D-Link, the world"s leading provider of total network solutions for SOHO and SMB, with products ranging from broadband modems/routers to managed Ethernet/Gigabit switches, wireless LAN, surveillance IP cameras and network storage, introduces a series of highperformance NetDefend UTM firewalls designed to answer businesses" need for complete network integration across different product lines. The D-Link DFL-260 and DFL-860 NetDefend Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewalls are powerful security solution designed to protect the small to mid-sized offices from a wide variety of network threats. These firewalls provide integrated remote routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), Virtual Private Network, proactive network security, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Web Content Filtering (WCF), Anti-Virus (AV) Protection, traffic load balancing and bandwidth management, all in one compact desktop chassis that can be easily integrated to existing network.

The DFL-260 and DFL-860 provide complete advanced security features to manage, monitor, and maintain a healthy and secure network. Network management features include: Remote Management, Bandwidth Control Policies, URL/Keyword Blocking, Access Policies and SNMP. For network monitoring, these firewalls support e-mail alerts, system log, consistency checks and real-time statistics.

For optimal  configuration, the DFL-260 and DFL-860 have an integrated Client and Server to support almost any required  policy. This allows a remote office to securely connect to a head office or a trusted partner network, while mobile users working from home or at other places can also safely connect to the office network to access company data and access e-mail. The DFL-260 and DFL-860 have hardware-based  engines to support and manage a large number of  configurations. They support IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP protocols in Client/Server mode and can handle pass-through traffic as well. Advanced  configuration options include: DES/3DES/AES/Twofish/Blowfish/CAST-128 encryption, Manual or IKE/ISAKMP key management, Quick/Main/Aggressive Negotiation modes, and  authentication support using either an external RADIUS server or a large user database.

The DFL-260 and DFL-860 integrate an Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDP/IPS), gateway Anti-Virus (AV) and Content Filtering/Web URL Filtering for superior Layer 7 content inspection protection. They use a hardware accelerator approach to increase IPS and AV throughput, and a web surfing control database containing millions of URLs for Web Content Filtering (WCF). IPS, Anti-Virus and URL database real-time update services protect the office network from application exploits, network worms, malicious code attacks, and provide everything a business needs to manage employee Internet access behavior.