PRO 3060 Features

WAN ISP Failover and Load Balancing
The PRO 3060 offers the ability to designate one of the user-assigned ports to function as a secondary WAN port, delivering highly reliable network connectivity and robust performance. This secondary WAN port can be used in "active-active" load sharing or Failover configuration providing a highly efficient method for distributing WAN traffic.

VPN Failover and Hardware Redundancy
The PRO 3060 includes various features focused on increasing business continuity. Remote/branch offices can seamlessly establish a VPN connection to a secondary gateway at the corporate headquarters should the VPN connection to the primary gateway be terminated, offering continuous uptime. When in "Hardware Failover" mode, should the active unit fail, the passive unit automatically detects and assumes responsibility for forwarding traffic, offering greater reliability and redundancy.

Multiple Interfaces and Security Zones
With six fully configurable 10/100 Ethernet interfaces, the PRO 3060 allows network administrators to create additional WANs, LANs, DMZs and custom-defined security zones for greater network configuration flexibility as well as internal security. Administrators can assign multiple network interfaces, including the VPN tunnel, to a pre- or custom-defined zone and apply security policies, such as access rules, content filtering or anti-virus enforcement, for each zone. Using zones as the logical addressing entity provides tremendous flexibility, scalability and added internal security when deploying SonicWALL security appliances in various network topologies.

Object/Policy-based Management
Network administrators can define an object, such as a user group, network address range, service or interface, once and then reuse that object wherever it is needed. When security policies or object members change, the administrator can modify the object and propagate the changes instantly without redefining rules, enabling businesses to implement and manage security policies easily and consistently.

Policy-Based NAT
While continuing to provide standard NAT (many-to-one) functionality, the PRO 3060 also exposes control of NAT policies to administrators for one-to-one NAT, many-to- many NAT, one-to-many NAT, inbound Port Address Translation (PAT), flexible NAT (for overlapping IP addresses) as well as NAT policies on selective source/destination/service translations. As a result, network administrators have more control and flexibility to support and manage various NAT requirements.

User Group Policies
The PRO 3060 provides the option to create and assign security policies to a large number of users with minimal effort, simplifying authentication for Internet and VPN access. The PRO 3060 also comes with the capability to restrict access to internal resources for remote users based on group policies and user authentication.

Configuration Management
The PRO 3060 has the capability to save multiple images of working configurations on the appliance for a higher level of recovery in the case of a configuration error. Administrators can select which configuration load at start up time as well as save configurations from multiple firmware versions.

Bandwidth Management
Enables an administrator to prioritize traffic and dedicate bandwidth to higher priorities. For example, VPN tunnels can be given a higher priority. Increases productivity by ensuring that critical traffic has priority over non-urgent traffic. Important feature for the SMB market where slower broadband Internet connections are common.

Multiple Configuration Management
SonicOS has the capability to save multiple images of working configurations on the appliance for a higher level of recovery in the case of a configuration error. Administrators can select which configuration load at start up time as well as save configurations from multiple firmware versions.

Built-in User Database
Creates and maintains a list of user accounts within the SonicWALL, eliminating the need for and costs associated with using a RADIUS server to provide user authentication.