Introduction

Barracuda NG Firewall F600 is an enterprise class security appliance offering the level of security that is best suitable for mid-size industries with around 250 user strength and that have branch offices, by supporting up to 300,000 concurrent sessions. With the VNP throughput of 950 Mbps, Barracuda NG Firewall F600 allows administrators to establish secure VPN tunnels to multiple branch office for remote accesses.

Also, with the integration of 10 x 1Gb Ethernet interfaces and 1 x 1Gb fiber SFP in the appliance, Barracuda NG Firewall F600 provides high-speed data transmission to the internal network and allows network expansion by joining two networks using fiber-optic media as backbone cable, while securing it from external threats because of its 4.5Gbps firewall throughput at the same time.

Who Should Buy?

Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance is useful in:

• Medium Scale Industries – Organizations that require high-speed data transmission for up to 250 users and want to have secured VPN tunnels to multiple branch offices can use Barracuda NG Firewall F600 for secure data transmission in internal network as well as while communicating with branch offices using the Internet.

What Purposes It Serves?

Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance allows security administrators to:

• Control Applications – Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance helps administrators to implement application layer security by allowing or denying access to layer 7 applications such as Skype, P2P clients, and Web 2.0 applications.
• Join Two Networks (Campuses) – Because of 1 x 1Gb fiber SFP interface, administrators can join two campuses’ network by using fiber-optic media as backbone cable in order to provide high-speed internetwork transmission.
• Distributed Firewall Management – Barracuda NG Firewall 600 security appliance allows security administrators to logically divide a single global rule-set into multiple logical rule-sets. One responsible person can then be delegated the task of managing each logical rule-set, hence reducing management overhead of one security administrator.
• Set up VoIP – Barracuda NG Firewall F600 allows administrators to set up VoIP which can be useful to reduce calling costs, in case the organization deals in extensive voice calling process.
• Template-Based Management – Barracuda NG Firewall F600 allows security administrators to prepare management templates. Management templates eliminate the requirement of going through the similar configuration process on each Barracuda NG Firewall F600 appliance, if all of them require having same security policies. This saves administrators’ decent amount of time. Management template once created on any one Barracuda NG Firewall F600 appliance can be used to deploy identical configurations on all Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliances throughout the network, hence remarkably expediting the configuration process in the entire network.
• Secure Web Proxy – With the optional secure web proxy subscription, security administrators can enable and configure SSL proxy to monitor outgoing HTTPS packets and take appropriate actions according to the configured policies.

Top Features and Benefits

• VPN Connections – Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance supports:
• ✓ 950 Mbps of VPN throughput
• ✓ IPsec VPN tunnel support
• Security – Since Barracuda NG Firewall F600 is a dedicated security device especially designed for medium scale organizations that have branch offices that need to get connected via secure VPN tunnels for remote accesses, and also have a second campus to be connected to the main building, it supports:
• ✓ 4.5 Gbps firewall throughput
• ✓ Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
• ✓ Proxy Firewall
• ✓ 1316 Mbps Intrusion Prevention Services (IPS) throughput
• ✓ Spam Filtering
• Networking – Apart from other general networking features, Barracuda NG Firewall F600 also supports:
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Voice over IP (VoIP) – Security administrators can also manage VoIP by:
• ✓ H.323
• ✓ SIP
• Role Based Access Control (RBAC) – This feature allows administrators to configure Barracuda NG Firewall F600 to link Active Directory users to IP addresses and grant or deny access to network shares and resources according to the defined rule-sets in the polices. Apart from Active Directory integration, Barracuda NG Firewall F600 also supports RADIUS, NTLM, MS CHAP, TACACS+, etc.
• WAN Optimization – Because of data deduplication (byte level caching) and other such optimization features, Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance is capable of compressing WAN data up to 95%, hence remarkably improving business productivity with fast data transmissions over 950 Mbps VPN tunnels, and securing the network with 4.5 Gbps firewall throughput.

Hardware Specifications – Hardware specifications of a Barracuda NG Firewall F600 include:

• 10 x 1GbE copper interfaces
• 1 x 1Gb fiber SFP interface
• 2 USB ports
• 1 serial port
• 3G USB modem (optional)
• Single internal power supply
• 18.7 lbs (8.5 Kg) Weight
• 5 Amp power drawn

Paid Subscriptions

In order to enhance the security of the network, and make the Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance work even more efficiently, security administrators can purchase the following available additional subscriptions:

• Barracuda NG Energize Updates – This subscription keeps the Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance updated with latest updates on hourly basis. Energize Updates can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis.
• Barracuda NG Instant Replacement – This subscription entitles Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance for instant replacement (within 24 hours), in case something goes wrong with the hardware of the device. Instant replacement program can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis.
• Barracuda NG Web Filter- This subscription allows security administrators to block unwanted websites to pass through Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance, hence restricting users from accessing inappropriate contents available on the Internet. Web Filter services can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis.
• Barracuda NG Malware Protection – This subscription keeps the internal network secure by blocking malware and other such suspicious elements at the Barracuda NG Firewall F600 gateway itself. Malware Protection services can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis.
• Barracuda NG Web Security – Web Security services are a combination set of Web Filter and Malware Protection services and can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis. Since Web Security is a bundle of Web Filter and Malware Protection services, organizations are not required to purchase the said two services individually in case Web Security services are purchased.
• Barracuda NG SSL VPN and NAC – This subscription enables Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance to set up SSL VPN tunnels and Network Access Control (NAC) to secure the network and its sensitive information from threats. SSL VPN and NAC services can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis.
• Barracuda NG Secure Web Proxy – This subscription allows security administrators of the organizations to configure SSL web proxy on Barracuda NG Firewall F600 to intercept outgoing HTTPS traffic. Secure Web Proxy services can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis.
• Barracuda NG Premium Support – This subscription entitles Barracuda NG Firewall F600 security appliance for technical support for 24 x 7 from dedicated highly skilled technical support team. Premium Support for Barracuda NG Firewall F600 can be purchased on 1 year, 3 years or 5 years subscription basis.

Conclusion

To summarize, Barracuda NG Firewall F600 can prove to be the best security solution for mid-size organizations with up to 250 users, that need secure and high speed VPN connectivity to their branch offices that may be situated at distant geographical locations, and want to establish a campus area network using fiber-optic media.