Low cost and easy to use
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Kerio Control is our go to Firewall for Client sites, its low cost and high number of features make it a perfect choice for small to medium businesses. Its ease of use makes it easy to train our technicians on how to setup, use, and troubleshoot problems on the rare times they arise.
Pros
- VPN for Remote Employees
- Point to point VPNs
- Scanning of traffic
- Ease of management
- Website filtering by both sites and key words
Cons
- Support can take longer to respond that it should
- Could work better with resellers
- Spend more effort on adding new features
Return on Investment
- Easy to use makes it easy to train, reducing employee time and IT staff costs.
- Statefull inspection and web filtering greatly reduce malware incursions.
- Fact it can run on standard PC hardware greatly reduces cost to implement and makes scaling much less expensive.
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Meraki MX, NETGEAR Insight Instant VPN Routers and Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Ubiquiti Networks UniFi, Huntress, DNSFilter, Pulseway