SonicWALL TZ 205 Wireless-N

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Small businesses, retail deployments, government organizations, remote sites and branch offices can benefit from the powerful security and business-class performance of the Dell SonicWALL TZ 205. Unlike consumer grade products, this powerful Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewall combines the most effective intrusion prevention, anti-malware and content/URL filtering with the broadest, most secure mobile platform support for laptops, smartphones and tablets. By providing full deep packet inspection (DPI) at very high performance levels, it eliminates the tradeoff between comprehensive security and performance.The TZ 205 provides intelligent protection, business-class performance, advanced networking features and configuration flexibility in an affordable desktop appliance that’s easy to set up, operate and manage.

 

TZ 205 features

The TZ 205 provides intelligent protection, business-class performance, advanced networking features and configuration flexibility in an affordable desktop appliance that’s easy to set up, operate and manage.

High-performance security engine. 
The SonicWALL TZ 205 uses patented Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection®1 to examine traffic simultaneously across all ports without introducing latency to the network, enabling businesses to realize increased productivity gains.

Integrated intrusion prevention. 
A tightly integrated intrusion prevention engine protects against a comprehensive array of application-layer exploits that target both servers and client machines on the network.

Advanced IPSec and SSL VPN.
Flexible connectivity options provide easy-to-use, secure, high-speed office-to-office and client-to-office remote access. With IPSec VPN, users can also connect with a Global VPN Client.

Gateway anti-virus and anti-spyware. 
By blocking Trojans, viruses, key loggers and other malware at the gateway, SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware provides the first layer of defense.

Streamlined GUI and advanced management. 
Intuitive set-up wizards and a powerful web interface ease deployment, simplify configuration, and streamline management to reduce administration time and costs.

SonicWALL® Mobile Connect™ 
SonicWALL Mobile Connect, a single unified client app for Apple® iOS and Google® Android™, provides smartphone and tablet users superior network-level access to corporate and academic resources over encrypted SSL VPN connections.

Content/URL filtering. 
Organizations and educational institutions can easily enforce their acceptable-use policies and protect against inappropriate, illegal and dangerous web content through content and url filtering.

Dual-band wireless. 
Ideal for retail and office environments, dual-band wireless provides integrated 802.11a/b/g/n secure wireless access for network clients over the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz spectrums.

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Platform features

SonicOS is engineered to reduce risk, cost and complexity by integrating state-of-the-art deep packet inspection firewall protection, wireless and VPN technologies to deliver comprehensive protection and maximum performance.

Deep Packet Inspection firewall. 
Patented SonicWALL Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection technology scans against multiple application types and protocols to protect against internal and external threats at both the application layer and the network layer.2

Unified Threat Management. 
The TZ Series offers application control, gateway anti-malware, intrusion prevention and content filtering on a high performance platform through its unified and simple management interface, for state-of-the-art security at a low total cost of ownership.

WAN/ISP redundancy and failover. 
The TZ Series increases network availability by seamlessly transitioning between multiple ISP connections in case of failure. High-end redundancy features provide small businesses with business continuity at levels of reliability usually reserved for larger enterprises.

WAN Acceleration. 
Add a SonicWALL WAN Acceleration Appliance (WXA) to a SonicWALL TZ firewall to significantly reduce application latency, conserve bandwidth and significantly optimize WAN performance.

Intuitive management. 
Powerful set-up wizards make it easy to quickly set up VPN Tunnels, policies and network rules, which can then be fine-tuned through an intuitive Web interface. All application and signature updates are obtained automatically by the firewall and are effective immediately without reboots or downtime.

Application Traffic Analytics. 
The SonicWALL Application Traffic Analytics solution provides organizations with powerful insight into application traffic, bandwidth utilization and security threats while providing enhanced troubleshooting and forensics capabilities. Businesses can easily identify non-business applications consuming network resources to modify usage policies accordingly.

Security services.

Integrated intrusion prevention. 
A tightly integrated intrusion prevention (IPS) engine protects against a comprehensive array of application-layer exploits that target both servers and client machines on the network. A dynamically updated signature database safeguards the network from the latest threats. 

Gateway anti-virus and anti-spyware. 
By blocking Trojans, viruses, key loggers and other malware at the gateway, SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware provides the first layer of defense. All files are analyzed in real time—regardless of file size or compression.

Content/URL filtering. 
SonicWALL Content Filtering service blocks multiple categories of objectionable web content and provides the ideal combination of control and flexibility to ensure the highest levels of productivity and protection.

Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service. 
Our anti-spam service utilizes real-time sender IP reputation analysis and cloud-based Advanced Content Management techniques to remove spam, phishing and virus-laden messages from inbound SMTP-based emails before they reach your network.

Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware. 
The SonicWALL Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware service provides an added layer of protection by automatically ensuring network users are actively running McAfee or Kaspersky anti-virus software.

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1. U.S. Patents 7,310,815; 7,600,257; 7,738,380; 7,835,361.
2. The purchase of SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention Service is required to benefit from SonicWALL Deep Packet Inspection Technology.

Firewall Overview

 

Security Services Included

Feature	Value
Application Intelligence and Control2	n/a
Gateway Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware2	Optional
Intrusion Prevention2	Optional
Content & URL Filtering (CFS)2	Optional
Analyzer Reporting2	Optional
Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware2	Optional
Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service2	Optional

 

Support Services

Feature	Value
Dynamic Support 8×5	Optional
Dynamic Support 24×72	Optional

 

Firewall General

Feature	Value
Interfaces	5 GbE, 1 Console Interface, 1 USB
Management	CLI, SSH, GUI, GMS
Certifications	EAL4+, VPNC, FIPS 140-2
Nodes Supported	Unrestricted
RAM	512MB
Flash Memory	32 MB
Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels	10
Global VPN Clients (Bundled)	2
Global VPN Clients (Maximum)	10
SSL VPN NetExtender Clients (Maximum)	1(10)
Virtual Assist Technicians (Maximum)	30-Day Trial(1)
VLAN Interfaces	20
Unique Malware Threats Blocked	1,000,000+
SonicPoints Supported	2

 

Performance

Feature	Value
Stateful Throughput3	500 Mbps
UTM Performance4	40 Mbps
Gateway Anti-Virus Throughput4	60 Mbps
Intrusion Prevention Throughput4	80 Mbps
3DES/AES VPN Throughput5	100 Mbps
Maximum Connections6	12000
Maximum UTM Connections	12000
New Connections per Second	1500

 

Features

Feature	Value
Logging	Analyzer®, Local Log, Syslog
Network Traffic Visualization	n/a
Netflow/IPFIX Reporting	n/a
SNMP	Standard
Authentication	XAUTH/RADIUS, Active Directory, SSO, LDAP, Terminal Services, Citrix, Internal User Database
Single Sign-On	Standard
Voice and Video over IP (VoIP) Security	Standard
PortShield Security	Standard
Interface-to-Interface Scanning	Standard
Integrated Wireless Switch and Controller	Standard

 

Wireless

Feature	Value
802.11b/g/n	Standard
Firewalling	Standard
Intrusion Protection	Standard
Guest Services	Standard
Dual-Band Wireless	Standard

 

Failover

Feature	Value
Hardware Failover	Active/Passive
WAN Failover	Standard
Automated Failover/Failback	Standard
Analog Modem Failover7	Standard
3G Cellular Modem Failover7	Standard
Dynamic Routing	OSPF, RIP
Policy-based Routing	Standard
Route-based VPN	Standard
Bandwidth Management	Standard
802.11n Wireless Support via SonicPoints	Standard
Layer 2 Wireless Bridging	Standard
Object-based Management	Standard
Policy-based NAT	Standard
Inbound Load Balancing	Standard
Virtual Access Points (VAPs)	Standard
SSL Control	Standard
IPv6 Ready	Standard

1. ICSA Certification is currently pending.
2. Services must be purchased separately.
3. Testing Methodologies: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544 (for firewall). Actual performance may vary depending on network conditions and activated services.
4. UTM/Gateway AV/Anti-Spyware/IPS throughput measured using industry standard Spirent WebAvalanche HTTP performance test and Ixia test tools. Testing done with multiple flows through multiple port pairs.
5. VPN throughput measured using UDP traffic at 1280 byte packet size adhering to RFC 2544.
6. Actual maximum connection counts are lower when UTM services are enabled.