WatchGuard’s desktop XTM 25-W offers all the network security features available in the higher-end XTM appliances. The price gets you a one-year subscription to anti-spam, antivirus, URL filtering, IPS, application controls, HTTPS inspection and WatchGuard’s reputation-enabled defence.

If demand outstrips supply, the box can even be upgraded in situ. Adding a new licence turns it into an XTM 26-W by increasing firewall throughput from 110Mbits/sec to 350Mbits/sec.
WatchGuard uses proxies, so you need to create firewall rules for each service. Proxy choices include HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SIP, H.323, POP3 and SMTP.
Anti-spam is handled by Commtouch’s hosted service, and suspect messages can be tagged or quarantined to a separate server. The A-Listed XTM 330 also uses Commtouch, and detected 98.9% of spam in our live tests.
The appliance supports either 2.4GHz 802.11bgn or 5GHz 802.11an – but not both together – and presents up to three SSIDs. A close-range 5GHz connection with a Windows 7 system returned a modest 12MB/sec.
The XTM 25-W’s application awareness stands out, since it can be used to fine-tune control of sites such as Facebook, and combined with WatchGuard’s AD authentication support.
Small businesses may find the XTM 25-W complex, but this is because it offers so much more. It’s worth persevering, as you won’t find a tougher UTM solution at this price.
Details | |
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WiFi standard | 802.11an |
Wireless standards | |
802.11a support | yes |
802.11b support | yes |
802.11g support | yes |
802.11 draft-n support | yes |
LAN ports | |
Gigabit LAN ports | 5 |
Features | |
MAC address cloning | yes |
Interior antennae | 3 |
Exterior antennae | 0 |
Security | |
WEP support | yes |
WPA support | yes |
WPA Enterprise support | yes |
DMZ support | yes |
VPN support | yes |
Port forwarding/virtual server | yes |
Web content filtering | yes |
Dimensions | |
Dimensions | 273 x 197 x 127mm (WDH) |
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