Any office that has internet access will have this basic IT setup that comprises of an ADSL modem router with wireless, and a switch to connect to multiple computers. You as a boss or department head, may start to observe your office internet becomes sluggish at times. You got no idea what is the cause of it and what is the usage of the internet. You are wondering if your staffs are using the internet for work or play. The last thing you want to discover is that there is a peer to peer program running or virus intrusion through the web.

A good network security appliance such as Fortigate consolidates your security infrastructure and simplifies your management requirements, lowering your costs and reducing the workload of your IT staff. You just need to add this appliance between your modem and switch, and it will solve your problem and give you a peace of mind. Network security appliance usually combines enterprise-class firewall, web monitoring, intrusion prevention, antivirus, web filtering, antispam, application control, endpoint Network Access Control (NAC) and many more!

After the deployment of the network security appliance, it gives you a summary of your office internet usage which is broken down by streaming video & music, instant messaging , peer to peer applications, individual staff usage identified by computer IP address and etc. Thereafter, you can decide to filter web or applications accordingly so as to stay in line with your office security policy.