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 elefire Managed Firewalls

 
Firewalls are generally rated with a possible five star system under the following categories: Features, Ease of use, Performance, Documentation, Support, Value for money. Utilising Elefire Managed Firewalls to guard your network means you won't need to concern yourself with the rating categories and the issues surrounding vendor firewalls - we will take care of everything for you. As we configure, install, and manage the firewalls, your effort is minimised and the performance of the firewall is guaranteed.

Elefire provides a fail-safe pair of Linux firewalls, custom installed for customer networks. Providing security and functionality, these remote managed firewalls help your organisation to connect to the Internet with confidence.

Hassle free multi-user Internet
Elefire Firewalls allow multiple networked users to connect simultaneously to the Internet through an Ethernet connection. The fast and reliable remote management provided removes the requirement for a network security specialist, and means you won't be charged for unnecessary callout fees.

Up to date Linux security
Elefire tracks the latest kernel releases to make sure that our customers get the most up-to-date code available. Use of the Linux kernel's IP-tables means the code securing your network is running native to the Linux operating system, making it impossible to by-pass. This also allows Elefire to fine-tune firewalls to the customers needs. If you need SQL access through the firewall, you've got it.

Now that stateful inspection is included, firewalling rules are dynamic and will be specific to each connection. This means we can ensure that only the traffic you want is crossing the network connection. Elefire can perform the firewalling function with IP masquerading or proxying according to the preferences of the customer.

Individual user management
Because not all users need access to the same services, individual user management is provided to allow or disallow services depending on the user. This is another service configured by Elefire's remote management system, so once you've decided the permissions you want for your users, we do the hard work.

Exhaustive Logging
Logging of all network traffic and system functions allows easy analysis of the Internet connection. Should anything fail or cause fault on your Internet connection, our logs will provide all the information necessary to resolve the problem. Also, this allows you to monitor the level and type of Internet access performed from within the network, so you can be sure the Internet connection is not being abused.

Blacklists
Customers often like to restrict the sites that can be viewed from the Internet. With blacklists, you can specify the sites you want disallowed from viewing. Blocking sites that distract from work, or time-wasting advertising sites can greatly increase the productivity of the employees using the Internet connection.

Email Server*
Elefire firewalls offer complete email server functionality, allowing multi-user email for your office. All emails are virus checked through a series of virus checkers, which are continually kept up-to-date with the latest virus data, so you can be sure your network has the best protection from email viruses available.

File/Print Server*
You can use your Elefire firewall to hold NFS and SMB fileshares to allow the use of 'personal' drives, and shared user areas. You can also use the firewall to serve your printer functionality. In fact, the Elefire firewall could save you from having to buy a separate server all together.

Caching
Caching of web pages in a central cache can greatly increase the speed of web browsing, as frequently visited pages are cached and served locally, so no Internet traffic is produced. This saves the Internet bandwidth for other users.

VPN
VPN connectivity allows remote networks to attach to your network via an Internet tunnel from your Elefire firewall. As a RAS alternative, VPN saves on dial-up costs because an Internet connection is used.

Continual Updates
Because our firewalls are a managed system, we make sure it is always up to date, so you will never need to upgrade and you need not worry about your system becoming out dated. Also, your system is truly extensible. If you want a new service, Elefire will add and configure it for you.

Redundancy System
Elefire firewalls consist of two units, offering a fall-back system, should one of the units fail. The second unit will function without the first, to ensure continuity, thus you can feel confident that the firewall is not a weak point in your Internet connection.

* May be run on a separate PC


Technical Features

Firewall

Management

Remote User VPN & Remote Office VPN

Network Management

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