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Sophos Switch Series

Sophos Debuts the Sophos Switch Series

Starting in December, Sophos will launch its new family of SD-WAN Switches.

Starting in December, Sophos will launch its new family of SD-WAN Switches.

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Flexibility & Scalability

Meet current network needs and ensure the ability to meet future demands with console servers that offer port densities from 4 ports up to 96 ports with Serial RS232, USB, and ethernet port options.

Embedded Cellular

Keep critical devices accessible, even when the primary WAN is unavailable with select console servers embedded with 4G LTE connectivity, that enables automated Failover-to-Cellular functionality

Automation

Support emerging network and automation requirements with the ability to deploy containerized docker applications and leverage REST APIs all on a python runtime environment to build automated workflows

Access to all your connected resources

Enable access to all of your critical network resources by adding Opengear Lighthouse Software.

Navigate Your Network

Get unparalleled visibility of distributed networks through a single pane of control. Designed with security, scalability and automation in mind.

Lighthouse Enterprise

Ready-made for everyday use with multi-instance capabilities providing the resiliency and redundancy needed for evolving networks. Providing presence and proximity to critical devices, engineers can control every aspect of their network through a central hub. Each subscription allows for up to 11 total Lighthouse instances (primary and 10 secondaries), provides IP Access everywhere, for each node and enables access to MessageBus, plug-ins and 3rd party systems.

Lighthouse Enterprise: Automation Edition

This advanced offering provides users with additional functionality needed for automation and operation. The expanded automation edition contains all the features of Lighthouse Enterprise – it also includes Automation Gateway and Secure Provisioning for every node.

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Lighthouse Enterprise

Scalability: Lighthouse is designed with growth in mind, from a few nodes to running “at-scale” in enterprise or hyper-scale environments High Availability: Lighthouse allows running multiple instances to enable load balancing and redundancy Security: Added security and controls with integrated authentication via SAML and AAA systems. Third Party Integrations: Lighthouse uses functionality that allows integrations with 3rd party systems for notifications and alerts IP Access: Provides centralized, secure access to remote IP networks reachable by nodes.

Lighthouse Enterprise: Automation Edition

In addition to all the features of Enterprise Edition, Lighthouse Automation Edition brings: Secure Provisioning: Allows you to provision a new network remotely, securely and automatically. It combines a centrally orchestrated, vendor-neutral ZTP service with on-site node LAN and WAN connectivity, to automate the network infrastructure provisioning process end to end. Automation Gateway: Allows Lighthouse users and automation code to discover and manage IP-based management interfaces and services running on a remote network from within your browser, with the same level of simplicity and efficiency as if they were serial console

This is a highly anticipated product release, which couldn’t come at a better time. If you’re already thinking of replacing a firewall, then it’s very likely that other pieces of network infrastructure are also under discussion. If you’re replacing your Wi-Fi, as soon as you have more than a couple of access points, you need something to power them or the search for available power sockets starts. Or maybe you need to separate IoT devices from other business devices on the network in one of your many remote offices. The answer is almost always a switch. And if everything comes from a single vendor, you can generally improve your network visibility, reduce your management overhead, and potentially also optimize the price. While switches may not be the first products you think of when considering cybersecurity, access layer switches are generally the gatekeepers for device access to the rest of the network, and as if that weren’t enough, they’re the masters of segmentation. I’m sure we’ve all learned in our networking 101 best practices book, network segmentation is key when it comes to minimizing the exposure of a network in case of a breach, as it prevents lateral movement. Of course, many other solutions also have their role to play in that scenario, but you should never underestimate the role a switch can play. And so, by popular demand, we’re now introducing switches.


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The network administrator is responsible for maintaining the actual operation of the organization's computer network. It is also responsible for network routing and security

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Jane Meldrum

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