Sophos Sonicwall



  1. Sophos Intercept X is not only the world’s best endpoint protection, it integrates with XG Firewall in ways SonicWall just can’t match to provide Synchronized Security that delivers breakthrough benefits for network application visibility, health monitoring, and a coordinated defense against the.
  2. May 14, 2020 We'll be transitioning from SonicWALL to Sophos XG soon. Our current network is a 20 satellite sites and HQ hub-and-spoke configuration. Each satellite has 1 ISP, the HQ has 2 (ISP1 and ISP2) All VPN tunnels from satellites connect to HQ's ISP1, with ISP2 sitting in failover mode, and not used for VPN at the moment.
  3. Whether you’re planning to migrate from SonicWall to XG Firewall, or investigating the benefits of making the switch, this guide will help. It gives you an overview of the key firewall areas, outlining the similarities and differences so you’re prepared when you make the switch.
  1. Sophos Sonicwall Ipsec Vpn
  2. Sophos Sonicwall
  3. Sophos Sonicwall Migration

Welcome to Sophos, and thanks for choosing XG Firewall!

Someone like Br@d​ will have more real-world experience to share here.

The Sophos XG Firewall has been successful at protecting our environment through Sophos' Advanced Threat Protection and Intrusion Prevention. Its dashboard provided useful information that can be used to track down devices with potential. Similarly, you will get a quick idea of their general effectiveness and customer feedback by checking our smart scoring system. The results are: Sophos (8.8) vs. SonicWall (8.5) for total quality and functionality; Sophos (N/A%) vs. SonicWall (99%) for user satisfaction rating.

My gut instinct is that, after steps 1 to 3, you'd want to take down the SonicWall VPN to satellite 1. I'd also think you'd want to use either the SonicWall or the XG as the primary gateway, and use routing rules defined on that firewall to route traffic for the other satellites through the appropriate firewall.

So, suppose at first you keep the SonicWall as your primary gateway at HQ. You create a static route on the SonicWall that says 'traffic to satellite 1 should be routed through <XG Firewall's IP address>.' And, on the XG, you set up static routes for satellites 2 through 20 that direct traffic through the SonicWall (only necessary if you have to route traffic between satellites).

Once that's all working, you could start adding the other satellites the same way, updating the static routes as appropriate. At some point, you'd switch the primary gateway to XG Firewall and rip out the SonicWall. By this point, there wouldn't be any static routes left in the XG (at least not for this purpose).

Now Br@d or others can explain why my idea is stupid and there's a much better way to do it. :)

Good news! We have created a new migration helpdesk, dedicated to assisting with moving to XG Firewall – whether the move is from Cyberoam, SG UTM platforms, or other non-Sophos platforms, the helpdesk can help.

Sophos Sonicwall Ipsec Vpn

We offer the following migration services:

  • SG UTM to XG Firewall
  • Cyberoam to XG Firewall
  • SonicWall to XG Firewall

This new team will focus on streamlining requests for assistance to partners wanting to migrate to XG Firewall. They will be able to advise on appropriate use of our Migration Assistant as well as the use of import scripts to complete both object-only and full migrations.

Broadly speaking, here’s how to use the helpdesk:

  1. Reach out to your Sophos account manager
    • The helpdesk is available to assist all partners, completely free of charge
    • Log in to the Sophos Partner Portal to get in touch with the team
  2. Expect a response within a day (with the following caveats)
    • Deployments over ten appliances
    • Tight customer timeline for configuration, deployment and cutover
    • Complex firewall rules, NAT policy configuration or routing requirements
    • SonicWall Enterprise Class migrations (NSA 3600 and above)
  3. Complete sign-off docs and schedule assistance (you will receive these documents after you submitted your request)
    • State of Work (SOW) documents
    • Downtime scheduling

Please note that this service is to assist partners in a migration, not to do the migration for them! We’d like to give partners relatively inexperienced in migration processes access to our global team of experts, so they can learn from their expertise. Partners with experience will become able to sense-check more complex migration projects.

In order for the helpdesk to provide you with the best help possible, please remember to provide the following information: Elink driver download for windows 10.

  • Partner contact and company name
  • Customer contact and company name
  • Current firewall model and firmware version
  • Number of appliances to be migrated and deadline
  • How much time available for the cutover
  • IP schema document

How does SG UTM compare to XG Firewall v18

Sophos Sonicwall

Many of our loyal SG UTM customers have become curious since the release of XG Firewall v18 and are asking what it potentially means for them. We’ve had a lot of questions about the new features, how this release now compares to SG UTM, and if this is perhaps the time to take a look at XG Firewall. Read the full story to help answer these important questions.

Sophos Sonicwall

Sophos Sonicwall Migration

Please note: Some links above require access to the Sophos Partner Portal which is available for Sophos partners only. If you are a registered partner and have trouble logging in, please contact our Partner Care support team by opening a case on support.sophos.com.