Our Firebox® X Core™ e-Series unified threat management (UTM) solutions provide the most complete security in their class, integrating built-in zero day protection with robust security services for an unbeatable combination of network defense capabilities. Powerful, yet easy to configure and manage, they protect your network with multi-layered security to block viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, bots, spam, DoS and DDoS attacks, SQL injections, buffer overflows, Web-based exploits, and other blended threats.

Firebox X Core e-Series integrates a powerful combination of dynamic stateful packet firewall, VPN, zero day attack prevention, intrusion prevention, gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and URL filtering into a single appliance for comprehensive unified threat management, reducing the time and cost associated with managing multiple-point solutions.

Intelligent Layered Security

• Powerful, proactive protection
  Scans traffic to identify and block malicious threats. Anything that does not conform to standard Internet protocols, behaviors, and patterns is detected and stopped, keeping you protected from emerging threats
• Blocks attack sources
  Hosts exhibiting suspicious behavior, such as port scans and Denial of Service attacks, are identified and added to the blocked sites list. Future traffic from these sources is automatically blocked
• Cloaks the network
  Prevents hackers from using your system information to attack you network

Advanced Appliance Software
Our robust Fireware® appliance software ships standard on all Firebox X Core e-Series models. As your network environment grows in complexity, you can easily upgrade to Fireware® Pro 9.0 for the enhanced reliability, redundancy, and traffic shaping features that today’s most demanding networks require, including:

• High Availability (Active/Passive)
• Dynamic Routing
• Policy-based Routing
• VLAN
• Multi-WAN Load Balancing
• Traffic Shaping/QoS

Intuitive User Experience with WatchGuard® System Manager

• Smart defaults
  Pre-defined smart defaults in WatchGuard System Manager (WSM) mean that your security is ensured from the moment you turn on your Firebox
• Tools to make customization easy
  Easily configure Firebox X Core to meet your specific business needs with features such as drag-and-drop VPN creation, intuitive wizards, and flexible security policies
• Interactive real-time monitoring and comprehensive reporting
  You will know what's happening in your security system at all times and can take immediate preventive or corrective action
• Intuitive, centralized management with no hidden costs
  WSM is the single intuitive graphical user interface used to manage all capabilities of the Firebox X Core, as well as Firebox X Peak™ and Edge appliances. It ships with all Firebox X security appliances – no additional purchases required.

Security Services
WatchGuard integrated security services work cooperatively with the built-in zero day attack prevention of the Firebox X Core for an unbeatable combination of security capabilities. Services include:

• Gateway AntiVirus/Intrusion Prevention Service with anti-spyware
  Provides robust, signature-based protection at the gateway against known viruses, trojans, spyware, Web-based exploits, and other blended threats. Controls IM and P2P usage. Learn more about Gateway AV/IPS.
• WebBlocker
  Controls access to objectionable material, and prevents access to sites that pose network and security risks including known spyware sites. Learn more about WebBlocker.
• spamBlocker
  The industry's best service at distinguishing legitimate communications from spam outbreaks in real time, blocking up to 97% of unwanted email regardless of content, format, or language. Learn more about spamBlocker.

Scalable and Upgradeable

As your network security requirements change, you can easily extend and protect your security investment. Add any of our security services, upgrade to higher model in the line, or move up to the enhanced networking features of Fireware Pro advanced appliance software. Upgrade to the capacity of a higher model in the line, or add any of our security services with a downloadable software license key – no hardware replacement required.

RoHS Compliant Hardware Platforms

Firebox® X Core™ e-Series products fully comply with the European Union RoHS directive, which went into effect on 1 July 2006 in the EU market.

WatchGuard is committed to creating products that are energy efficient and use recyclable appliance and packaging materials, and has made environmental responsibility an important component of our strategic global business requirements.

Expert Guidance and Support
Firebox X Core is backed by our LiveSecurity® Service, the most comprehensive support and maintenance offering in the industry, providing:

• Hardware warranty with advance hardware replacement
• Software updates
• Rapid-response technical support
• Concise, up-to-the-minute threat alerts
• Innovative security education resources including videos and podcasts