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WatchGuard will be doing website maintenance

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When: Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 12AM PDT / 7AM UTC Maintenance Window: 1 hour Expected Impact/Duration: During the maintenance window, users will not be able to log into to the WatchGuard.com website and will receive a maintenance notification page in lieu of the authentication page. Customers who are...

Fireware 12.1.1 is now available

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Fireware 12.1.1. General Availability We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of Fireware 12.1.1 and WSM 12.1.1. Key highlights include: Support for the new DNSWatch security service, as announced by Todd in his blog post earlier this week. Adding more options for Dynamic DNS...

DNSWatch is Now Available

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Phishing is one of the greatest threats facing small and midsize enterprise organizations today. WatchGuard DNSWatch service provides additional security to protect users at the DNS level, and adds a layer to RED and WebBlocker capabilities to block malicious connections on all ports and protocols –...

Firebox Cloud now available in Azure marketplace

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We are pleased to announce that Firebox Cloud is now available in the Microsoft Azure marketplace, after the conclusion of a two month Beta test period. Firebox Cloud brings the protection of WatchGuard’s leading Firebox UTM appliances to public cloud environments. It enables organizations to extend...

Wi-Fi Cloud Maintenance Update

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Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users, We are planning a brief maintenance on Friday, 9 March between 03:00 AM to Saturday, 10 March 7:00 AM UTC to deploy new features and improvements to Wi-Fi Cloud. During the maintenance window, the Wi-Fi Cloud GO service tile will be inaccessible. There is no...

Gateway Antivirus Issue: Root Cause Analysis

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Summary: WatchGuard had an issue with Gateway Antivirus (GAV) signatures on February 7th , 2018 that affected M300, M200, and T35 appliances running firmware version 12.0 and later. An error in the signature file resulted in scan errors on the appliance. Depending on the appliance configuration, the...

End of Sale Announcement: WatchGuard 802.3af PoE Injector

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WatchGuard will discontinue offering for sale (EOS) WatchGuard 802.3af PoE Injector for access points on April 1, 2018. At that time, hardware accessory SKU WG8568 will be discontinued and removed from active WatchGuard price lists. Should new orders come in after April 1, 2018, WatchGuard will not...

Coming Soon! - Fireware 12.1.1 Beta with DNSWatch

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UPDATE: Fireware v12.1.1 beta is scheduled for February 8, 2018 release. At the time of the original post, February 2, 2018 was the previously scheduled date. Fireware 12.1.1 and DNSWatch Recently WatchGuard announced the acquisition of Percipient Networks, a developer of an easy-to-deploy, security...

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