Watchguard Wireless Router User's Guide download pdf (Page 23)

Firebox® X Edge and Your Network

User Guide 9

Firewalls can be in the form of hardware or software. They can

prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private

networks connected to the Internet. All messages that enter or

go out of the trusted or protected networks go through the

firewall, which examines each message and denies those that do

not match the security criteria.

Firebox® X Edge and Your Network

The Firebox® X Edge controls all traffic between the external net-

work and the trusted network. The Edge also includes an optional

network. Use the optional network for computers with “mixed

trust.” For example, customers frequently use the optional network

for their remote users or for public servers such as a Web server or e-

mail server. Your firewall can stop all suspicious traffic from the

external network to your trusted and optional networks. The rules

and policies that identify the suspicious traffic appear in Chapter 6,

“Configuring Firewall Settings.”

The Firebox X Edge is a firewall for small and remote offices. Cus-

tomers who purchase an Edge frequently do not know much about

computer networks or network security. There are wizards and many

self-help tools for these customers. Advanced customers can use

integration features to connect an Edge to a larger wide area net-

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