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Endian Featurelist

Comparison of Endian Firewall EditionsHardware AppliancesSoftware Appliances
General 4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Open Source License (GPL)
Free downloadN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Suggested number of users (not limited)N/A<25<100<250250+5-1025+
Commercial support options
Ticket System Support
Direct support from Endian
Phone Support
Live/Remote Support (hands on)
Instant Hardware Replacement
Industrial Grade HardwareN/AN/A
LCD display with system status and management functionalityN/AN/AN/AN/A
Network Security4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Stateful Packet Firewall
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Intrusion Detection (Snort)
Multiple Public IPs
Traffic Shaping
VoIP/SIP support
Portscan Detection
DoS and DDoS Protection
SYN/ICMP Flood Protection
Anti-Spoofing Protection
VLAN support (IEEE 802.1Q trunking) - NewN/A
DNS Proxy/Routing - New
Web Security4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
HTTP & FTP proxiesN/A
Anti-virus (100.000+ patterns)N/A
Transparent Proxy supportN/A
Content Analysis/FilteringN/A
URL BlacklistN/A
Authentication: Local, RADIUS, LDAP, Active DirectoryN/A
NTLM Single Sign-OnN/A
Group based web access policies - NewN/A
Time based access control with multiple time intervals - NewN/A
Mail Security4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
SMTP & POP3 proxiesN/A
Anti-spam with Bayes, Pattern, SPF,N/A
Heuristics, Black- and White-lists supportN/A
Anti-virus (100.000+ patterns)N/A
Transparent Proxy supportN/A
Spam Auto-LearningN/A
Transparent Mail Forwarding (BCC)N/A
GreylistingN/A
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
True SSL/TLS VPN (OpenVPN)
IPSEC
Encryption; DES, 3DES, AES 128-,192-, 256-bit
Authentication: Pre-Shared Key, Certification Authority, Local
Support for VPN over HTTPS
Proxy (OpenVPN) - New
X.509 and 2 factor based authentication - New
PPTP Passthrough
Pushing of DNS settings and Routes to clients (OpenVPN) - New
Automatic connection failover (OpenVPN) - New
Native VPN Client for MS Windows, MacOSX and LinuxN/A
Hotspot4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Captive PortalN/AN/A
Wired/Wireless supportN/AN/A
Pre-/Post-paid and free TicketsN/AN/A
Integrated RADIUS serviceN/AN/A
Connection LoggingN/AN/A
No additional software/hardware requiredN/AN/A
Per-user and global bandwidth limiting - NewN/AN/A
MAC-address based user accounts - NewN/AN/A
User accounts import/export per CSV - NewN/AN/A
Single-click ticket generation (Quick ticket) - NewN/AN/A
Automatic client network configuration (support for DHCP and static IP) - NewN/AN/A
Generic JSON-API for external accounting and third party integration - NewN/AN/A
High Availability4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Hot Standby (active/passive) - NewN/AN/A
Node Data/Configuration - NewN/AN/A
Synchronization - NewN/AN/A
Multi-WAN with Failover4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Support for multiple Uplinks/WANs - New
Automatic WAN Uplink Failover - New
Monitoring of WAN Uplinks - New
Uplink types: Ethernet (Static/DHCP), PPPoE, ADSL, ISDN, PPTP
UMTS/GPRS/3G support - NewN/A
Routing4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Static Routes
Source-based Routing
Destination-based Routing
Policy-based Routing (based on interface, mac, protocol or port) - NewN/A
Network Address Translation (NAT)4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Static NAT (Port Translation)N/A
One-to-One NATN/A
Source NAT (SNAT) - NewN/A
IPSec NAT TraversalN/A
Logging/Reporting4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Live Log Viewer (AJAX based) - New
Detailed User Based Web Access ReportN/A
Network/System/Performance Statistics
Rule-based logging settings (Firewall Rules) - NewN/A
Syslog: Local or Remote
Management4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Easy Web-based Administration (SSL)
Secure Remote SSH/SCP Access
Serial Console
Centralized Management through Endian Network (SSL)N/A
Updates and Backup4i Office / IndustrialMiniMercuryMacroMacro X25-10 Users25+ Users
Backup/Restore Firewall settings from Web-Interface
Centralized Updates through Endian Network
Anti-virus DefinitionsN/A
URL Blacklist DefinitionsN/A
Scheduled Automatic Backup
Encrypted Backups via E-mail - New
Instant Recovery/Backup to USB-Stick - New

= Yes, = Optional, N/A = Not available
How do i calculate the number of Users?

  • Endian Firewall Community has no user limitation at all, it only depends on the performance of the hardware it runs on. Although we recommend to use Endian Firewall Community only in small network environments that aren't critical for your business, due to the lack of professional support and centralized updates.
  • Endian Firewall Hardware Appliances (Mini, Mercury, Macro, Macro X2) have no limitation of the number of Users or IPs. They can be used with any number of Users/PCs/IPs, the limitation is only given by the performance of the hardware. For each Hardware Appliance there is a number of "suggested Users" that can be used as a reference. Performance will vary depending on network environment and configuration (activated proxies, VPN connections, IDS and Application Level Filters).
  • Endian Firewall Software Appliances have a licensing based on the number of Users in your network. "Users" includes workstations, clients, servers and devices that communicate through the firewall to reach the Internet. It also includes VPN connections from remote VPN clients ("road warriors") and from remote VPN gateways (each remote gateway counts as one user). The number of Users is monitored but not limited. If your network exceeds the number of Users the Software Appliance will continue to work, but you'll be notified that the maintenance subscription needs to be upgraded and aligned with the new number of Users. If the number of Users is exceeded for more than one month the maintenance subscription will be suspended, disabling access to Endian Network, Updates and Endian support services.