Getting started

What Nexwall Firewall is, how the web interface is organized and how to do the first configuration.

Installation

Requirements, the disk image, and how to run it on hardware or on a virtual machine.

Operation & Analytics

Dashboard, live traffic, connections, performance charts and logs.

Policy

Firewall rules, NAT, port forwarding, zones and reusable objects.

Security Services

Application control, intrusion prevention, DNS filtering and IP or country blocking.

Network

Interfaces, routing, SD-WAN, DNS and DHCP, QoS and the reverse proxy.

VPN

Remote access, site-to-site tunnels with OpenVPN and IPsec, and WireGuard.

Access & Identity

User databases and the captive portal for guest networks.

Infrastructure

Backup and recovery, system settings and updates, certificates and high availability.

Administration

Central management of many firewalls, licensing and your account.

Help

Troubleshooting by symptom, command line reference and frequently asked questions.