The Symantec 460 is a multifunctional firewall/VPN appliance that would suit small branch offices. It unit has seven LEDs located on the front of the unit with small icons resembling who knows what. There really ought to use better icons or, better still, text. On the back were eight local network ports,two WAN ports, Serial port, power connector, and power button. On the right-hand side was a Cardbus WLAN slot.
We initially had issues connecting this device to the NS-25 and we were almost going to give up on it. It wasn't that the browser-based interface was hard to use, nor were the instructions in the manual hard to follow. The logs didn't indicate where the error was coming from which made it even more difficult to pinpoint where the problem was. After some trial and error we ended up getting the tunnel up and running.
Another issue we had with it was when we changed the system settings it would always have to reboot to make the changes effective. It wasn't quick to reboot either. The unit also forces you to use a minimum 20-digit pre-shared key which is not a bad thing since on some of the units you can get away with using only a five-digit key.
The unit integrates a firewall with antivirus policy enforcement, intrusion detection and prevention, as well as content filtering. It can also provide wireless LAN protection with an access point option.
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