multiple profiles confused and saved for easy and speedy access to various remote sites across numerous network configurations. The SonicWall Global VPN can also be set up to run on the start-up of Windows so that it automatically connects to a VPN connection for faster access.
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Deployment | Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Windows, On-Premise Windows |
Support | 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support |
Training | Documentation |
Languages | English |
Ease of Implementation. Plug and Play with the SonicOS patented
Long time for new features to be released and delivered.
VPN issues and connecting remote locations
Very easy to use! Functionality and feature sets are comparable to Cisco, Palo Alto, and other high profile vendors.
The overall reliability and support options for the product
Remote branch offices connecting to the internet and/or back to Headquarters via IPSec tunnels
ease of use and the simplistic design meaning that you can get straight on with any task
Can sometime be slow to load up certain pages that contain a lot of data, E.g. the junk box
increase the email security to prevent virus outbreaks and potentially unsafe content reaching the end user
An industry standard that has a wealth of resources online to do what you want to do. Responses are fast when you want a category change for a website. Like others say, it is an all-in-one solution, so no need to buy multiple devices.
Performance is not always the best. Not very intuitive to configure and set up. Management isn't the easiest. Very overpriced for the performance it gives. Very frustrating to work with in smaller businesses as the performance is extremely sub-par. Annual fees are ridiculous for small businesses as well.
Security is much better, especially in terms of users browsing websites. Keeps employees more focused because there are less distractions. You can filter website access
Very easy to use, intuitive setup for blocking specific websites, words, phrases, themes, categories, etc.
The categories update periodically so we have to go through and allow specific websites that were blocked because of the updates or mistaken categorization.
This software has been instrumental in blocking social media from our internal network, reducing strain on bandwidth and our antivirus software.
The sonicwall security product are very good solution for the enterprise security protection. The sonicwall portfolio is composed by a wide range of devices and appliance: firewalls, SSL VPN, etc. The firewalls are very strong solutions and have the rigth ratio cost/quality ratio. The SSL VPN are very usfull to solve the user mobility daily work enabling the secure remote access of users.
I think that sonicwall solution are best used for SMB company. The miss some very specialized functionality (like i.e. LACP trunk etc)
We use sonicwall to protect company boundaries and datacenter from hackers attacks
I liked that the product is easy to configure for basic setups. It was easy to adjust on the fly and you really didn't have to worry about messing anything up.
I didn't like the fact that at a certain point when the configuration became complex, Sonicwall's software was not very intuitive and made it very difficult to work with.
When we first got the product it was great, but once we got into vlan settings and other things like that is became a burden so we switched away to another vendor.
Liked the VPN, the Content Filtering. The Anti-Malware feature is great.
I wish the logging feature of this firewall was bit more robust.
SonicWall has been a part of our corporate Firewall strategy and we used them to compare to our existing Firewall partners.
They have decent firewalls and their user interface is fairly easy to navigate
Some of the advanced features are difficult to find and configure
It allows us to secure our client's network, both inbound and outbound.
They provide readily-available security products, which are fairly easy to configure and manage
Device management can be tricky if you aren't a network engineer
Providing our clients with a secure gateway in/out of their network.
we used sonic wall in a k12 environment. the ease of deployment was great to get up and running fast
At the time we implemented, we went with a hardware solution. a hosted or cloud solution would have been a better more efficient way to do it
we previously used filtering rules to block searches and traffic but SonicWall took that upon itself. we were also able to consolidate hardware into one solution
The SonicWall is a great "all in one" package. It offers robust content filtering, firewall features, security monitoring, virus/spyware blocking, and lots more.
Since this is an "All in one" solution, it doesn't have the same granular controls over specific areas compared to dedicated products.
Keeping our network safe and secure. SonicWall has allowed us to do this at a cost we can afford.
Ease of use of the software. Makes it very simple to get through and fix. These provide a firewall for our stores and assist in PCI certification. Very happy with the web interface.
The actual hardware. We have had several go bad after a year. They take a long time to replace. The ports seem to go bad first. They do not like change at all. It is an odd thing to me.
Allows us to protect our the PCI integrity of our retail locations.
It's easy to set up--I can walk an employee through it over the phone--and it does what it needs to.
It's pretty bare bones, and I would love a little more insight from the back end.
We have a small number of employees that work remotely on occasion, and this allowed them access to our servers at a low cost. And it works with our firewalls.
I like the control I have through the interface.
The VPN functionality can be hit or miss at times.
Interoffice connectivity and management of our local environments.
For the majority of the time the VPN connection is stable and the logon process is painless.
I don't have any issues with the software that is a cause of sonic wall.
I use this software to access customer servers and workstations to troubleshoot user issues.
SonicWall is great when it comes to accessing a VPN to connect to a work Intranet. I need to have access to certian share drives located on a work server while at home and this has been a lifesaver. The SonicWall mobile app is great at automatically logging me into the network to be able to be on the VPN and access my files at any location.
One thing I really dislike about SonicWall is that once you access the VPN on a mobile device, the connection will automatically time out after 10minutes. I don't really mind having to log back in because once I open the app I am automatically logged in but the fact that I need to stop what I am doing and go back to the app is very irritating.
I currently use SonicWall to connect to my work VPN while away from the office. It has been a lifesaver when I am meeting with a client at a remote location and need to pull up a document located on a share drive at work.
Sonicwall is easy to configure and comes with a HA version that works like a charm. The Sonicpoints integrate easily into the Sonicwall and provides a good solution to wireless access. The global vpn client is a two factor way of logging into the Sonicpoints or remotely.
I dislike the support when they first came out. Since Dell bought them, support is way better.
Adding another layer to security.
Secure access to your office workstation
cost of implementation, but if its not something you are worried about then this software is great!
Secured access to Office workstation remotely.
It does have a really good range of configurable options and there is a wide range of models to suit various markets. The larger units are certainly something that you could use in a large data centre.
The web interface is very dated, only one admin can be logged in at a time ( 6th gen and below) . The web content filtering is not granular enough for education customers. Application control is also an on or off setting you cannot have different settings for different groups.
As a general firewall/router, it is OK, but I found it was unable to handle large volumes of deep packet inspection, which is required in most schools nowadays.