Smoothwall Firewall

Combines with Smoothwall Filter for a complete all in one protection package.

Can be purchased independently or combined to offer a unified threat management solution.

Smoothwall Firewall

Next-generation firewall

Combines Layer 7 application control with perimeter firewall and stateful packet inspection to provide Next-Generation firewall functionality.

Bandwidth management

Limit bandwidth use to prioritize critical services.

Gateway anti-malware

Protect against known and zero-day threats.

Real-time dynamic filter

Includes Smoothwall's pioneering web filter.

Four reasons to choose Smoothwall

E-Rate eligible

Smoothwall is an eligible firewall service provider for Category 2 E-Rate funding.

Pioneering

Combines with Smoothwall Filter - the only fully content-aware web filter in US education.

Choice of deployment

You can choose which Filter deployment method works for you.

US-based support

Our US-based customer support team are education specialists and available to help whenever you need them.

Unified threat management for K-12 education

Smoothwall Firewall features anti-malware protection, HTTPS inspection, anonymous proxy detection & blocking, and intrusion detection & prevention, to provide you with a complete all-in-one protection package.

Next-Generation Firewall

Perimeter firewall and internal segmentation firewall to protect your network against all web and non-web borne threats.

Layer 7 Application Control

Identify and stop applications that you don’t want on your network and prioritize those that you do.

Intrusion Detection and Prevention

Monitor, report on and react to any malicious attacks on your system.

Bandwidth Management

Limit bandwidth use by content type, user, time and location, and web proxy cache.

VPN

Supports both Site-to-Site (IPsec) VPNs and Remote Users (SSL and L2TP).

Link and Load Balancing

Support for multiple WAN connections.

Directory Server Integration

Microsoft Active Directory, Open Directory, eDirectory and more.

Gateway Anti-Malware

Check signatures of malicious content at the gateway and protect against known and zero-day threats.

Source Natting

Ensure traffic going out over multiple IPs is correctly routed.

What our customers are saying

Smoothwall has enabled our district to be compliant and aware while giving us the flexibility and granularity needed for our multi-platform environment.
IT Director
Curwensville Area School District

The transition to Smoothwall has been a very easy process and has met all of our expectations.
Network Administrator
Warwick School District

Smoothwall Filter is easy to use, cost effective, works great, and customer service and support is top notch.
Director of Technology
Glendale School District

Smoothwall Filter is very versatile and the support staff is excellent! Whenever I need help, they are pleasant to speak with and quickly get to the task at hand.
Technology Specialist
Brielle Board of Education

I have worked with many different firewall and content filter solutions throughout my career and working with a Smoothwall appliance has been a delight.
District Technology Director
South Bound Brook School District

Smoothwall White Papers

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