Software Appliances
Astaro's software appliances include the operating system and all security applications bundled within a single software image. While offering the same capabilities as the hardware platform, they can be easily installed on your hardware of choice - maximizing deployment flexibility. The Astaro Security Gateway software appliances are much easier and faster to set-up than software applications that require the installation of an operating system in advance. This section details the security applications available, technical information and deployment scenarios.
The Astaro Security Gateway software appliance is available on CD with a printed manual or can be downloaded directly and independently burned onto a CD. It comes as self-booting software package that can be easily installed on a dedicated Intel-compatible computer (gateway) within minutes.
Astaro Security Gateway software appliances offer an identical feature set as the pre-installed hardware appliances, however with the additional freedom to change or upgrade the underlying hardware platform at will. They also offer complete flexibility for installation on various virtualization platforms.
Performance numbers depend on the selected hardware.
The Astaro Security Gateway allows you to customize the type of security you deploy on your network. Astaro offers a selection of inter-operable security applications which can be activated individually or together on your hardware as needed.
This offers the user a security solution tailored to their needs. Deploy Astaro Security Gateway Software appliances on your hardware of choice. This will provide complete network, web and mail security for LAN and servers.
Minimum Hardware Requirements:
- IntelTM compatible CPU @1.5 GHz
- 1 GB RAM
- 20 GB hard disk drive and above
Best performance results are experienced when using hardware specifications at or beyond: Intel Dual/Quad-Core CPUs >2GHz, 2GB RAM.
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Virtual Appliances
Certified VMware ready virtual machines for IT infrastructure consolidation
Astaro Security Gateway virtual appliances are geared towards IT personal responsible for consolidating servers in order to reduce costs for hardware, software and maintenance. By allowing for a step-by-step deployment of each security component Astaro Security Gateway virtual appliances offer a secure migration path into a completely virtualized environment.
Furthermore, they can also be used by managed services providers for running multiple UTM instances concurrently on the same virtualized platform. All Astaro Security Gateway virtual appliances are classified as VMware Ready.
The virtual appliance can be downloaded and burned independently onto a CD. It can then be installed on any system running either a VMware player, VMware workstation, VMware server or VMware ESX server.
Best performance results are experienced when using hardware specifications at or beyond: Intel Dual/Quad-Core CPUs >2GHz, 2GB RAM. Specific licensing packages are available, varying by the number of users/IP addresses.
Minimum Hardware
Requirements:
- IntelTM compatible CPU @1.8 GHz
- 1 GB RAM
- 20 GB hard disk drive and above
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Deployment
Astaro Security Gateway allows you to flexibly mix and match the type of security you would like to deploy for your network. This is achieved through an optional selection of fully integrated security subscriptions which you are freely able to select and activate on your virtual appliance.
Deploy Astaro Security Gateway Virtual appliances on VMware virtual servers. This will provide complete network, web and mail security for your LAN and to protect the communication between virtual machines.
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