Untangle Product Overview
Multi-functional Firewall Software - Open Source Content Filter and Spam Filter
Untangle provides a powerful suite of Internet management applications for small-to-medium businesses and education institutions.
The Untangle Server is a multi-function firewall. It simplifies and consolidates the many network and security products that businesses need at the gateway to the Internet. Untangle comes as standard with these free, open-source applications:
Free Apps
- Web Filter – Prevents access to undesirable web sites
- Virus Blocker – Prevents viruses from reaching computers on the network
- Spam Blocker – Stops junk email from getting through
- Ad Blocker – Blocks online adverts that waste network capacity
- Attack Blocker – Stops denial of service (DOS) attacks
- Phish Blocker - Protects people from identity theft "phishing"
- Spyware Blocker - Protects people from websites that install malware
- Firewall - Hides your network from the Internet
- QoS – Allows internet traffic prioritization
- Intrusion Prevention – Protects the network from hackers
- Protocol Control - Blocks protocols for online games, IM & P2P
- OpenVPN – Allows secure remote access to the internal network
- Reports - Shows who is doing what online
- Automatic updates - No need to install updates - we do it for you
In addition, customers can add premium applications that enhance the functionality of the Untangle Server.
Paid Apps
- Live Support – Real people with real knowledge to help when you’re stuck
- eSoft Web Filter - Blocks 100 Million+ sites in 57 categories, plus new ones in real time
- Kaspersky Virus Blocker – Best-of Breed antivirus protection, at your gateway to the Internet
- Commtouch Spam Booster – An extra layer of protection against bulk email
- WAN Balancer - Allocate traffic across up to six separate Internet connections
- WAN Failover – Automatically switch traffic to an alternate connection
- Policy Manager - Create multiple user- and time-based policies for web and remote access
- AD Connector – Use your Microsoft Active Directory server to simplify policy management and reporting
- PC Remote - Enables off-site helpdesk support and troubleshooting
- Remote Access Portal – Provide secure access to internal servers & services
- Branding Manager – Use your own logo and messaging on Untangle server and block screens
Packages
Untangle Apps are also available in packages that are tailored to particular customers. We have combined select free and paid apps with the Untangle Gateway, to provide the most complete, yet cost-effective offerings for our customers.
Deployment Options
Untangle has 3 network deployment options:
- Router: Dedicated server that performs routing & firewall services
- Transparent Bridge: Dedicated server that drops seamlessly behind existing routers & firewalls
- Re-Router™: Adds network-wide protection while running on an existing desktop (runs on Windows)
Supported Platforms
Untangle runs on standard hardware as a bare-metal install, or on Windows XP or Vista, or in VMware.
Hardware Requirements
Untangle runs on generic Intel/AMD hardware. A Pentium III processor, 2 NICs and 512MB of RAM is the min spec for smaller networks and multi-core chips with extra RAM really make Untangle sing for larger networks. More specific sizing guidance and links to the community hardware compatibility list can be found on the Hardware Requirements wiki.