The initial setup was straight forward, The GUI pretty much takes you through all of the settings you would need to know to set up a general device.

The initial setup for these appliances is simple. There are options to configure through a software utility or a web-based GUI. Both options are relatively simple. There is a wizard feature that allows for quick configuration. They even have the ability to preconfigure firewalls, send them to the sites, and have them deployed live on-site, where the configuration is downloaded from the Internet. This saves a lot of time.

We can deploy online and automatically download configurations. Or, we can deploy off-line by manually installing and configuring the appliances. Deployment is simplified since all configurations are saved as XML files.

Deployment is easy! Just log in to the web interface and run the wizard. Once the basic setting are done, connect to the XTM device using WatchGuard management suites to finish the setup. The management software allows one to configure the features in an off-line mode and then upload them to the XTM device for implementation.

The initial setup was straightforward.

I took around 20 days to configure everything, phasing in all the features.

Super easy to deploy, in this area WG is the best.

We have got three internet lines shared amongst campus users and off campus web clients.
The requirements keep changing from time to time. We have over 35 VLANs that need to be catered for according to IT policy of the organization. and WatchGuard is almost perfect.

The setup was very easy.

Because we are an IT company, and are certified in the product, setup was very straightforward. I like the interface as it is very logical to set everything up. For a standard end-user, however, it is very complicated as an enterprise based router/firewall is not intended for the general end user to set up.

The setup is straightforward and not complex. WatchGuard XTM is very neat and simple. It took around three months to complete.

It’s not complex. The configuration is UI based. For experienced network administrators who understand network and firewall concepts, it is easy.

It was complex because my network has many subnets, so creating policies for each one was a challenge.

Apart from SSO, the setup was really easy and straightforward. With the firmware that they have now, SSO should not be an issue anymore.

The initial setup was very simple and straightforward.

It's very simple. You can preconfigure the box, send it to another site, and deploy it remotely.

Initial setup always is complex because we don't know so much about the equipment. The key is to have a plan, objectives, and define our goals.

The initial setup is neither simple nor complex. If you know the base in networking and how the firewall works, you will be able to figure it out.

It's complex, but I am new to the product.

It’s a complicated setup and it has to be followed step by step between the previous configuration of Cisco Pix to XTM.

Simple and straightforward.

Initial setup is very simple for me.

It takes a bit of configuring, there's no doubt about that, because there are a lot of configuration options. That's where we get the in-depth security. It just doesn't say this side is right or this side is wrong, it looks at a lot of different metrics, so there is a fair bit to configure. But it's easy to configure, it's easy to work through the options, which makes it quite good.

It's not straightforward in the sense that you have got to know what you're doing, but it offers a lot of options to customize a solution for a particular client's needs, and our own needs. When you give that level of optimization, then you expect the setup to be just a wee bit more complex.

It was was fast and easy to learn the functionality.

It's straightforward.

Very straightforward.

The setup was simple and workable for any non-expert user.

It was straightforward.

It was pretty straightforward, especially with the use of a setup wizard.

It was straightforward for the most part. All firewalls are a little unique in their own way, resulting in some complexity but, compaired to say Sonicwall, WatchGuard is straightforward.

It is normal like the other market competitors. There is a site-to-site VPN configuration between others people.