Product and Support News

Today more than ever, people expect Wi-Fi access no matter where they are, even if they are outside, even camping. With the introduction of the AP327X, WatchGuard adds flexible antenna pattern coverage capabilities to secure Cloud-managed outdoor Wi-Fi! 

AP327X Features and Specifications:

• IP67-rated exterior to withstand harsh weather conditions
• 4 N-Type external antennas
• Radios & Streams: 2x2 MU-MIMO, Wave 2
• Max Data Rates: (5/2.4 GHz): 867 Mbps / 400 Mbps
• Ports: Two Gigabit Ethernet
• 802.3at POE+ powered

Use Cases:

Ideal for school campuses, warehouses, manufacturing yards...

WatchGuard’s Threat Detection and Response (TDR) has been protecting your assets for more than two years. We continue to improve stability and performance while improving our detection and remediation of threats before they can cause a problem in your network. 

To take full advantage of the threat detection capabilities available in TDR, we recommend that you enable the Host Sensor Kernel Driver features on all desktop and mobile devices. After extensive testing, we have determined that you will experience faster and more thorough detection and remediation for both our traditional detection...

Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users,

WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud will be updated to version 8.8.0-192 and new AP firmware will be available starting on Friday, October 18, 2019.

Summary: 

• APs can now correctly connect to Wi-Fi Cloud if they receive a DNS suffix from DHCP
• AP125 and AP325 devices configured in a mesh network no longer reboot when high downlink traffic occurs
• Offline APs that are placed on a floor map in Discover no longer remain on the user interface when you navigate to a different page
• Role redirection issues no longer occur on APs configured with more than one SSID

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AuthPoint capabilities continuously improve, and a host of new features were recently added that make our MFA solution even more flexible, easy to manage, and secure. The latest enhancements include:

• AuthPoint Gateway HA - Gives customers full high availability (HA) of on-premises services such as RADIUS and AD authentication. With this feature, users can have one primary gateway and up to 5 other gateways in the location of their choice. If the first goes down, the next one will take over automatically ensuring high availability for authentication services.
• Backup and Restore for Mobile...

New Firebox T35-R Is a Ruggedized Appliance Built for Harsh Conditions

It’s an exciting time for product launches at WatchGuard, with the release of DNSWatchGO and Passport last week! Today I am excited to announce the release of our release of our newest Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance. Firebox T35-R is a compact security appliance that features an industrial enclosure that is both dust- and splash-proof, and capable of operating in extreme temperatures. The ruggedized construction of Firebox T35-R means you can deploy the appliance in harsh environments without needing to build a...

Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in September:

Articles

• Update AP firmware on a Gateway Wireless Controller with a component file package
• Find your WatchGuard Cloud data storage region
• Some WebBlocker log messages have no category listed
• How do I find the AuthPoint Gateway log files?
• Authentication fails with AuthPoint Gateway v5.1.4 or lower
• VLAN support in Wi-Fi Cloud
• TDR Host Sensor Support for macOS X 10.11 and Lower
• Display issue with up and down arrows in Web UI
• Troublesh...

We are excited to announce the availability of our newest user-focused security service, DNSWatchGO. WatchGuard DNSWatchGO provides DNS-level protection and content filtering that keeps your business safe from phishing, ransomware, and other attacks even when your user is outside of the network, without requiring a VPN.

Key Features

• DNS-level detection, providing an additional layer of security to block connections to the bad guys
• Automatically protects end users from phishing attacks and C2 connections
• Enables content filtering by user or group with 120 pre-defined blocking...

We are excited to announce the addition of an additional feature to the TDR 5.8.X Beta! In addition to the AV Exclusions feature currently available in Beta, we have a new Host Ransomware Prevention(HRP) capability. When you view the details of an HRP Indicator that was successfully remediated, you can now view a graphical representation of the event. If the Indicator can be graphed, you will see a new Chart button in the Additional Details pop-up of the Indicator. Click the button to open a new window.

 

The chart is interactive, with the following capabilities:

1. Processes are displayed...

If you use AuthPoint, your AuthPoint Gateway software must be updated to the latest available version (v5.1.5) by 10 October 2019 (APAC cloud region users), by 16 October 2019 (EMEA region), and by 17 October 2019 (AMER region) in order to avoid an outage in your service. If you do not update your AuthPoint Gateway before this time, all users who try to use AuthPoint to authenticate will experience a failure.

Please read the Knowledge Base article for more information and to get detailed upgrade instructions.

Fireware 12.5.1

WatchGuard Fireware 12.5.1 and the corresponding WSM software are now Generally Available (GA) for download from the WatchGuard software download center. This maintenance update provides changes to the ways WatchGuard access points are supported and managed, as well as resolution to issues that have been reported by customers.

For a complete listing of bug fixes and feature improvements, please refer to the release notes and the What's New in Fireware v12.5.1 PowerPoint slides.

Does this release pertain to me?

If you manage WatchGuard Access Points (APs) with the...