XG 105 roll back to UTM?

Question

Hi All, 
 
 I have just bought an XG 105 to evaluate for a small branch office for a client of mine. Every single post suggests this is a mistake and I should use UTM firmware. 
 The key features I am aiming to deploy are Dual active WANs with destination based routing. EG 0.0.0.0/0 out WAN 1 and 8.8.8.8/32 out WAN 2. 
 I also want to track LAN IP usage and also implement QoS on certain traffic. 
 
 My understanding is that the XG "can" do all this but I should actually switch back to UTM firmware on the XG as per the guide available. 
 Would everyone agree with this? 
 Is there any difference in SG 105 and XG 105 hardware?

lferrara · Answer

Nicholas, 
 for the customer's requirement, you can stay and use XG with no issue. Network and Web traffic are working quite well on XG. 
 Regards

Aditya Patel · Answer

HI Nicholas, 
 For routing, you may create a firewall rule for 8.8.8.8 and set the WAN link of your choice. By default, it is set to Load Balancing and can be changed as per required. For another, you may create rules for your LAN network and select the WAN link accordingly. The rule shall prioritize based on the top to the bottom position. For QOS you may apply on the rules, but only one is applicable for each rule. If you wish to have multiple QOS policy for allocated addresses then another rule must be created. 
 To track the usage make sure you have a policy of application and web filter applied instead of 'None'. 
 There are no hardware changes between SG 105 and XG 105. Only the pre-loaded OS is different. i.e. SG has UTM and XG as SFOS.