The new XGS Series desktop appliances launched last week are ideal for distributed locations, such as retail franchises and branch offices. Often, those remote locations have no IT staff on-site, and the resources required for a firewall installation are not always readily available.
While Sophos Firewall introduced true zero-touch deployment in v20 MR1, the new 2nd Gen XGS Series desktop appliances are the first Sophos Firewall products to ship with this capability out of the box, enabling them to be easily deployed with zero touch.
While some vendors will charge an add-on fee or require the purchase of professional services for this functionality, Sophos zero-touch deployment comes at no extra cost.
With this new zero-touch solution, a USB device is no longer required, making zero-touch deployments a lot simpler. The firewall will now automatically connect to Sophos Central to download configuration information.