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Intuitive Management for Single Appliances

Centralized VPN Management for Your Enterprise

We believe security management should help you rather than confuse you. The intuitive interface of WatchGuard® System Manager provides powerful, granular controls for expert users, as well as indispensable ease-of-use for all.


 *Reduce configuration time with smart, out-of-the-box defaults.
 *Immediately see and understand what's happening in your network, and take instant preemptive or corrective action with WatchGuard's interactive real-time monitoring
 *View all the appliances in your enterprise at a glance. Launch monitoring or configuration tools as desired for pinpoint control of any device or service
 *Create secure site-to-site VPN tunnels in 3 steps, saving time and frustration
 *Manage security services such as Gateway AntiVirus or Web content filtering with no separate management software to purchase or maintain
 *With flexible use of objects, offline configuration, customizable reports, WatchGuard makes it easy to tailor your system to your business needs

WSM 8.0 Enhanced and Updated

WatchGuard System Manager 8.0 includes support for new Fireware™ Pro features including multi-WAN, WAN failover, and Gateway AntiVirus/Intrusion Prevention Service and more. It also supports our award-winning LiveSecurity® Service. So, no matter which security and network operating system your Firebox runs – WFS or Fireware™ Pro – WatchGuard System Manager 8.0 gives you the tools you need to keep your network secure.


 *Some of the specific enhancements for management of Firebox X appliances with Fireware™ Pro include:
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 *Simplified network configuration in Policy Manager, with one-click selection of multi-WAN or WAN failover
 *Choice of manual or automatic ordering of policy rules for granular policy control
 *Right-click to block sites directly from HostWatch or Traffic Monitor
 *Refreshed look and feel throughout, with smart, informative new policy icons for Fireware Policy Manager
 *A new "From-To" traffic metaphor that simplifies policy management in complex networks
 *Performance Console graphs for real-time displays of dozens of different Firebox parameters
 *New XML log format adds flexibility. Use WatchGuard's rich suite of Historical Reports, or use third-party reporting tools
 *SNMP support for notifications of important security or network events

WatchGuard System Manager 8.0 is an intuitive interface with smart defaults, interactive real-time monitoring, drag-and-drop VPN tunnel creation, rich logging and reporting. It all adds up to Stronger Security, Simply Done.

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