{"id":22328,"date":"2016-01-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/blog\/the-new-xg-firewall-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T09:07:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T08:07:53","slug":"the-new-xg-firewall-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/en\/blog\/the-new-xg-firewall-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"The new XG Firewall – What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It wasn’t that long ago that Sophos introduced the new SG Firewall<\/strong> in April 2014.\nThe new hardware replaced the UTM series<\/strong> at that time and brought significantly better performance.\nIn November 2015, Sophos again presented us with something new in the form of the new XG Firewall<\/strong>.\nWhat has changed now? <\/p>\n\n

Hardware – outside the same, inside too…<\/h2>\n\n

For those of you who have just recently purchased a new Sophos SG<\/strong>, I can first reassure you. The hardware of the “new” \n Sophos Firewall<\/strong>\n<\/a> is identical compared to the SG Firewall. An SG 125 therefore corresponds 1:1 to an XG 125. Only the labeling is different. The only, but crucial difference, is the pre-installed operating system.<\/p>\n\n

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Update<\/strong>: Since revision 3, there are now also optical differences between the SG and the XG.\nCheck out this blogpost: Sophos Firewall<\/a> Rev. 3: SG\/XG 85-135 completely redesigned <\/em><\/p>\n\n

For homes<\/a> or small businesses that need to cover fewer than 5 users, the XG series now includes the Sophos XG 85. For those of you who thought the SG 650 was too puny, the Sophos XG 750 is also available. Please in the cluster.<\/p>\n\n

Sophos Firewall OS<\/h2>\n\n

A completely new operating system has been developed for the XG Firewall.\nThe Sophos SG continues to ship with Sophos UTM 9.x, while the Sophos XG comes with the newSophos Firewall OS”.\nSince the SG and XG are exactly the same, the newSophos Firewall OS” can also be installed on an SG appliance.\nFor the Sophos SG series and UTM, the old blogpost<\/a> still applies. <\/p>\n\n

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