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If Sophos does not detect that the appliance being registered matches a faulty appliance in an RMA case then: If it is an XG appliance, a 30-day Evaluation license will be activated which will include FullGuard Plus. The original license will remain on the faulty appliance. Refer to Sophos XG Firewall: How to re-image the applianceor do a search online on how to burn to flash media, if needed. Install the.isofile to the SG appliance by connecting the USB memory stick to the SG appliance, along with a keyboard (USB) and monitor (VGA), and then reboot the UTM. Upon reboot, the installer will start automatically. Sophos XG 86 & XG 86W Firewalls Sophos XG Firewall brings a fresh new approach to the way you manage your firewall, respond to threats, and monitor what’s happening on your network. Overview As a security best practice, Sophos recommends that user data be wiped from any XG hardware firewall that will be transfered from one user to another. There are several methods to do this, and some risk or cost involved in each. The following methods are available for XG hardware appliances.

Today we’re announcing a brand-new range of hardware appliances for Sophos Firewall OS, the XGS Series. This is not just a technology refresh; our firewall appliances have been completely reengineered and now come with a dual processor architecture to deliver a significant performance increase over previous models.

The new XGS Series appliances release with Sophos Firewall OS v18.5, have a new simplified licensing scheme, and as if that wasn’t enough, we’re also changing the overall product name from Sophos XG Firewall to Sophos Firewall.

New features in the XG Firewall v18 MR5 release 06 Apr 2021; Secure SD-WAN with XG Firewall and Azure Virtual WAN 01 Apr 2021; Protecting Sophos customers from HAFNIUM 08 Mar 2021; Kicking off tomorrow – Sophos XG Firewall Academy 2021 25 Jan 2021.

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Dual Processor Architecture

Every XGS Series appliance combines a multi-core x86 CPU with a dedicated Xstream Flow Processor for application acceleration. Xstream Flow Processors are Network Processing Units (NPUs) which now add a hardware layer FastPath to extend the Xstream architecture that we introduced in SFOS version 18.

Flexible to the core

One benefit of the hardware platform that we’ve chosen, is that our Xstream Flow Processors are programmable. This allows us to extend the offload capabilities in future software releases, providing additional performance improvements, even for things like crypto processes. This, combined with the ability to modify and extend connectivity on every appliance, delivers a truly future-proof solution which can adapt as the network, workforce and security infrastructure evolves.

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Protection and Performance

The increase in performance varies by model and test but you’re likely to see at least a 2X performance increase over v18 running on XG Series hardware and numbers to meet or beat our key competitors on the all-important Price per Protected Mbps. The additional performance headroom allows customers to turn on essential protection, such as TLS Inspection, with the confidence that they’re removing a huge blind spot in their network visibility – which hackers are increasingly exploiting – whilst maintaining their network performance.

Sophos Firewall OS v18.5

The new appliances come with the latest v18.5 software release which not only provides support for the new hardware, but also includes all the 18.x maintenance releases since the v18 release with extensive security hardening features, VPN and SD-WAN enhancements, Central Management and Reporting capabilities, and many more improvements.

Note: 18.5 for all non-XGS Series customers is currently expected to be available in June.

Product naming and availability

The XGS Series model line-up is similar to what we offer with the XG Series:

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  • Desktop model numbers have been increased by ‘1’
  • 1U and 2U rackmount model numbers have an added ‘0’

We’re launching all models over a period of about four to six weeks. All XGS Desktop and 1U 2xxx and 3xxx models are available from today, April 21st and the XGS 1U 4xxx and 2U models will be available from late May.

As actual availability can vary by model and region, please reach out to your local Sophos or distribution team for further details.

The XG Series models remain available for purchase.

Where to get more information

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You can access all the updated resources for the Sophos Firewall and XGS Series launch, including a What’s New video, on the Partner Portal.

The web updates on sophos.com will be live in all core languages by 9am EDT/3pm CEST. The key pages for you to bookmark are sophos.com/firewall for the new main Sophos Firewall page and sophos.com/compare-xgs for the tech specs and details on the XGS Series.

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A recording of the full launch SophSkills is available on the Partner Portal.

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We wish you great success selling Sophos Firewall and the XGS Series and look forward to welcoming you to further webinars and events in the coming weeks.