Sophos Network Access Control Initial Setup

Abdul  Basit - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager IT at Asia Petroleum Limited

Sophos Network Access Control’s initial setup is very easy. I rate Sophos Network Access Control an eight out of ten for ease of initial setup.

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AS
Information Technology Department at Sunflag Iron and Steel Co Ltd

The solution's initial setup was easy for me as I have a lot of experience in this field. However, for a new user, it might seem a little tiring and challenging because it does require a certain set of skills.

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MV
CEO at MARVIV SRLS

I'd rate the ease of the initial setup between eight and ten out of ten. It's not so difficult to install the product. Of course, you have to approach the setup with a consultant, a person that knows this kind of field from a certain point to view. However, for a person that is an IT manager, it's quite easy to manage the implementation process.

The deployment only takes a couple of hours. 

The maintenance is not so complicated. Normally, the system has to be upgraded in terms of the firmware. However, this is an activity that you do very rarely. It might be every two months or three months, according to the different releases that the company will produce. It is not quite time-intensive. 

The other portion of maintenance involves maintaining the policies and rules. Normally, we need to work with the company every week, for example, to identify if there are new needs in terms of defining a new policy or improving a policy that is already in place. If we discover that there could be a potential attack of a certain type, we can decide if we want to modify our rules or policy to improve the capacity of the system to manage this kind of solution, and normally this is an activity that might require a couple of hours.

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MS
Head of Technology at Speed enterprises

The initial setup is simple, nothing complex. Most of the firewalls are on-prem.

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Jean Desir - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Network Engineer at Raptor Trading

The full deployment can take one month which includes an assessment.

I rate the initial setup of Sophos Network Access Control a seven out of ten.

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MV
CEO at MARVIV SRLS

The initial setup is not difficult. It's very straightforward. A company shouldn't have any issues with the process.

Typically you can deploy everything in one day. It's not a long process.

For the maintenance, you need just one person and that normally is the IT manager inside the company that just needs to be familiar with items such as the level on the assessments to understand how to manage the system. They mainly just need an understanding of the company's architecture and they can manage the process. The product can reach its maximum level of performance if you know exactly how the product is working and which features the product can provide. If you have someone that doesn't understand, there is no way to really appreciate what the product can do.

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IO
Founder at itservicedeskafrika

The initial setup for Sophos Network Access Control is straightforward, so on a scale of one to five, I'd rate it a four.

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TS
It specialist at Pudis A.s.

We have access controls on this Sophos machine.

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it_user297111 - PeerSpot reviewer
Epic Client Systems Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was straightforward, server deployment was easy and policy creation and templates were easy to setup with selection items from a list.

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KM
Network Engineer at kamla raheja vidyanidhi institute for architecture

The initial setup is not too complex and we did not find it to be difficult. The solution is easy to set up and deploy. A company shouldn't have any issues with the process. 

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MV
CEO at MARVIV SRLS

If you have the correct knowledge base, the initial setup is not complex. Deployment took less than a week and took about three people. For maintenance, we only need one person to manage it.

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IO
Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is straightforward.

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LN
Executive Information Technology Architect at LBE

I rate Sophos Network Access Control a four out of ten for the ease of its initial setup. The vendor consultant is not quite helpful, and we have to try other resources.

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DH
Technical Operations Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup was very easy. That was one of the reasons why we selected the product — it's both easy and reliable.

I believe we deployed all three sites in just two days.

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it_user1306257 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Analyst at a tech company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup has a moderate level of difficulty. Some things are simple. Others are more complex.

The deployment typically takes a week or two.

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HJ
IT Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is not complex. To complete the deployment, including the configuration, troubleshooting, and fine-tuning, takes two or three days.

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it_user1306257 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Analyst at a tech company with 11-50 employees

A few of them are a little complex. A few of them are quite easy. The Cisco one is quite user friendly. Even the Exabeam network map solution is also user friendly. Usually, it takes about a week or two for deployment.

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Buyer's Guide
Sophos Network Access Control
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Sophos Network Access Control. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
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