So end of year came and I got a few jobs that I needed a firewall/UTM device. I haven't used Untangle at any of my clients because I didn't feel confortable selling a machine I built from Newegg to the end user and being responsible for warranty work from many providers. So I started talking with Jim @ Untangle Appliances.
I have a client that has two offices and needed a good secure VPN solution for 25 field laptops. I looked at some offerings from a dedicated VPN device and couldn't find something that would fit the budget. I decided OpenVPN would be great at this, and to also create a Site to Site between the other office. I decided I might as well go UTM and get the extra features into the network to protect them. So that got me to order 2 NG-25 units. I then had a client that wanted web filtering and better protection, so that got me the 3rd NG-25, and then I just needed a UTM router to install at a lawyers office, the 4th NG-25. These are not NG-25, Jim had a manufacturing delay on the NG-25 and decided to send me the NG-50F units. I got one today and dediced I would open her up and take a peak.
So first off, great construction, heavy metal, smaller foot print then I imagined. You can see the comparison with my Droid X on top or with the Sonicwall TZ180 above it.
Spec wise we have a Atom D510, 1GB, 30GB SSD, CF for disaster recovery, 6 Intel Nics. We have a locking power connector on the back and VGA and USB. Note the VGA cutout is a little rough, the vendor didn't stamp the metal so Jim had to dremel it. The next run should be corrected. Unit comes shipped in a thick box, in a styrofoam casing, a red network cable, console cable, and power cord.
The unit is silent, the only way I knew it was on was with the orange light and the beep I heard when it started. You have diagnostic lights on the front, and even putting ear up to the fanless model I hear nothing. Once you plug in the power it starts to boot. Took about ~ 2 minutes to boot up, and you get into the default Untangle screen, version 8 is pre loaded and the standard apps are loaded.
More to come once I configure for the client and start messing with it.
I have a client that has two offices and needed a good secure VPN solution for 25 field laptops. I looked at some offerings from a dedicated VPN device and couldn't find something that would fit the budget. I decided OpenVPN would be great at this, and to also create a Site to Site between the other office. I decided I might as well go UTM and get the extra features into the network to protect them. So that got me to order 2 NG-25 units. I then had a client that wanted web filtering and better protection, so that got me the 3rd NG-25, and then I just needed a UTM router to install at a lawyers office, the 4th NG-25. These are not NG-25, Jim had a manufacturing delay on the NG-25 and decided to send me the NG-50F units. I got one today and dediced I would open her up and take a peak.
So first off, great construction, heavy metal, smaller foot print then I imagined. You can see the comparison with my Droid X on top or with the Sonicwall TZ180 above it.
Spec wise we have a Atom D510, 1GB, 30GB SSD, CF for disaster recovery, 6 Intel Nics. We have a locking power connector on the back and VGA and USB. Note the VGA cutout is a little rough, the vendor didn't stamp the metal so Jim had to dremel it. The next run should be corrected. Unit comes shipped in a thick box, in a styrofoam casing, a red network cable, console cable, and power cord.
The unit is silent, the only way I knew it was on was with the orange light and the beep I heard when it started. You have diagnostic lights on the front, and even putting ear up to the fanless model I hear nothing. Once you plug in the power it starts to boot. Took about ~ 2 minutes to boot up, and you get into the default Untangle screen, version 8 is pre loaded and the standard apps are loaded.
More to come once I configure for the client and start messing with it.