SonicWALL NSA Series Appliances

The SonicWALL Network Security Appliance Series:

Next Generation Unified Threat Management Protection

Organizations of all sizes depend on their networks to access internal and external mission-critical applications. As advances in networking continue to provide tremendous benefit to organizations, they are increasingly challenged by sophisticated and financially-motivated attacks designed to disrupt communication, degrade performance and compromise data.

Malicious attacks penetrate outdated stateful packet inspection firewalls by exploiting higher network levels. Point products add layers of security, but are costly, difficult to manage, limited in controlling network misuse and ineffective against the latest multipronged attacks. The SonicWALL® Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series revolutionizes network security, utilizing a breakthrough multi-core design and patented Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection™ (RFDPI) technology* offering complete protection without compromising network performance. This platform was first made available on the SonicWALL E-Class NSA Series, and it is now available for mid-sized organizations.

The NSA Series overcomes the limitations of existing security solutions by scanning the entirety of each packet for current internal and external threats in real time. Built on a high-speed multi-core processing platform, the NSA Series enables deep packet inspection without adversely impacting the performance of mission-critical networks and applications.

The NSA Series applies next-generation Unified Threat Management (UTM) against a comprehensive array of attacks, combining intrusion prevention, anti-virus and anti-spyware with the application-level control of SonicWALL Application Intelligence Service. With advanced routing, stateful high-availability and high-speed IPSec and SSL VPN technology, the NSA Series adds security, reliability, functionality and productivity to branch offices, central sites and distributed mid-enterprise networks, while minimizing cost and complexity.

Comprised of the SonicWALL NSA 240, 2400, NSA 3500 and NSA 4500, the NSA Series offers a scalable range of solutions designed to meet the network security needs of any organization.

• SonicWALL’s next generation security
• Scalable multi-core hardware and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection
• Stateful High Availability and load balancing features
• High performance and lowered TCO
• Advanced routing services and networking features
• Standards-based Voice over IP (VoIP)
• Secure distributed wireless LAN services
• Onboard Quality of Service (QoS)

*U.S. Patent 7,310,815–A method and apparatus for data stream analysis and blocking.

Features & Benefits:

 

• SonicWALL’s next generation security incorporates a new level of UTM that integrates intrusion prevention, gateway anti-virus and anti-spyware and features the Application Intelligence Service suite of configurable tools to prevent data leakage and offer granular application control.
• Scalable multi-core hardware and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection scans and eliminates threats of unlimited file sizes, and provides virtually unrestricted concurrent connections with uncompromising speed. The NSA 240 can be configured using primary or secondary modem or 3G wireless interfaces for future-proofed extensibility.
• Stateful High Availability and load balancing features in SonicOS 5.5 Enhanced maximize total network bandwidth and maintain seamless network uptime, delivering uninterrupted access to mission-critical resources, and ensuring that VPN tunnels and other network traffic will not be interrupted in the event of a failover.
• High performance and lowered TCO are achieved by using the processing power of multiple cores in unison to dramatically increase throughput and provide simultaneous inspection capabilities, while lowering power consumption.
• Advanced routing services and networking features incorporate advanced networking and security technology including 802.1q VLANs, Multi-WAN failover, zone and object-based management, load balancing, advanced NAT modes and more, providing granular configuration flexibility and comprehensive protection at the administrator’s discretion.
• Standards-based Voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities provide the highest levels of security for every element of the VoIP infrastructure, from communications equipment to VoIP-ready devices such as SIP Proxies, H.323 Gatekeepers and Call Servers.
• Secure distributed wireless LAN services enable the appliance to function as a secure wireless switch and controller that automatically detects and configures SonicPoints,™ SonicWALL wireless access points, for secure remote access in distributed network environments.
• Onboard Quality of Service (QoS) features use industry standard 802.1p and Differentiated Services Code Points (DSCP) Class of Service (CoS) designators to provide powerful and flexible bandwidth management that is vital for VoIP, multimedia content and business-critical applications.ed management, load balancing, advanced NAT modes and more, providing granular configuration flexibility and comprehensive protection at the administrator’s discretion.

Flexible, Customizable Deployment Options:

 

Every SonicWALL Network Security Appliance solution delivers next generation Unified Threat Management protection, utilizing a breakthrough multi-core hardware design and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection for internal and external network protection without compromising network performance. Each NSA Series product combines high-speed intrusion prevention, file and content inspection, and powerful Application Intelligence Service controls with an extensive array of advanced networking and flexible configuration features. The NSA Series offers an accessible, affordable platform that is easy to deploy and manage in a wide variety of corporate, branch office and distributed network environments.

• The SonicWALL NSA 4500 is ideal for corporate central-site and large distributed environments requiring high throughput capacity and performance
• The SonicWALL NSA 3500 is ideal for corporate, branch office and distributed environments needing significant throughput capacity and performance
• The SonicWALL NSA 2400 is ideal for small- to medium-sized corporate and branch office environments concerned about throughput capacity and performance
• The SonicWALL NSA 240 is ideal for small- to medium- sized businesses and branch office sites

Specifications:

Notes:
¹ Testing Methodologies: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544 (for firewall). Actual performance may vary depending on network conditions and activated services.
² UTM/Gateway AV/Anti-Spyware/IPS throughput measured using industry standard Spirent WebAvalanche HTTP performance test and Ixia test tools. Testing done with multiple flows through multiple port pairs.
³ Actual maximum connection counts are lower when UTM services are enabled.
⁴ Only with the NSA 240 Stateful HA and Expansion Upgrade.
⁵ VPN throughput measured using UDP traffic at 1280 byte packet size adhering to RFC 2544.
⁶ Supported on the NSA 3500 and higher.
⁷ Not available on NSA 2400. *USB 3G card and modem are not included. See http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/cardsupport.html for supported USB devices.

Documentation:

 SonicWALL NSA Series Datasheet (.PDF)