Sophos SG 125w User Manual Rev. 3

Sophos SG Series Appliances

Unleash the full potential of your network

With bandwidth requirements constantly increasing, network security appliances need
to do more than ever before. The Sophos SG Series appliances are built to provide
optimal performance, versatility, and efficiency to meet all your security needs.

Sophos SG Series Appliances

Unleash the full potential of your network

The Sophos SG Series appliances are designed to provide the optimal balance
between performance and protection – for diverse IT environments. Whether you
need a solution for a small remote office, want to protect your school campus, or
are a global organization requiring high-availability and enterprise-grade features,
our SG Series appliances are an ideal fit.

Versatile

Appliances to suit every environment

Our broad product line-up makes it easy for you to choose
the right appliance. A higher model number indicates higher
throughput and an increased number of ports or connectivity
options.

And as every software subscription is available on every
appliance, you can flexibly size the solution to fit your budget
and your individual security needs. Next-generation firewall
features or all-in-one security on a single box, it’s your choice.

Rapid

Proven performance on all models

Our appliances are built upon the most advanced Intel
technology. Optimized use of multi-core processors allows
consolidation of your security solutions without a performance
trade-off.

With faster than ever firewall, IPS and VPN throughput, our
SG Series appliances effortlessly handle multiple tasks
simultaneously. Plus, you can easily scale up by dynamically
clustering up to 10 units without external load balancers.

Reliable

Engineered for business – today and tomorrow

Using the latest Intel technology, our products provide the
utmost in flexibility. Add to your protection as you need it ­without changing or upgrading your hardware. That means you
benefit from future software and performance enhancements
which guarantees the best possible value for money.

Redundancy features such as an additional hard-drive or power
supply are available on the 1U SG 450 and on both of our 2U
appliances.

Modular

Flexible configuration options on many models

Configure your hardware to suit your infrastructure and change
it as and when you need to. Our optional FleXi Port LAN
modules give you the freedom to select the connectivity you
need – copper, fiber, 10GbE – you decide.

FleXi Port modules are interchangeable within a range, e.g.
1U, so, for example, you can use the same module with all of
your 1U appliances which saves you money if you upgrade to a
higher model at a later date.

Responsive

Technology built to process data in real-time

Your network is constantly changing so your protection needs
to be adaptive. All our appliances have integrated solid state
disks (SSDs) for local storage of spam quarantine data and
faster access to comprehensive reports and real-time logs.

Accelerated in-memory content scanning in secure proxy mode
makes your defenses more effective and efficient.

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Connected

Full wireless coverage – for every office

Our SG 100 Series desktop models with integrated wireless
are a very tidy solution for even the most compact office space.
As the access point is built in, you do not require any extra
hardware. Should you need additional coverage or have a larger
space, you can add Sophos access points.

Every one of our appliances has a built-in wireless controller
for you to connect Sophos access points and manage them
simply from your central management console.

Sophos SG Series Appliances

SG Series Appliances

The Sophos SG Series portfolio of firewall appliances offers you a choice of sixteen
models, including four with integrated wireless LAN.

Small - Desktop

1U performance, desktop form factor and price with optional integrated wireless

Ì SG 105, SG 105w, SG 115, SG 115w

Ì SG 125, SG 125w, SG 135, SG 135w

Ideal for small businesses, branch offices, remote locations and retail.

Medium – 1U rackmount

Unrivalled performance, unmatched flexibility

Ì SG 210, SG 230

Ì SG 310, SG 330

Ì SG 430, SG 450

Ideal for medium-sized offices and distributed organizations.

FleXi Port modules available for 1U appliances

8 port GbE copper FleXi Port module

(for SG 2xx/3xx/4xx only)

8 port GbE SFP FleXi Port module

(for SG 2xx/3xx/4xx only)

Large – 2U rackmount

Ultimate connectivity and performance

Ì SG 550

Ì SG 650

Ideal for larger branch offices and medium to large organizations.

FleXi Port modules available for 2U appliances

8 port GbE copper FleXi Port

module (for UTM/SG 5xx/6xx only)

8 port GbE SFP FleXi Port module

(for UTM/SG 5xx/6xx only)

2 port 10 GbE SFP+ FleXi Port

module (for SG 2xx/3xx/4xx only)

2 port 10 GbE SFP+ FleXi Port

module Rev.2 (for SG 550/650 only)

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Sophos SG Series Appliances

SG Series Appliances - At a glance

Product Matrix

Model Tech. Specs Throughput

SG 105(w)

Rev. 2

SG 115(w)

Rev. 2

SG 125(w)

Rev. 2

SG 135(w)

Rev. 2

SG 210

Rev. 2

SG 230

Rev. 1

SG 310

Rev. 1

SG 330

Rev. 1

SG 430

Rev. 1

SG 450

Rev. 1

SG 550

Rev. 1

SG 650

Rev. 1

Form Factor

desktop 4

desktop 4

desktop 8

desktop 8

1U

1U

1U

1U

1U

1U

2U

2U

18 (8 + 2SFP

18 (8 + 2SFP

Maximum

Network

Ports (GE)

14 (6 + 1
module)

14 (6 + 1
module)

+ 1 module)

+ 1 module)

24 (8 + 2

modules)

24 (8 + 2

modules)

24 (8 + 2

modules)

32 (8 + 3

modules)

WiFi Storage RAM (GB)

optional

with 802.11

a/b/g/n

optional

with 802.11

a/b/g/n

optional

with 802.11

a/b/g/n/ac

optional

with 802.11

a/b/g/n/ac

n/a 120 GB SSD 8 n/a 11,000 1,000 2,000 500

n/a 120 GB SSD 8 n/a 13,000 2,000 3,000 800

n/a 180 GB SSD 12 n/a 17,000 3,000 5,000 1,200

n/a 180 GB SSD 12 n/a 20,000 4,000 6,000 1,500

n/a 240 GB SSD 16 n/a 25,000 4,000 7,000 2,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

64 GB SSD 2 n/a 1,500 325 350 90

64 GB SSD 4 n/a 2,300 425 500 120

64 GB SSD 4 n/a 3,100 500 750 200

64 GB SSD 6 n/a 6,000 1,000 1,500 350

2*240 GB

SSD (RAID-1)

2*300 GB

SSD (RAID-1)

2*480 GB

SSD (RAID-1)

16 opt. Power 27,000 5,000 8,000 2,500

24 Power, SSD 40,000 8,000 12,000 3,500

48 Power, SSD 60,000 10,000 16,000 5,000

Swappable

Components

Firewall

(Mbps)

VPN (Mbps) IPS (Mbps)

AV-proxy

(Mbps)

This is what you get with every Sophos SG Series firewall:

Ì The latest Intel multi-core technology for optimal performance and efficiency

Ì The same security features available on every size of appliance

Ì Built-in SSD as storage for local quarantine data, logs and reporting

Ì FleXi Port modules available for all 1U and 2U appliances (interchangeable within a range, e.g. 1U)

Ì Free Sophos UTM Manager (SUM) to manage multiple appliances

Ì Possibility to dynamically cluster up to 10 appliances of the same kind – without external load balancers

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Sophos SG Series Appliances

SG Series Appliances - Small

These desktop firewalls offer exceptional performance for models in this class
and are available with the same broad set of security features as all our other
appliances. The following diagrams show typical deployments in this range using
both integrated wireless LAN and external access points.

Protected

Network

SG 135w

Sophos

AP for expanded

wireless coverage

Large Branch Office

Internet

Protected

Network

Sophos Wireless

Protection

Sophos RED

Protected

Network

SG 330 Mail Server Domain Server UTM Manager

Central Office

A typical deployment scenario using the SG 135w and SG 105w as part of a distributed organization.

SG 105w

Standalone OfficeBranch Office

Protected

Network

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