What is the difference between XG Firewall and XG UTM and how does it compare to UTM9?
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What is the difference between XG Firewall and XG UTM and how does it compare to UTM9?
If you are well versed in the intricacies of the UTM9 and/or SG then basically forget everything you know when you start working with the XG, the interface is completely different. I have never used Cyberoam so I can't say if it is similar to that or not. It is definitely a Windows 7 vs 8 type of foreign feeling when you go from SG to XG. Once you get used to how the XG works it isn't that bad, almost easier in some ways. At first I had trouble figuring out how SPX worked but then I found out I was overthinking it, coming from a UTM9 perspective it is much simpler now, almost transparent. On the SG you had to do a lot of setup and change settings in the mail client of every person that used SPX, not so with the XG. Since the XG can scan SMTP and SSMTP it looks at the header for the SPX signature and if present just encrypts the message. One thing you do have to make sure of is that you have a trusted certificate on the UTM and install that certificate in the trusted root store of each PC, otherwise they will get annoyed with popups every time Outlook tries to access the server. Once your workstations trust the UTM all goes smoothly. So far I'm liking what I see with the XG, haven't been using it for very long but it installed easily and worked well without too much tweaking. As the song from the 80's goes, "Things can only get better".
If you are well versed in the intricacies of the UTM9 and/or SG then basically forget everything you know when you start working with the XG, the interface is completely different. I have never used Cyberoam so I can't say if it is similar to that or not. It is definitely a Windows 7 vs 8 type of foreign feeling when you go from SG to XG. Once you get used to how the XG works it isn't that bad, almost easier in some ways. At first I had trouble figuring out how SPX worked but then I found out I was overthinking it, coming from a UTM9 perspective it is much simpler now, almost transparent. On the SG you had to do a lot of setup and change settings in the mail client of every person that used SPX, not so with the XG. Since the XG can scan SMTP and SSMTP it looks at the header for the SPX signature and if present just encrypts the message. One thing you do have to make sure of is that you have a trusted certificate on the UTM and install that certificate in the trusted root store of each PC, otherwise they will get annoyed with popups every time Outlook tries to access the server. Once your workstations trust the UTM all goes smoothly. So far I'm liking what I see with the XG, haven't been using it for very long but it installed easily and worked well without too much tweaking. As the song from the 80's goes, "Things can only get better".