SonicWALL NSA Series e-Class Firewalls

The SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series is an industry first—using a re-assembly free deep packet inspection engine in combination with multi-core specialized security microprocessors to deliver gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware and intrusion prevention at high-speed so you don’t have to sacrifice network performance.

Flexible, Customizable Deployment Options:

Central-site Gateway: Deployed as a Central-site Gateway the NSA Series provides a high-speed scalable platform, providing network segmentation and security using VLAN’s and security zones. Redundancy features include WAN Load balancing, ISP fail-over and stateful high availability.

Layer 2 Bridge: Mode Layer 2 bridge mode provides inline intrusion detection and prevention, adds an additional level of zone-based security to network segments or business units and simplifies layered security. Additionally, this enables administrators to limit access to sensitive data by specific business unit or database server.

Features and Benefits

Multi-core Performance Architecture. At the heart of the E-Class NSA is the SonicWALL multi-core performance architecture designed to provide breakthrough deep packet inspection and granular network intelligence over real-time network traffic without impacting network performance. The SonicWALL E-Class NSA can effectively deliver ultra-high-speed performance through the concurrent use of specialized security processing cores. Using the processing power of multiple cores in unison dramatically increases throughput and simultaneous inspection capabilities while lowering overhead impact.

Unified Threat Management Security Platform. The E-Class NSA Series delivers a highly redundant security and connectivity platform that is purpose-built for high speed internal and external network protection, consolidating and extending security functionality throughout the network. E-Class NSAs integrate realtime gateway anti-virus, spyware and intrusion prevention to secure networks and VPNs against an extensive array of dynamic threats including worms, Trojans, viruses, malware and software vulnerabilities.

Deployment Flexibility. Designed for highly redundant operations, the E-Class NSA appliances are an ideal solution for wired or wireless applications requiring high-speed access and heavy workgroup segmentation. With integrated support for standards-based VoIP, virtual local area networks (VLANs), enterprise-class routing and quality of service (QoS) E-Class NSAs increase deployment flexibility and enhance productivity.

Application Firewall and Custom Control. Application Firewall is a configurable set of granular, application-specific policies that allow custom access control per network user, application, schedule or IP subnet level. These policies can restrict transfer of specific files and documents, scan e-mail attachments using user-configurable criteria, automate bandwidth, control inspect internal and external Web access, and support custom signatures.

Dynamic Protection. Dynamic threat protection, content filtering and application control services are continually updated on a 24x7 basis to maximize security and decrease cost. IT productivity is increased by eliminating ad-hoc patch management for servers and workstations, automating the application of new protection signatures and removing the necessity to manually update security policies.

NSA E5500  |   NSA E6500  |   NSA E7500  |   NSA E8500

SonicWALL NSA Series E-Class Comparison

This comparison matrix shows specifications of the NSA E5500 and E7500.

1. Testing Methodologies: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544 (for firewall). Actual performance may vary depending on network conditions
2. UTM/Gateway AV/Anti-Spyware/IPS throughput measured using industry standard Spirent WebAvalanche HTTP performance test and Ixia multiple port pairs.
3. Actual maximum connection counts are lower when full DPI services are enabled.
4. VPN throughput measured using UDP traffic at 1280 byte packet size adhering to RFC 2544.

*USB 3G card and modem are not included. See http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/cardsupport.html for supported USB devices."