ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide

CHAPTER 1

Getting to Know Your ZyWALL

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the ZyWALL.

1.1ZyWALL Internet Security Appliance Overview

The ZyWALL is loaded with security features including VPN, firewall, content filtering, anti- spam, IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention), anti-virus and certificates. The ZyWALL’s De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) increases LAN security by providing separate ports for connecting publicly accessible servers. The ZyWALL 70 and ZyWALL 35 are designed for medium sized business that need the increased throughput and reliability of dual WAN ports and load balancing. The ZyWALL 35 and ZyWALL 5 provide the option to change port roles from LAN to DMZ.

You can also deploy the ZyWALL as a transparent firewall in an existing network with minimal configuration.

The ZyWALL provides bandwidth management, NAT, port forwarding, policy routing (not available for the ZyWALL 5), DHCP server and many other powerful features.

The PCMCIA/CardBus slot allows you to add a 802.11b/g-compliant wireless LAN. You can use the wireless card as part of the LAN, DMZ or WLAN. The ZyWALL offers highly secured wireless connectivity to your wired network with IEEE 802.1x, WEP data encryption, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and MAC address filtering.

1.2 ZyWALL Features

The following table lists model specific features.

Note: See the product specifications in the appendix for detailed features and standards support.

Table 1 Model Specific Features

MODEL

ZyWALL 5

ZyWALL 35

ZyWALL 70

FEATURE

 

 

 

Multiple WAN

 

O

O

 

 

 

 

Load Balancing

 

O

O

 

 

 

 

Changing Port Roles between the LAN

O

O

 

and DMZ

 

 

 

Policy Route

 

O

O

 

 

 

 

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