The TZ500 offers a no-compromise approach to securing growing networks. For distributed enterprises with remote offices, all TZ Series firewalls can be managed locally through the intuitive GUI in SonicOS or at the central office using SonicWall GMS.

Protect your organization with highly effective intrusion prevention, anti-malware, content/URL filtering and application control with the business-grade SonicWall TZ Series Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewalls. Eliminate network bottlenecks and increase productivity while also providing secure access to a broad range of mobile devices, including laptops, smartphones and tablets. Confidently deploy this secure, sophisticated small-business firewall appliance in a wide range of organizations, such as retail, branch/remote offices or home offices. With a SonicWall TZ Series firewall, you can be assured your wired and wireless networks are protected by a secure, sophisticated and widely deployed security platform.

Intrusion prevention, network-based anti-malware with cloud assist, content and URL filtering and anti-spam services

Take advantage of Advanced Gateway Security Suite (AGSS) to deliver a multi-engine sandbox, powerful anti‐virus, anti‐spyware, intrusion prevention, content filtering, as well as application intelligence and control services. Protect your network against known and unknown advanced persistent threats.

Traffic inspection across all ports, without compromising performance

Leverage the TZ Series' patented, Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) technology to examine traffic simultaneously across all ports without introducing latency to your network.

Examine suspicious files in a cloud-based isolated environment

Deploy a cloud-based, multi-engine sandbox for stopping unknown and zero-day attacks at the gateway, with automated remediation. Examine a broad range of file types, program or code in an isolated environment to detect and stop advanced threats.

Native SSL VPN secure mobile access for multiple device platforms

Provide users with easy, network-level access to corporate and academic resources over encrypted SSL VPN connections. SonicWall Mobile Connect is easily downloadable from the Apple App Store, Google Play or the Kindle Store, and is embedded with Windows 8.1 devices.

Multiple zones of controlled access for both wired and wireless users

Implement multiple zones of access for both wired and wireless users, while maintaining total control over who is accessing what on your network. Ensure secure Internet access with our Wireless Network Security solution, which combines UTM with high-speed 802.11ac wireless to encrypt and ensure the integrity of all traffic.

Intuitive ease of use

Ensure bandwidth for critical applications and block unproductive applications. Make security easy for your IT department with the industry's most advanced, object-based management operating system — SonicOS. Thanks to an intuitive interface, you don't have to sacrifice ease of use for power.

Features

SonicWall TZ Series Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewalls deliver high performance and proven best-in-class protection to small businesses with integrated intrusion prevention, anti-malware and content/URL filtering capabilities.

Full-featured, advanced security

Deliver full-featured security that combines intrusion prevention, gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware, content filtering and anti-spam services, with intuitive, easy-to-use SonicWall TZ Series firewalls.

 

Fast, reliable, enhanced performance

Examine all wired and wireless traffic for threats, without slowing down your network, using the patented1 SonicWall Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) technology. TZ Series firewalls also ensure bandwidth for critical business applications, while blocking unproductive applications.

 

Broad, flexible, remote access

Provide mobile users with native VPN remote access clients for Apple® iOS, Google® Android, Windows® 8.1, Mac OS® X, Kindle Fire and Linux, via your small-business firewall. This unique client also supports the firewall's capability to decontaminate threats from VPN traffic.

 

Easy to deploy, all-in-one solution

Enjoy the convenience and affordability of deploying your TZ Series appliance as a SonicWall TotalSecure solution. This combines the hardware and all the services needed for comprehensive network protection from viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, key loggers and more — before they enter your network — and without the complexity of building your own security package.

 

Wireless network security

Enable high-speed wireless connectivity at businesses, schools, stores and branch offices with the superior performance and signal quality of 802.11ac*. Use integrated wireless or combine a SonicPoint with an award-winning SonicWall next-generation firewall to create a wireless network security solution that protects wireless traffic from evolving threats.

 

Support for a more converged infrastructure

Ease network security deployment and management with rapidly scalable switch integration. With the integration of the Dell X-Series switch (not available on the SOHO model), more devices can connect to the TZ firewall giving granular security control. These switches support Power over Ethernet (PoE) to support SonicPoint wireless access points, as well as third party devices such as PoE surveillance cameras.

 

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