Set the ‘Enable Advanced Threat Protection’ to ‘ON’. Most internet speed tests show you results in Mbps (Megabits per second) but you can easily convert this to KBps using an online convertor such as on Google (search for ‘Mbps to KBps’ on Google).ĥ. Browse to the ‘Advanced Threat’ page under ‘Protect’ and the first tab you’ll be on is the ‘Advanced Threat Protection’. Note that these values are in KBps (KiloBytes per second) and not Kbps (Kilobits per second). Set your ‘Total Available WAN Bandwidth’ to match your internet connection speeds. Browse to the ‘System Services’ page under ‘Configure’ and select the ‘Traffic Shaping Settings’ tab. More information is provided in this Sophos Knowledge Base Article.Ĥ. If you keep this enabled, you will see a significant amount of entires in your Log Viewer with the message, “Could not associate packet to any connection”. Uncheck ‘Invalid Traffic’ in the ‘Firewall’ section under ‘Log Settings’. This will keep the Sophos XG time up-to-date with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.ģ. Browse to the ‘System Services’ page under ‘Configure’ and select the ‘Log Settings’ tab. Browse to the ‘Administration page under ‘System’ and select the ‘Time’ tab. This is enabled by default and allows users to access the User Portal page from outside your network by opening port 443.Ģ. Uncheck ‘User Portal’ on the ‘WAN’ line in the ‘Local Services ACL’ section. Browse to the ‘Administration’ page under ‘System’ and select the ‘Device Access’ tab. Note: Anytime you change a setting, be sure to click ‘Apply’ on the very bottom of the web browser.ġ. While most of the default settings should suffice, here are some settings I change with a new install of Sophos XG for a fairly basic home network (no servers). Sophos XG is a powerful firewall platform that’s designed for business/enterprise use but also offers a Home version that has most of the same features with a few exceptions (i.e.
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