{"id":12934,"date":"2018-02-26T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=12934"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:25:19","slug":"firewall-fix-02-26-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/firewall-fix-02-26-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Firewall Fix: Encrypted traffic, VoIP, &#038; more!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12934\" class=\"elementor elementor-12934\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb91a37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eb91a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3bdc71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3bdc71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Happy Monday. We want you to start your week off with a burst of productivity. That&#8217;s why Firewalls.com put together a list of 5 common mistakes that organizations make when deploying their firewall. These tips are designed to be practical, easy-to-follow, and short! Whether your Internet has slowed to a crawl or the voice on the other end of your VoIP phone sounds like Charlie Brown&#8217;s teacher, these quick tips will let you self-diagnose your setup and correct 5 common issues in a few clicks of the mouse. It&#8217;s time to get your Monday Morning Firewall Fix!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7da014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7da014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>#1:\u00a0Your Firewall Isn&#8217;t Scanning Encrypted Traffic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b456a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6b456a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1271af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1271af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12935\" alt=\"Enable deep packet inspection to scan the entire packet on HTTPS encrypted sites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img1.png 883w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img1-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img1-768x682.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126d4cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"126d4cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/10\/21\/googles-annual-report-shows-more-web-traffic-is-encrypted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60% of the web has migrated from HTTP to HTTPS<\/a>, a security protocol which encrypts data between websites and servers. \u00a0If your firewall is not utilizing Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), then it is not scanning that traffic for viruses, malware, or ransomware potentially encrypted in the data packet. Whereas traditional stateful inspection scans only the data contained in the packet head, DPI scans every last byte for threats. With a majority of the Internet now encrypting everyday web traffic, if you&#8217;re not enabling DPI on your SonicWall, you&#8217;re completely neglecting the bulk of the danger.<\/p><h3>Fix It:<\/h3><ul><li>Open your Firewall Admin Console<\/li><li>Go to: Manage &gt; Decryption Service &gt; DPI-SSL\/TSL Client<\/li><li>Enable: SSL Client Inspection<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20625a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20625a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5981f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5981f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70a941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b70a941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>#2: Your Firewall Isn&#8217;t Gathering Crucial Internet Usage Data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16794d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e16794d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2aa66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e2aa66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12936 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img2.png 881w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img2-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img2-768x540.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/450;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348897b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348897b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most companies fail to implement a proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/content-filtering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">content filtering policy<\/a>, leading to employees wasting time on non-productive websites or potentially exposing the organization to HR issues. Whether it be adult content, game sites, gambling, movie streaming, or otherwise, users on your network can slow down productivity for everyone while they slum it on unproductive websites. To further complicate the issue, your organization could be held liable for any illegal activity that occurs on your network! Take back control of your network and your traffic.<\/p><h3>Fix It:<\/h3><ul><li>Open your Firewall Admin Console<\/li><li>Go to: Manage &gt; Security Services &gt; Content Filter<\/li><li>Enable: Content Filtering Service<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55009bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55009bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528bba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"528bba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a120c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a120c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>#3: You Haven&#8217;t Implemented Employee Tracking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed003a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ed003a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131f5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"131f5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"302\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12937 lazyload\" alt=\"employee tracking helps admin see who is wasting resources and who is breaking usage policies\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img3.png 887w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img3-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img3-768x363.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/302;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022a9cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"022a9cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to enabling your content filtering service, you should also implement tracking for your user groups. Without tracking, it&#8217;s difficult to track down and reprimand employees who violate your organization&#8217;s\u00a0Internet usage policy. Tracking also helps you pin down users who are slowing down your connection with unusually high bandwidth usage.<\/p><h3>Fix It<\/h3><ul><li>Open your Firewall Admin Console<\/li><li>Go to: Manage &gt; Users &gt; Settings<\/li><li>Set &#8220;User Authentication Method&#8221; to any option except for Local Users<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2ac8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c2ac8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2314c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2314c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc7487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cc7487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>#4: YouTube Is Making Your VoIP Sound Funky<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a691f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2a691f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308b29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"308b29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"594\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12938 lazyload\" alt=\"Some applications require a large amount of resources and if those applications are competing with each other, they all lose\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img4.png 878w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img4-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Img4-768x713.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/594;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b5054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3b5054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complaints about an echo, buzz, or garbled sound when talking on your VoIP phone system? It&#8217;s likely that your VoIP client is competing with other data-heavy applications that aren&#8217;t allowing it access to the bandwidth it needs. By implementing bandwidth usage, packet shaping, and application priorities, you can ensure that your bandwidth is being rationed to business-critical applications (like VoIP) first, granting them priority over less important applications. By setting up your VoIP as a high-priority client, you&#8217;ll have strong, crystal clear calls once more.<\/p><h3>Fix It:<\/h3><ul><li>Open your Firewall Admin Console<\/li><li>Go to: Manage &gt; Network &gt; Interfaces &gt; Configure WAN Interface<\/li><li>Click: &#8220;Advanced&#8221; options tab<\/li><li>Enable: Egress Bandwidth Management<\/li><li>Enable: Ingress Bandwidth Management<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63a85b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f63a85b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1910485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1910485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74194a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74194a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>#5: You&#8217;re Running an Outdated Firewall<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2e5c1 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f2e5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116db8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116db8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0If you made it this far and have thought &#8220;<strong>huh, those last 4 images looked nothing like my admin console,<\/strong>&#8221; then you&#8217;re not running a current-generation firewall!<\/p><p>The introduction of ransomware-as-a-service and exploit kits has transformed the cyber threat landscape into a dynamic force that adapts and evolves by the day. The old &#8220;set it and forget it&#8221; approach to cyber security has been outpaced by cyber criminals who are always looking to innovate. Unfortunately, your outdated firewall just doesn&#8217;t have what it takes to withstand a modern cyber attack. It&#8217;s time to update your firmware, check your subscriptions, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">consider an upgrade<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a49294 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a49294\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc77e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edc77e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fix It:<\/h3><p>If you&#8217;re unable to set up these services, we strongly recommend that you have one of our SonicWall-certified engineers perform a health check on your network and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">configure the appliance<\/a>. More than likely, you are NOT secure. Our engineers look for 20+ of the most common mistakes found on firewalls and we provide recommendations to help you address those issues. In order to get the most value and protection out of your firewall, our team implements a 99-step configuration checklist that we&#8217;ve developed over two decades as SonicWall partners. With the correct settings, we can get you back to a safe, productive network environment.<\/p><h3>Call us today at <span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><em>866.403.5305<\/em><\/span> and schedule an appointment to be confident you&#8217;re getting the very most out of your cyber security investment.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voices all garbled up over VoIP? Internet connection seem like it&#8217;s slowed to a crawl? 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