| Product/Model | SG710 | FortiGate 200A | ISG1000 | Brick 150 |
| Company | Cyberguard | Fortinet | Juniper Networks | Lucent Technologies |
| Phone | 07 3435 2888 | 02 8923 2555 | 02 8913 9800 | 02 9491 6500 |
| Web Site | www.cyberguard.com | www.fortinet.com | www.juniper.net | www.lucent.com/security |
| Price (as tested) | AU$4490 | AU$12,580 | AU$33,000 | AU$3113 |
| Product price range | AU$499 - $6250 | AU$1000 - $100,000 | N/A | AU$1868 - $3113 |
| Warranty | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
| E-mail support | 24 hours | 24 hours | Web support available | |
| Phone support | Business hours | $743 for 8 x 5 | Phone support available | |
| Form factor | 483 rackmount | 44 x 432 x 270 | 13 x 44 x 58 | 45 x 279 x 182 |
| Security certifications | ICSA, VPNC Conformance and Interoperability | AV, VPN, Firewall & IDS/IDP | FCC class A, CE class A, C-Tick, VCCI class A |
ICSA V4.0 Firewall Certified , ICSA V1.0B IPSec Certified |
| Number of user configurable Ethernet ports | 4 network segments (2 x 4 port switches. All 10/100) | 5 | 4 fixed 10/100/1000 | 4 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet Ports |
| Number of fixed Ethernet ports trusted | Untrusted, trusted or DMZs | configurable | configurable | configurable |
| Number of fixed Ethernet ports untrusted | Untrusted, trusted or DMZs | configurable | configurable | configurable |
| Number of fixed Ethernet ports DMZ | Untrusted, trusted or DMZs | configurable | configurable | configurable |
| Other ports | Serial port for config or dial out for back up internet | 1 x Console + 2 x USB | Console / Modem | SVGA video, DB9 serial, Parellel, 2 x USB |
| Network Address Translation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Packet filtering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stateful inspection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Application proxy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Policy based traffic routing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QoS support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLAN support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max. port throughput while firewalling (Mb/sec) | 300 | 150 | WireSpeed to device maximum | 334 |
| Max. sessions | TCP 100,000 and UDP 150,000 | 400,000 | 250,000 | 245,000 |
| Monitoring methods | Web, CMS, SNMP | Fortimanager appliance CMS, Web client | SNMP, Console, Telnet, SSH, SYSLOG, CMS | Via Security Management Server Navigator and Remote Navigator |
| Reporting methods | SNMP, Syslog, SMTP | Fortilog, Syslog, SNMP, WELF | SNMP, Console, Telnet, SSH, SYSLOG, Security Manager | SNMP, Syslog, SMTP, direct page, console message |
| Management method(s) | HTTP, HTTPS, telnet, SSH, CMS | Fortimanager appliance, SSL, SSH. | SNMP, Console, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, SSL, Security Manager | Management Server, Remote Navigator, LSMS CLI |
| VPN support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VPN encryption | DES, 3DES, AES | PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, DES, 3DES, AES | DES, 3DES, AES | DES, 3DES, AES |
| VPN DES speed (Mb/sec) | 42 | N/A | 1Gbps | 150 |
| VPN 3DES speed (Mb/sec) | 42 | 70 | 1Gbps | 150 |
| VPN AES speed (Mb/sec) | 42 | N/A | 1Gbps | N/A |
| Other option(s) | Snort IDS, Squid Proxy/cache, NASL, failover, Clam AV, Mailshell AS and HA | IDS/IDP, Antivirus, Dynamic Routing (Rip, OSPF, BGP), Anti-spam, Content Filtering, Traffic Shaping, Diffserv, | IDP optional, Deep inspection included | IDS/IPS, others via Lucent Proxy Agent are Anti-Virus, Content/URL filtering |
| FVX538 | RM-300 | PRO 5060c | SGS 5420 | Firebox X1000 |
| Netgear | Network Box | SonicWALL | Symantec | WatchGuard |
| 1800 502 061 | 1800 638 269 | 02 9006 7914 | 02 8879 1041 | 02 8912 2199 |
| www.netgear.com.au | www.network-box.com.au | www.sonicwall.com | www.symantec.com | www.watchguard.com |
| $879 | $15,840 | $18,849 | $6600 - $11,000 | $5885 |
| $6325 upwards | $18,849 - $21,420 | $12,100 - $31,020 | ||
| 3 years | Full replacement for length of service contract. | 1 year | 3 year | 1 year |
| 24 hours | 8 x 5 Web | Included in managed service | Free | 2 incidents, 5 more when you renew contract |
| 24 x 7, free | Included in managed service. | Included in managed service. | Platinum - one year $800-1100 | 2 incidents, 5 more when you renew contract |
| 44 x 330 x 203 | 2U Rackmount | 445 x 431 x 412 | 445 x 438 x 438 | 45 x 426 x 240 |
| Radius client/ Groups and Hosts | N/A - Managed service. | ICSA Firewall, ICSA VPN, FIPS | ELA4 Plus Augumented | ISCA Firewall and Ipsec Certified |
| 8 | 4 to 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | configurable | configurable | 5 | 1 initially, but user configurable |
| 8 | configurable | configurable | 1 to 5 configurable | 1 initially, but user configurable |
| 1 | configurable | configurable | 1 to 5 configurable | 1 initially, but user configurable |
| Console | N/A | Console | USB, serial port | console port |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | limited | Yes |
| No | Yes | Yes | Available with V3 Code | No |
| 90 | 95 | 1000 | 200 | 240 |
| 200 Simulataneous VPN Tunnels | 600,000 | 750,000 | Concurrent Connections 64000 | 200,000 Sessions |
| Web, Hypertrm | Web-based reporting and centralised monitoring - managed service. | Web, e-mail notification, GMS, Viewpoint | Web Based SSL Java Client, | Client App |
| SNMP, | Web-based, SMTP | syslog, SNMP, SMTP | Internal logging, Extended SSL, SESA. | SNMP, Syslog, SMTP, windows popup |
| Web, Hyperterminal | Centralised management | HTTP, HTTPS, GMS | Web Based SSL Java Client | Client App |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 3DES, AES | IPsec, L2TP, PPTP, GRE, DES, 3DES, AES, CAST, Blowfish, Serpent, Twofish. | DES, 3DES, AES | AES, 3DES, DES, IPSEC, SHA1, MD5 | DES, 3DES, AES |
| 80 | 82 | 500 | 140 | 100 |
| 80 | 82 | 500 | 90 | 100 |
| 80 | 89 | 500 | 30 | 100 |
| Anti-virus (Trend Micro) | IDP, anti-virus, SPAM filtering, web content filtering | IPS/IDS Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, RBL, Content Filtering | AV, IDS, CF,IPS, HA/LB, IDS | Gateway Antivirus, IPS, Web filtering |




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