Unified Threat Management
Firebox X Core e-Series integrates a powerful combination of stateful packet firewall, VPN, Zero Day attack prevention, intrusion prevention, gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and URL filtering into a single appliance for comprehensive Unified Threat Management, reducing the time and cost associated with managing multiple-point solutions.

Advanced Appliance Software
Fireware® ships standard on all Firebox X Core e-Series models. More complex network environments may want to upgrade to Fireware® Pro advanced appliance software for:

• Traffic management and prioritization
  Ensures that business-critical applications get the bandwidth they need
• High availability (Active/Passive)
  Offers redundancy to a standby appliance
• Dynamic routing (BGP, OSPF, RIP)
  Maximizes network flexibility, redundancy, and efficiency by dynamically updating routing tables

Intelligent Layered Security

• Powerful, proactive protection
  Scans traffic to identify and block malicious threats including viruses, worms, spyware, trojans, and blended threats
• Zero Day attack protection
  Anything that does not conform to standard Internet protocols, behaviors, and patterns is identified and stopped, keeping you protected from emerging threats during the window of vulnerability when signatures are not yet available
• Optimized for better performance
  Keeps data flowing smoothly and efficiently through the network using cooperative communication between multiple security layers
• Blocks attack sources
  Hosts exhibiting suspicious behavior, such as port scans and Denial of Service attacks, are identified and added to the blocked sites list. Future traffic from these sources is automatically blocked
• Cloaks the network
  Prevents hackers from using your system information to attack you network

Intuitive User Experience with WatchGuard® System Manager 8.x

• Smart defaults
  Pre-defined smart defaults in WatchGuard System Manager mean that your security is ensured from the moment you turn on your Firebox
• Tools to make customization easy
  Easily configure Firebox® X Core™ to meet your specific business needs with features such as drag-and-drop VPN creation, intuitive wizards, and flexible security policies
• Interactive real-time monitoring and comprehensive reporting
  You will know what's happening in your security system at all times and can take immediate preventive or corrective action
• Unified management with no hidden costs
  WSM is the single intuitive graphical user interface used to manage all capabilities of the Firebox X Core, as well as Firebox X Peak™ and Edge appliances. WSM ships with all Firebox X security appliances; no additional purchases are required to have this fully unified management.

Security Services
WatchGuard integrated security services work cooperatively with the built-in Zero Day attack prevention of the Firebox X Core for an unbeatable combination of security capabilities. Services include:

• Gateway AntiVirus/Intrusion Prevention Service with anti-spyware
  Provides robust, signature-based protection at the gateway against known viruses, trojans, spyware, Web-based exploits, and other blended threats. Controls IM and P2P usage. Learn more about Gateway AV/IPS.
• WebBlocker
  Increase productivity and decrease security risks by blocking access to malicious Web content and managing your users' Web surfing. Learn more about WebBlocker.
• spamBlocker
  The industry's best service at distinguishing legitimate communications from spam outbreaks in real time, blocking up to 97% of unwanted e-mail. Learn more about spamBlocker.

Model Upgradeability and Expandability

• Upgradeable
  Upgrade to a higher model within the line with a simple license key as your performance requirements increase
• Expandable
  Use license keys to easily add features and capabilities as needed, including anti-spam, anti-spyware, anti-virus, intrusion prevention, and URL filtering
• Advanced Appliance Software
  Upgrade to Fireware Pro, our advanced appliance software for more demanding networks

RoHS Compliant Hardware Platforms

The Firebox® X Core™ e-Series and Firebox® X Peak™ e-Series products comply with the European Union directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) policy, which will go into effect on 1 July 2006 in the EU market.

The RoHS directive bans the sale of electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed upon levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

WatchGuard continues to dedicate resources and implement policies to ensure that the products we sell minimize overall environmental impacts.