GEC NEWS WIRESophos Ships Industry First UTM appliance with 802.11ac Wi-Fi integration with Firewall
Sophos has unveiled the first and only UTM appliances with 802.11ac integrated wireless. The new SG Series SG 125w and SG 135w models tightly integrate wireless access with firewall protection to allow small and mid-sized businesses (SMB) to achieve the performance gains offered by 802.11ac wireless, including smarter performance and better hotspot management.
Available immediately, both the integrated wireless and separate access points can be managed directly from the Sophos SG Series appliances.
Bryan Barney, senior vice president & general manager of Network Security at Sophos says “With this new UTM, we enable network managers to offer a better Wi-Fi experience to their users, and at the same time eliminate drama from Wi-Fi configuration and security.”
“Now that Sophos has added integrated 802.11ac to the SG Series, we will be able to provide our customers highly secure Wi-Fi and the best available throughput. We look forward to offering this level of protection to our clients.” says, Sam Heard, President, Data Integrity Services.
Sophos access point models can be managed directly from the SG Series appliances, we believe this is the next logical step for our customers to integrate their security,” confirms Todd O’Bert, President & CEO, Productive Corporation.
