How to configure firewalls to be managed by Global Management Systems (GMS)
Good security management relies on understanding your security environment. And not just parts of it. All of your network environments.
You need to have a holistic overview of all aspects of your network and levels of security to put you in the best possible place to prevent malicious and relentless cyber-attacks. Attacks that can cost your business thousands.
Often, at SonicWall-Sales, we find businesses operating across numerous security platforms, with data reporting complex and varied, making for poor information and analytics.
In turn, this varied security detail can lead to confusion regarding what your security systems are managing and, indeed, reporting on.
Instead, you need to be able to react to security threats quickly and effectively. You must have robust processes in place to manage your network security and, ideally, be able to do this all from one central location.
The good news is that the SonicWall GMS (Global Management System) can do all this and
more.
Providing you with robust management, monitoring, reporting, and analytics across all SonicWall firewalls, you can now view and capture your entire security environment with one system.
In addition, you will also receive SonicWall firewall support, management of wireless access points, effective email security, mobile access, monitoring of third-party networks, and more; with the SonicWall GMS, you can now have a centralised hub for all security monitoring and management.
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SonicWall Global Management Systems
- Bring your security environment together under one unified system.
- Reduce the risk of cyber-attacks and provide quicker response times.
- Integrate software and applications seamlessly into other security software.
- Continue to meet stringent compliance regulations.
- Allow you to make better and more informed security decisions based on real-time data and monitoring.
- Provide you with complete and consistent analytics and reporting, clear audit trails, and more.
How to configure firewalls
Within your network, you will need to work within the administration tab of your network settings. From here, identify the firewall to be configured and select `enable GMS management.` Then click, configure.
Any SonicWall firewall policy changes are configured through GMS and also colour-coded to highlight the changes in the system.
Validation and testing of the firewall will then be carried out.
Audit trails will act as reviews of the updated firewall changes.
And, once approved, firewall changes will be deployed across the entire security environment.
Finally, change logs will be updated for auditing and compliance purposes.
Our team of security professionals can help you to configure SonicWall firewalls and GMS if required; call us at 0330 1340 230.
You can also check out our more detailed guidance HERE.
How to configure SonicWall remotely
If you have remote branches or office locations, you can also use the Zero-Touch deployment service, which is part of GMS.
Simplifying, updating, and making changes to firewalls remotely, you can now operationalise your network's firewalls at scale, removing the need for individual configuration and installation.
Configure Firewall
All firewalls must be registered to the GMS using their serial number and authentication code.
You will then be required to connect the firewall to the network where it can be discovered, authenticated, and added to the appropriate Capture, configuring this with SonicWall.
Once it has been discovered, captured, and configured, you're now able to manage and control all firewalls centrally through your cloud-based management system.
This will allow you to initiate updates, patches, and any configuration changes at a group level – saving you considerable time and resources.
With GMS-configured firewalls, you can quickly and easily set policies all from a central point.
Benefits of configuring firewalls to be managed by GMS:
- Ensures all firewalls are updated at the same time – avoids discrepancies and a lot of time and resources being deployed.
- Minimises service disruptions – teams can remain largely unaffected by software updates occurring in the background or scheduled for out-of-hours.
- Simplifies your security management – everything is in one place, reporting is consistent, and data and information come from one source.
- Produces robust reporting to aid better decision-making – you now have the option of real-time intuitive information available at your fingertips.
- You have limitless scalability – providing you with complete flexibility, as the system can grow when your business grows.
- Provides visibility of all your devices from one central location – see exactly what is going on, where, and when, all in an instant.
- You have interactive dashboards – this allows for on-the-spot decisions to be made, allowing you to stop cyber-attacks in their tracks.
SonicWall firewall support
It is possible to create a strong yet flexible security environment that is operational from one point, allowing you to stay one step ahead of cyber-criminals at all times.
Working with the right team and deploying the right software for your business is key.
Protecting your business and its data and information is our top priority.
To learn more and see how our systems and software can help you today, call us at 0330 1340 230 or email enquiries@sonicwall-sales.com
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