Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the features and capabilities of the ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance. This chapter contains the following sections:

“What Is the ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance?” on this page.

“Key Features and Capabilities” on page 1-2.

“Service Registration Card with License Keys” on page 1-8.

“Package Contents” on page 1-9.

“Hardware Features” on page 1-10.

“Choosing a Location for the UTM” on page 1-14.

What Is the ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance?

The ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance, hereafter referred to as the UTM, connects your local area network (LAN) to the Internet through one or two external broadband access devices such as cable modems or DSL modems. Dual wide area network (WAN) ports allow you to increase effective throughput to the Internet by utilizing both WAN ports to carry session traffic, or to maintain a backup connection in case of failure of your primary Internet connection.

As a complete security solution, the UTM combines a powerful, flexible firewall with a content scan engine that uses NETGEAR Stream Scanning technology to protect your network from denial of service (DoS) attacks, unwanted traffic, traffic with objectionable content, spam, phishing, and Web-borne threats such as spyware, viruses, and other malware threats.

The UTM provides advanced IPsec and SSL VPN technologies for secure and simple remote connections. The use of Gigabit Ethernet LAN and WAN ports ensures extremely high data transfer speeds.

The UTM is a plug-and-play device that can be installed and configured within minutes.

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