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SFOS v18

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SFOS v18 - Complete Online Documentation

SFOS v18 - Command Line Interface documentation

SFOS v18 - Startup guide

SFOS v18 - Virtual and Software Appliance Install Guide

SFOS v18 - User Portal Documentation

SFOS v18 - Release Notes

SFOS v18 - API Documentation

SFOS v18 - Logfile guide

Sophos (XG) Firewall How-to Video Library

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IPS and App Filter signatures Release notes

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IPS signatures Release notes

Application filter signatures Release notes

Reviewer Guide

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XG Firewall Reviewer Guide

Pocket Guides

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Block Google QUIC Protocol

Configure Discover Mode and Security Audit Report

Configure Hotspot Access Control and Customize Hotspot Page

Create DoS Bypass Rule

Customize Synchronized Application Category

Enable LAN Bypass Mode

Establish IPsec VPN Connection between Sophos and Fortigate with IKEv1

Establish IPsec VPN Connection between Sophos and Fortigate with IKEv2

Firewall Rule to restrict access from Endpoints with Yellow-Red Heartbeat

Synchronized Security in Bridge Mode

Synchronized Security in Discover Mode

Deploy in Pure Bridge Mode

Active-Active HA Configuration

Configure Sophos XG Firewall as DHCP Server

Configure Site-to-Site IPsec VPN between XG and UTM

Connect XG Firewall to Parent Proxy deployed in the Internal Network

Connect XG Firewall to Parent Proxy deployed on Internet

Establish IPSec Connection between XG Firewall and Checkpoint

Establish IPsec VPN Connection between Sophos and PaloAlto

Establish IPsec VPN Connection between Sophos and Sonic Wall

Active-Passive HA Configuration

Disable High Availability - HA

Configure SF-OS to use AD Server for authentication

Create OTP Token Automatically for Two-Factor Authentication

Import Organizational Units and Groups from Active Directory

Disable Telnet and HTTP behavior

Establish Site-to-Site VPN Connection using Digital Certificates

Establish Site-to-Site VPN Connection using Preshared Key

Establish Site-to-Site VPN Connection using RSA Keys

How to implement Single Sign-On using STAS

How to setup application filter

Protect Internal Email Server - Legacy Mode

Protect Cloud hosted Email Server-MTA Mode

How to SPX-Encrypt Outbound Emails Containing Financial Data - MTA Mode

Configure Site to Site IPsec Tunnel using Preshared Key between two Sophos XG Firewalls

Configure SFOS to use RADIUS Server for authentication

Configure SFOS to use LDAP server for authentication

Create Mesh Networks

Other documents

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Backup Restore Matrix - Cyberoam to Sophos non-wifi XG appliances

Sophos Migration Assistant Guide

Compatibility Guide for CFM and SFOS

Compatibility Guide for SFM and SFOS

Cyberoam OS to Sophos Firewall OS Upgrade Guide

Cyberoam to Sophos Firewall OS License Migration Guide

Sophos MIB file for SNMP

Sophos Firewall OS Version 17.5

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Sophos Firewall OS Help

User Portal Help

SFOS Logfile Guide

Sophos XG Firewall Virtual Appliance - Getting Started Guide - Hyper-V

Sophos XG Firewall Virtual Appliance - Getting Started Guide - KVM

Sophos XG Firewall Virtual Appliance - Getting Started Guide - Software Appliance

Sophos XG Firewall Virtual Appliance - Getting Started Guide - Virtual Appliance

Sophos XG Firewall Virtual Appliance - Getting Started Guide - XenApp

Sophos Firewall OS Version 17.1

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Sophos Firewall OS Help

Sophos XG Firewall Command Line Reference Guide

Sophos XG Firewall Reports Guide

Sophos XG Firewall Web Interface Reference and Admin Guide

Sophos Firewall OS Version 17

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Sophos Firewall OS Help

Sophos XG Firewall Command Line Reference Guide

Sophos XG Firewall Reports Guide

Sophos XG Firewall Web Interface Reference and Admin Guide

Other documents

XG Series Hardware Appliances

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XG 85(w), 86(w), 105(w), 106(w), 115(w), 125(w), and 135(w)

XG 210, 230, 310, 330, 430, and 450

XG 550, 650, and 750

XGS Series Hardware Appliances

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XGS 87(W), 107(W), 116(W), 126(W), and 136(W)

XGS 2100, 2300, 3100, and 3300

XGS 4300, and 4500

XGS 5500, and 6500

Sophos Firewall Manager (SFM) Hardware Appliances

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Quick Start Guide SFM 200/300/400 (contains English, German, Japanese and Simplified Chinese version)

Open Source Software Attributions

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3rd party licenses

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