User guide

User Guide 1
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
Welcome to WatchGuard
®
In the past, a connected enterprise needed a complex set of tools, systems,
and personnel for access control, authentication, virtual private
networking, network management, and security analysis. These costly
systems were difficult to integrate and not easy to update. Today, the
WatchGuard Firebox System delivers a complete network security
solution to meet these modern security challenges:
• Keeping network defenses current
• Protecting every office connected to the Internet
• Encrypting communications to remote offices and traveling users
• Managing the security system from a single site
The WatchGuard Firebox System is a reliable, flexible, scalable, and
inexpensive network security solution. Its setup and maintenance costs
are small, and it supports a rich feature set. When properly configured
and administered, the Firebox System reliably defends any network
against external threats.