Meel kasta oo aad ka shido intarneedka, waxaa jira khataro ku soo dhuumanaya. Hackers-ku waa ay jiraan, isku dayaya in ay galaan xogtaada iyaga oo isticmaalaya infekshannada malware-ka^{(malware infections)} , dab-damiska waxyeelada^{(compromised firewalls)} leh , iyo weerarrada xoogga ah^{(brute force attacks)} . Haddii aysan jirin ilaalin ku filan, badbaadada shabakadaada iyo xogta shakhsi ahaaneed waxay ku jirtaa khatar halis ah.

Si aad u ilaaliso shabakadaada, waxaad ka fikiri kartaa inaad ku rakibto aaladda dab-damiska shabakad-ballaaran sida Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} . Dab-damiskan cusub, qoyska-saaxiibtinimada leh oo si fudud loo isticmaali karo waxaa loogu talagalay iyadoo maskaxda lagu hayo isticmaaleyaasha guryaha iyo ganacsiyada yaryar, laakiin si ay kaaga caawiyaan inaad go'aansato haddii ay tahay ikhtiyaarka kugu habboon, waxaan ku tijaabin doonnaa Firewalla -gan ballaaran. dib u eegis

Dahabka Firewalla: Nakhshad iyo Furid^{(Firewalla Gold: Design and Unboxing)}

Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waa mid yar oo ku filan, oo ku habboon calaacasha gacantaada, laakiin waxay kuxirantahay feer marka ay timaado amniga internetka. 

Ha filanin buug duugoobay ama baakado badan oo aan loo baahnayn markaad furto Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} . Sanduuqa waxaa ku jira Dahabka^(Gold) laftiisa, oo ay la socdaan koronto, saxan wax lagu dhejiyo, dongle kantaroolka USB , iyo boolal lagu dhejiyo. Kaarka yar ee gudaha ku jira wuxuu ku siinayaa isku xirka shabakada oo leh tilmaamo aad u baahan doonto inaad raacdo si aad u dejiso firewall-ka.

Inta badan waa fur-in-iyo-ilmo xal, oo ay ku jiraan saxan ku dhejinta oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad ku dhejiso meel aan la arkin. Taasi waa ujeedka-ma aha halkan in lagu wareero oo lagu jaaso dareenkaaga, laakiin ka shaqee gadaal si aad u xannibto hanjabaadaha, xayaysiisyada, iyo in ka badan, kaliya ku ogeysiinta marka ay ogaato arrin iman karta.

Sida caadiga ah, Firewalla Gold waxa uu la imanayaa xadhig koronto oo u dhigma US. Haddii aad ka dalbanayso mareegaha Firewalla^(Firewalla) , waxaad ku iibsan kartaa xadhig caalami ah oo ku habboon^{(suitable international cord)} $10 dheeraad ah, inkasta oo aad kuwan ka heli karto meel kale.

Marka la barbar dhigo kuwii hore ee Firewalla Buluugga^{(Firewalla Blue)} iyo Casaanka^(Red) ah, Firewalla - kan wax yar wuu ka weyn yahay oo wuu ka qurxoon yahay, oo dusha sare ku leh nashqad bir ah si uu u qaboojiyo marka la isticmaalayo. Alaabta si xariif ah ayaa loo qaabeeyey iyadoo maskaxda lagu hayo qaboojin aan fiicneyn, laakiin waxaan wali kugula talineynaa inaad u isticmaasho oo kaliya meelaha hawo fiican leh.

Naqshadu waa mid fudud, cajiib ah, oo aad loo horumariyay marka loo eego moodooyinkii hore. Dhibaatada kaliya ee jirta (oo aan arki karno) waa la'aanta fiilooyinka ethernetka si dhakhso ah loogu xiro shabakadaada degaanka (ama si aad u dejiso sida router laftiisa). 

In kasta oo xadhiggu raqiis yahay, Firewalla Gold wuxuu tafaariiqda ku joogaa $499, marka waxaad filanaysaa inay la timaado wax kasta oo aad u baahan tahay si aad u bilowdo. Xasuusnoow^(Remember) , badeecadan waxaa loogu talagalay iyadoo maskaxda lagu hayo isticmaaleyaasha guriga, kuwaas (oo ka duwan xirfadlayaasha tignoolajiyada) waxaa laga yaabaa inaysan haysan fiilooyinka firaaqada ee ethernet la heli karo.

Dahabka Firewalla: Tilmaamaha iyo Tilmaamaha^{(Firewalla Gold: Features and Specifications)}

Firewall- kan ay dadku maalgaliyaan^{(crowd-funded firewall)} ayaa leh dhammaan sifooyinka aad u baahan doonto si aad u ilaaliso shabakadaada. Sida jiilka afraad ee alaabta Firewalla , Gold Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waxay ka faa'iidaysataa dhowr sano oo tijaabo ah oo adduunka dhabta ah taasoo u ogolaatay shirkaddu inay sifayso oo ay hagaajiso alaabta.

Sida laga soo xigtay Firewalla , Gold Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waxay isticmaashaa afar marxaladood oo kormeer iyo ilaalin ah si ay u ilaaliso qalabkaaga badbaado leh, oo ay ku jiraan kormeerka baakidhka qoto dheer ee taraafikada shabakadaada si loo falanqeeyo dabeecadda si loo tilmaamo wax "aan caadi ahayn". Waxa kale oo ay ka ilaalisaa hanjabaadaha (sida isku dayga jabsiga) iyada oo la isticmaalayo xeerar la sii qeexay ama isticmaale-ku-dejiyey.

Iyada oo qayb ka ah taxane difaac ah oo lagu caawinayo ilaalinta shabakadaada, Gold Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waxaa ku jira kontaroolada waalidku si ay u xannibaan mareegaha^{(parental controls to block websites)} aan la geli karin, iyo sidoo kale isku xidhka VPN iyo macmiilka, taas oo kuu oggolaanaysa inaad ku xidho VPN dibadeed adeeg, ama samee kaaga si aad ugu xidho shabakadaada meel fog.

Haddii aad rabto inaad xannibto ama ka saarto xayeysiisyada^{(block or remove ads)} , waxaad taas ku samayn kartaa dhammaan shabakadaada adiga oo isticmaalaya sifooyinka xannibaadda ee Firewalla Gold, kaas oo ka xannibaya tiro shabakado caan ah inay soo bandhigaan xayeysiisyada (ay ku jiraan xayeysiisyada fiidiyowga) ee qalabkaaga. Haddii aad rabto inaad ka joojiso xayeysiisyada ka soo baxa TV-gaaga, tusaale ahaan, tani waxay noqon lahayd xal ku habboon.

Haddii aad ka welwelsan tahay tirada aaladaha shabakadaada, ama haddii aad rabto in aad “ka xidho” tiro qalab ah inta kale, waxaad isticmaali kartaa kala-soocidda shabakadda. Tani waxay go'doomisay aaladaha qaar, iyada oo ka hortagaysa gelitaanka gudaha iyo dibadda. Tani waa sifo aad ugu fiican kamaradaha amniga dibadda^{(outdoor security cameras)} si ay u joojiyaan wax-ku-tuuriyeyaasha, tusaale ahaan.

Habkan waxa kale oo loo isticmaali karaa in lagula socdo oo lagu xakameeyo isticmaalka xogta ay isticmaalaan aaladaha kale. Tan waxa lagu samayn karaa interneedka webka ama iyadoo la isticmaalayo mobaylada Firewalla ee isticmaalayaasha Android iyo iOS.

Marka la eego qalabka, Firewalla Gold waa madal furan oo taageerta balaadhinta iyadoo la adeegsanayo weelasha Docker^(Docker) iyo gelitaanka SSH ee qaabeynta fog iyo rakibida software dheeraad ah. Qalabkani waxa uu wataa nooca Debian Linux , oo leh 64-bit 2.2Ghz Intel ah oo leh afar koor, iyo sidoo kale 4GB oo RAM ah^(RAM) iyo 32GB oo kaydinta gudaha ah.

Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waxaa lagu xiri karaa shabakad maxalli ah oo jirta, ama waxaa loo dejin karaa sidii router weyn ee shabakadda maxalliga ah, iyadoo ay ugu wacan tahay afarta dekedood ee “multi-gigabit” ethernet (oo lagu qiimeeyay ilaa 3Gbits) kuwaas oo laga heli karo dhabarka cutubka.

Dahabka Firewalla: Rakibaadda iyo Habaynta^{(Firewalla Gold: Installation and Set Up)}

Waxa ku jira baakadaha Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waa kaadhka habaysan ee kugu hagaya xidhidhka shabakada Firewalla . Xidhiidhiyahani waa hagahaaga habaynta shaqsiga ah, oo leh talooyin iyo talooyin ku saabsan sida aad u rabto inaad u dejiso oo aad u isticmaasho firewall-ka shabakadaada.

Firewalla waxa ay ku talinaysaa in aad isticmaasho Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} qaabka router^{(router mode)} . Tani waxay ka dhigan tahay in Firewalla Gold uu maamulo oo la socdo taraafikada shabakadaada gabi ahaanba. Hagaha habayntu waxa uu bixiyaa xoogaa taageero ah oo kaa caawinaya in aad habayso routerkaaga jira si uu tan u sameeyo, laakiin waxa laga yaabaa inaad u baahato inaad la tashato buug-gacmeedka isticmaale ee routerkaaga.

Waxa kale oo aad dejin kartaa Firewalla Gold si uu u kabo routerkaaga jira sidii server-ka DHCP (soo saaraya cinwaannada IP) ee qaabka DHCP^{(DHCP mode)} . Ama, haddii aad rabto in aad ka tagto goobaha router-kaaga si sax ah (ama aadan wax ka beddeli karin), waxaad u dejin kartaa hab fudud^{(simple mode)} . Sida magacu soo jeediyo, habka fudud waa sahlan tahay in la dejiyo maadaama aysan u baahnayn qaabayn kale.

Habka fudud wuxuu isticmaalaa xajinta ARP^(ARP) si uu uga dhaadhiciyo qalabka kale in Firewalla Gold uu yahay routerkaaga, taas oo ku qasbeysa qalab kasta oo ku xiran shabakada si uu u dhex maro taraafikada. Tani waxay leedahay arrimo la jaanqaadi kara noocyada router-yada qaarkood, waxaana laga yaabaa inaysan si wax ku ool ah u shaqeynin, laakiin waxay noqon doontaa tan ugu fudud ee la dejiyo oo la isticmaalo.

Si aad u bilawdo, waxaad u baahan doontaa inaad ku xidho routerkaaga jira ama barta gelitaanka Firewalla Gold ilaa dekedda 4 ee dhabarka ( dekedda WAN ) adoo isticmaalaya fiilada ethernet. Dekadaha 1 ilaa 3 waxa loo isticmaali karaa in lagu xidho aaladaha kale. Iyadoo dekedda HDMI ay ku jirto aaladda, tan hadda laguma isticmaalo qaabka tijaabada ee aan helnay.

Mar alla markii qalabka la xiro oo daaro, waxaad u baahan doontaa inaad ku rakibto abka Firewalla Gold App Store ee aaladaha Apple^{(App Store for Apple devices)} ama Google Play Store ee aaladaha Android^{(Google Play Store for Android devices)} . Tani waxay kuu ogolaanaysaa inaad dejiso oo aad habayso qalabka.

App - ka Firewalla waa mid si wanaagsan loo qaabeeyey, fududahay in la isticmaalo, waana in uu kaa qaadaa marxaladaha dejinta bilowga ah si uu si buuxda u shaqeeyo 10 daqiiqo gudahood, ilaa inta dab- damiskaaga Dahabka^{(Firewalla Gold)} ah uu si sax ah ugu xidhan yahay shabakadaada.

Isticmaalayaasha bilawga^(Beginner) ah waa inay awoodaan inay fahmaan tilmaamaha shaashadda, oo wata hagitaan muuqaal ah iyo sharraxaad cad si ay kaaga caawiyaan habka dejinta. Isticmaalayaasha awoodda^(Power) iyo xirfadlayaasha hubaal ma yeelan doonaan wax dhibaato ah, laakiin sida badeecada loogu talagalay macaamiisha, way fiican tahay in la arko habka fudud oo mudnaanta leh. 

Dahabka Firewalla: Isticmaalka^{(Firewalla Gold: Usage)}

Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waa kobcinta adeega kaas oo soo socday dhowr sano. Iyadoo diiradda la saarayo guryaha iyo ganacsiyada yaryar, Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waxaa loo qaabeeyey iyadoo maskaxda lagu hayo si fudud. Wax badan ayaa ka muuqda imtixaanadayada dhowr maalmood.

Dabcan, firewall-ka looguma talagalin in la dareemo—waa in aad awoodaa in aad dejiso oo aad ilowdo. Taasi, mahadsanid, waa muuqaal si fiican u shaqeeya. Astaamo ay ka mid yihiin xayeysiisyada iyo xannibaadda goobta ku salaysan IP-ga oo karti leh, qalabku wuxuu si fudud u shaqeeyay iyada oo aan wax dhibaato ah la kulmin inta lagu jiro imtixaannadayada.

Waxay xannibtay xayaysiisyada, waxay joojisay hanjabaadaha, iyo tan ugu muhiimsan, ma aysan faragelin wax adeegyo shabakadeed oo jira. Dhammaan aaladaha shabakadaydu waxay sii wadeen isticmaalka internetka, wadaaga faylasha, oo ay isku xidhaan midba midka kale dhib la'aan. Marka laga reebo inta lagu jiro tijaabinta sifooyinka kala qaybinta shabakada, dhammaan aaladaha ayaa sii wadi kara inay wada xiriiraan.

Isticmaalka abka Firewalla , waxa kale oo ay fududayd in la beddelo dejimaha marka loo baahdo. Tusaale ahaan, xannibaadda xayaysiisyada waxay saameyn ku yeelan kartaa qaar ka mid ah adeegyada qulqulka ku saleysan UK, sidaa darteed ka saarista aaladaha qaarkood xannibaadda xayeysiiska waxay xaqiijisay in adeegyadu dib loo soo celiyay oo ay socdaan wax ka yar hal daqiiqo.

Adeegyada sida isku xidhka VPN iyo xidhitaanka qaybaha (halkaas oo aaladaha si dhakhso ah looga karantiimi karo haddii ay qabaan malware^{(infected with malware)} , tusaale ahaan) waxay caddayn karaan in yar oo ay ku adag tahay in la fahmo isticmaalayaasha cusub, laakiin degelka Firewalla wuxuu leeyahay qayb ^(Firewalla)FAQ ah oo ballaadhan oo ay tahay inay ku caawiso sharraxaadda. sifada iyo dejinta ay adagtahay in la fahmo.

Tijaabinta Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} dhawr maalmood, iyada oo isticmaaleyaal badan iyo qalabyo badan ay ku xidhan yihiin, waxay caddeeyeen in qalabku sameeyo waxa uu yidhi: ilaalinta shabakadaada, xannibo xayeysiisyada iyo khataraha ka baxsan, oo ku siinaya astaamo dheeraad ah oo ammaan ah oo shabakadaada ah. haddii kale waxaa laga yaabaa inay maqan tahay.

Firewalla Gold vs. Aaladaha Dab-damiska Beddelka ah^{(Firewalla Gold vs. Alternative Firewall Devices)}

Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waa qalab loo dhan yahay oo ka dhigaya ilaalinta shabakada maxaliga ah hab aan dadaal lahayn. Waxaa jira waxyaabo kale oo aad isku dayi karto, laakiin dhammaan waxay ku xiran yihiin miisaaniyaddaada iyo waqtiga aad u baahan tahay inaad wax dejiso.

Tusaale ahaan, waxaad isticmaali kartaa isha furan ee pfSense mishiin gaar loo dhisay, PC gabow ah^{(old PC)} , ama Raspberry Pi si aad ugu dhaqanto sidii dab-damis shabakadeed. pfSense waa warshad la aqoonsan yahay oo si weyn loogu taliyay, laakiin waxay la timaadaa qalooca waxbarashada sare, laga bilaabo dejinta ilaa qaabaynta. 

Sidoo kale waa gebi ahaanba bilaash in la isticmaalo, ama waxaad la qabsan kartaa horay loogu sii rakibay Netgate SG-3100 qiimo la mid ah kan Firewalla Gold , laakiin leh qalab duug ah iyo astaamo yar. 

Taas bedelkeeda, Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} wuxuu ka faa'iideystaa dhowr sano oo horumarineed, tijaabin, iyo horumarin. Waa daabacaaddii afraad ee khadka aaladda Firewalla , oo leh abka si fudud loo isticmaali karo iyo gelitaanka ^(Firewalla)SSH si aad u cusboonaysiiso oo ugu rakibto software-kaaga, waxay ku siinaysaa dhammaan beddelka madax-xanuun la'aan.

Beddelka Gold Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} ayaa jira, laakiin waxaa laga yaabaa inaad u baahato inaad bixiso lacag dheeraad ah si aad u waafajiso shaqada. Tusaale ahaan, waxaad qabsan kartaa Sanduuqa Bitdefender^{(Bitdefender Box)} , kaas oo sidoo kale bixiya ogaanshaha khatarta ah iyo anti-malware ee shabakadaada oo dhan, laakiin qalab gaabis ah oo aan si fudud loo habeyn karin ama loo dheerayn karin marka la barbardhigo Gold Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} .

Waxa kale oo aad eegi kartaa qalabka heerka-shirkadeed, sida Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 4 . Tani waxay bixisaa sifooyin la mid ah Firewalla Gold , laakiin iyada oo aan lahayn interface-saaxiibtinimo iyo qalab gaabis ah. 

Haddi aad dhisto dab-damis kuu gaar ah ama aad raadsatid mid-hal-hal ah, xal horay loo dhisay, dab-damisyo yar ayaa bixiya interface-ka isticmaale ee la safeeyey, tirada sifooyinka, qalabka casriga ah, iyo heerka habaynta ee Firewalla Gold ay siiso isticmaaleyaasheeda.

Ilaalinta Shabakaddaada^{(Protecting Your Network)}

Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} waa mid ka mid ah waxyaabaha ugu xiisaha badan ee heerka macaamiisha ee badeecadaha si ay suuqa u gaaraan sanadihii ugu dambeeyay. Markay tahay $499 iyada oo aan wax kharash ah ama khidmad dheeri ah lahayn, waxaa loo qiimeeyaa sida ay tahay suuqa ugu hooseeya, laakiin leh nooca astaamaha aad ku arki lahayd Cisco -heer-shirkad ama cutub Juniper ah beddelkeeda.

Shaqayntu waa faa'iidada ugu muhiimsan ee Dahabka Firewall^{(Firewall Gold)} , oo leh astaamo ay ka mid yihiin xannibaadda xayeysiiska iyo ogaanshaha khatarta nool ee inta badan isticmaalayaasha ay bedeli karaan oo ay ilaawi karaan. 

Isticmaalayaasha awoodda iyo ganacsiyada, is-beddel ballaaran, gaar ahaan awoodda lagu ballaariyo shaqeynta iyadoo la adeegsanayo weelasha Docker^(Docker) iyo helitaanka SSH ee rakibaadda software dheeraad ah, waa xal aad u dabacsan.

Shaki kuma jiro maskaxdeena in Dahabka Firewalla^{(Firewalla Gold)} uu si fiican u ilaalin doono shabakadaha maxalliga ah iyo ganacsiga, isagoo siinaya tallaabo weyn oo kor loogu qaadayo ilaalinta marka la barbar dhigo qalabka software^{(software firewall)} fudud . Ka dib oo dhan, waxaad naftaada ka ilaalin kartaa oo kaliya hackers^{(protect yourself from hackers)} haddii aad haysato qalab sax ah oo aad ku ilaalin karto meesha ugu horeysa.

Firewalla Gold Review – Firewall Router to Secure Your Home

Everywhere yоu turn on the internet, there are dangers lurking. Rogue hackerѕ are out there, trying to gain access to your data using malware infections, compromised firewalls, and brute force attacks. Without adequate safeguards in place, the safety of your network and personal data is at serious risk.

To protect your network, you could think about installing a network-wide firewall device like the Firewalla Gold. This new, family-friendly and easy-to-use firewall has been designed with home users and small businesses in mind, but to help you decide if it’s the right option for you, we’re putting it to the test in this extensive Firewalla review.

Firewalla Gold: Design and Unboxing

The Firewalla Gold is small enough, fitting in the palm of your hand, but it packs quite a punch when it comes to cybersecurity. 

Don’t expect an outdated manual or lots of unnecessary packaging when you unbox the Firewalla Gold. Included in the box is the Gold itself, along with a power supply, mounting plate, USB control dongle, and screws to mount it. A small card inside provides you with the website link with instructions you’ll need to follow to set up the firewall.

It’s a mostly plug-in-and-forget solution, with a mounting plate included that allows you to mount it out of sight. That’s the point—it isn’t here to dazzle and grab your attention, but work in the background to block threats, ads, and more, only notifying you when it detects a potential issue.

By default, the Firewalla Gold comes with a US-style power cord. If you’re ordering through the Firewalla website, you can buy a suitable international cord for an extra $10, although you could  find these elsewhere.

Compared to the earlier Firewalla Blue and Red products, this Firewalla is slightly bigger and flatter, with a metal groove design on top to help keep it cool during use. The product has been cleverly designed with passive cooling in mind, but we’d still recommend you only use it in well-ventilated areas.

The design is simple, striking, and much improved compared to earlier models. The only downside (that we can see) is a lack of included ethernet cabling to quickly connect it to your local network (or to set it up as a router itself). 

While cabling is cheap, the Firewalla Gold retails at $499, so you’d expect it to come with everything you need to get started. Remember, this product has been designed with home users in mind, who (unlike tech professionals) may not have spare ethernet cabling available.

Firewalla Gold: Features and Specifications

This crowd-funded firewall has all the features you’ll need to protect your network. As the fourth generation of Firewalla products, the Firewalla Gold benefits from several years of real-world testing that has allowed the company to refine and improve the product.

According to Firewalla, the Firewalla Gold uses four stages of monitoring and protection to keep your devices safe, including deep packet monitoring of your network traffic to behavior analysis to pinpoint anything “unusual”. It also protects from threats (such as hacking attempts) using predefined or user-set rules.

As part of a series of defences to help keep your network safe, the Firewalla Gold includes parental controls to block websites that shouldn’t be accessed, as well as a built-in VPN server and client, allowing you to connect to an external VPN service, or create your own to connect to your network remotely.

If you want to block or remove ads, you can do this across your entire network using the Firewalla Gold’s ad-blocking features, which blocks a number of well-known networks from displaying ads (including video ads) on your devices. If you wanted to stop ads from appearing on your TV, for instance, this would be an ideal solution.

If you’re worried about the number of devices on your network, or if you want to “block off” a set number of devices from the rest, you can use network segregation. This isolates some devices, preventing internal and external access. This is a feature that would be great for outdoor security cameras to stop snoopers, for instance.

This feature can also be used to monitor and control the data usage used by other devices. This can be done through the web interface or by using Firewalla’s mobile app for Android and iOS users.

In terms of hardware, the Firewalla Gold is an open platform that supports expansion using Docker containers and SSH access for remote configuration and additional software installation. The device runs a version of Debian Linux, with a 64-bit 2.2Ghz Intel processor with four cores, as well as 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

The Firewalla Gold can be connected to an existing local network, or it can be set up as a main router on a local network, thanks to the four “multi-gigabit” ethernet ports (rated at up to 3Gbits) that are available on the back of the unit.

Firewalla Gold: Installation and Set Up

Included in the Firewalla Gold packaging is a set-up card that directs you to a link on the Firewalla website. This link is your individual set-up guide, with tips and advice on how you may wish to set up and use the firewall on your network.

Firewalla recommends that you use the Firewalla Gold in router mode. This means that the Firewalla Gold manages and monitors your network traffic entirely. The set-up guide offers some support in helping you configure your existing router to do this, but you may need to consult your router’s user manual first.

You can also set the Firewalla Gold to supplement your existing router as the DHCP server (issuing IP addresses) in DHCP mode. Or, if you want to leave your router settings intact (or can’t modify them), you can set it to simple mode. As the name suggests, simple mode is easy to set up as it doesn’t need any other configuration.

Simple mode uses ARP spoofing to convince other devices that the Firewalla Gold is your network router, forcing any connected devices on the network to route traffic through it. This does have some compatibility issues with some types of routers, and may not work as effectively, but will be the simplest to set up and use.

To get started, you’ll need to connect your existing router or access point to the Firewalla Gold to port 4 on the back (the WAN port) using an ethernet cable. Ports 1 to 3 can be used to connect other devices. While a HDMI port is available on the device, this isn’t currently used on the test model we received.

Once the device is plugged in and switched on, you’ll need to install the Firewalla Gold app from the App Store for Apple devices or Google Play Store for Android devices. This will allow you to set up and configure the device.

The Firewalla app is well designed, easy to use, and should take you from the initial set-up stages to fully operational within 10 minutes, as long as your Firewalla Gold firewall is connected to your network correctly.

Beginner users should be able to understand the instructions on-screen, with visual guides and clear explanations to help you through the setup process. Power users and professionals will certainly have no issues, but as a product aimed at consumers, it’s good to see the simple approach take priority. 

Firewalla Gold: Usage

The Firewalla Gold is the evolution of a service that has been in development for several years. With a focus on homes and small businesses, the Firewalla Gold has been designed with simplicity in mind. That much is obvious from our tests over several days.

Of course, a firewall isn’t designed to be noticeable—you should be able to set it and forget it. That, thankfully, is a feature that works well. With features like ad and IP-based location blocking enabled, the device simply worked without any problems during our tests.

It blocked ads, it stopped threats, and most importantly, it didn’t interfere with any existing network services. All devices on my network continued to use the internet, share files, and connect to each other without issues. Except during testing of the network segmentation features, all devices could continue to communicate.

Using the Firewalla app, it was also easy to change settings when needed. For instance, blocking ads can have an impact on some UK-based streaming services, so removing certain devices from ad blocking ensured that the services were back up and running in less than a minute.

Services like VPN connectivity and segment lockdowns (where devices can be quickly quarantined if they’re infected with malware, for instance) may prove a little harder to understand for novice users, but the Firewalla website has an extensive FAQ section that should help to explain difficult-to-understand features and settings.

Testing of the Firewalla Gold over several days, with several users and many devices connected to it, proved that the device does what it says it will do: protect your network, block ads and outside threats, and give you extra security features that your network might otherwise be lacking.

Firewalla Gold vs. Alternative Firewall Devices

The Firewalla Gold is an all-in-one device that makes protecting a local network an effortless process. There are alternatives you could try, but it all depends on your budget and the time you have to set things up.

For instance, you could use the open-source pfSense on a custom-built machine, old PC, or Raspberry Pi to act as a network firewall. pfSense is industry-recognized and highly recommended, but it comes with a steep learning curve, from setting up to configuration. 

It’s also entirely free to use, or you could grab it pre-installed on a Netgate SG-3100 for the same price as the Firewalla Gold, but with older hardware and fewer features. 

In contrast, the Firewalla Gold benefits from several years of development, testing, and improvements. It’s the fourth edition of the Firewalla device line, and with an easy-to-use app and SSH access to update and install your own software, it offers all of the customization without the headache.

Alternatives to the Firewalla Gold do exist, but you may need to pay extra to match the functionality. For instance, you could grab the Bitdefender Box, which also offers threat detection and anti-malware for your entire network, but on a slower device that can’t be as easily configured or extended compared to the Firewalla Gold.

You could also look at enterprise-grade equipment, such as the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 4. This offers similar features to the Firewalla Gold, but without the user-friendly interface and on slower hardware. 

Whether you build your own firewall or go for an all-in-one, prebuilt solution, few firewalls offer the refined user interface, number of features, modern hardware, and level of customization that the Firewalla Gold offers to its users.

Protecting Your Network

The Firewalla Gold is one of the most interesting consumer-grade security products to reach the market in recent years. At $499 with no additional charges or fees, it’s priced like it’s at the bottom end of the market, but with the kind of features you’d see in an enterprise-grade Cisco or Juniper unit instead.

Functionality is the most important benefit of the Firewall Gold, with features like ad blocking and live threat detection that most users can switch on and forget about. 

For power users and businesses, extensive customization, especially with the ability to expand functionality using Docker containers and SSH access for additional software installation, it’s a very flexible solution.

There’s no doubt in our minds that the Firewalla Gold will protect local and business networks well, offering a huge step-up in protection compared to a simple software firewall. After all, you can only protect yourself from hackers if you have the right equipment in place to keep you safe in the first place.

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