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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...

Wi-Fi Cloud Maintenance Update

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Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users, We are planning a brief maintenance on Friday, 26 January between 03:00 AM to Saturday, 27 January 09:00 AM UTC to deploy new features and improvements to the Wi-Fi Cloud. During the maintenance window, Wi-Fi Cloud management will be inaccessible during the...

GAV Outage for 11.10.5 and earlier software versions

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AV Signatures in 11.x releases With the release of 12.0, WatchGuard introduced a new GAV engine to take advantage of new AV industry technology and would discontinue support for older AVG engines in Fireware 11.x by January 2018. GAV signature support for 11.10.7 and above will remain in place until...

WatchGuard Dimension 2.1.1 Update 2 now available

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We are pleased to announce the availability of WatchGuard Dimension 2.1.1 Update 2. This maintenance release is now available from the Software Downloads Center, together with release notes and update instructions. WatchGuard Dimension 2.1.1 Update 2 addresses several frequently reported issues and...

Customer Support Access Changes

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As a loyal WatchGuard customer, I’m sure that you’re aware that WatchGuard is growing! To address your future needs, WatchGuard Customer Support is changing the way our technicians connect to your WatchGuard appliance while working on a support case. New Option to Enable Support Access Over the...

Fireware 12.1 Now Available

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We are pleased to announce the new release of Fireware 12.1 and WSM 12.1! These significant new releases are now available for download from the software download center. The highlight of Fireware 12.1 is the Access Portal, a clientless application portal that is available for SSO integration for...

Wi-Fi Maintenance Update

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Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users, We are planning a brief maintenance on Friday December 8, 2017 between 7:00PM and 8:00PM Pacific Time to deploy improvements to the Wi-Fi Cloud. During the maintenance window, access to the Wi-Fi Cloud Dashboard will be down for maintenance (approximately 15...

Wi-Fi Cloud Maintenance

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Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users, We are planning a brief maintenance on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 between 9:00PM and 10:00PM Pacific Time to deploy improvements to the Wi-Fi Cloud. During the maintenance window, users will not be able to activate new access points or Wi-FI Cloud accounts...

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