If you have a stand-alone Windows and want something more "proprietary", you can just migrate from Windows to Secure Platform, which comes included with every Check Point license at no extra charge and even when it is installed over an open hardware platform, makes your open server an "appliance" because it is proprietary, comes completely hardened and especially customized to be your firewall's platform.
I you currently have no hardware resources problem, you can even format your current Windows machine with the Secure Platform disk and not even have to invest on hardware. In regards of your doubts, definitely you would not want to move from a full VPN-1 firewall to an Edge or [EMAIL PROTECTED] appliance, for all the reasons other guys have explained. Since UTM-1 seems the best of the choices you described, be aware of the fact that a UTM-1 is basically an open server with a Check Point sticker on the outside and running a modified version of Secure Platform, which you can basically have for free right now. Wrapping it up, my suggestion would be use upgrade_export to get a config backup, reinstall the same box with Secure Platform (which is a lot better platform for your firewall) and run upgrade_import on it. It will not cost you a dime. Regards On 9/1/07, Reinhard Stich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello, > > edge is a small office product with very limited hardware ressources and > is not full fw1 featured. Good for up to about 2Mbit and 10 users. > > utm1 appliance is full fw1 featured and much faster than the edge. More > smartdefense, more interfaces, more authentication and bandwidth-mgmt or > anti-virus. > > br > reinhard > > -- > Reinhard Stich, Internet Security AG > Mobile email powered by Nokia Intellisync > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Rick Osterberg > Gesendet: 01.09.2007 11:49:25 > An: Rick Osterberg;[email protected] > Betreff: Re: [FW-1] UTM-1 vs. UTM Edge vs. SafeOffice > > > > best option is to go with UTM-1 appliance. It has no user limit. All you > need > > extra is to move the license for secureclient (if you use secure client > and > > not securemote for remote access) > > But the UTM Edge appliance can also be configured for no user limit, > correct? > > My great hesitation is that there is a big price difference: > > * UTM-1: $7500 for the UTM-1 450 > + $1200/year for SmartDefense subscription > > * UTM Edge: $2000 for the unlimited/wired version > + $$600/year for SmartDefense subscription > > That's based on the Checkpoint price list. > > So obviously, the UTM-1 is a whole lot more expensive. What do I get for > that extre $5500 purchase price??? > > -Rick > > > +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | Rick Osterberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > | Senior Data Architect and Web Developer FAS Computer Services > | > > +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================= > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================= > -- Sergio Alvarez (506)8301342 ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
