{"id":15314,"date":"2020-04-10T14:14:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T19:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=15314"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T20:19:20","slug":"sophos-sd-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-sd-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos SD-RED 20 & 60: Synchronized SD-WAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Just in the nick of time for our strange days of full-capacity remote work, Sophos releases a new heir to the secure remote access throne with a replacement for their mainstay Sophos RED appliances<\/a>. The new Sophos SD-RED 20<\/a> and Sophos SD-RED 60<\/a> bring together secure, encrypted SD-WAN capabilities and the Sophos Synchronized Security<\/a> flagships XG Firewall<\/a> and Intercept X<\/a>. These unique and simple remote work solutions extend network connectivity to remote branches, distributed offices, outposts, home offices, and any other remote workers, no matter where they\u2019re located. Whether you need stable remote access at a mountaintop observatory or in your new sealab, Sophos SD-RED appliances<\/a> have you covered with stable, secure access and real-time visibility.<\/p>\n

Other new features include SFP ports, Power-over-Ethernet capabilities for the SD-RED 60, huge improvements in throughput, and more interfaces than previous Sophos RED devices. The Sophos SD-RED appliances work seamlessly with Sophos wireless access points<\/a> and the SD-RED 60 could even support two Sophos access points with Power-over-Ethernet alone!<\/p>\n

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SD-WAN gets a heartbeat<\/h3>\n

When an SD-RED appliance is centrally managed through the XG Firewall platform (free trial?)<\/a>, admins can extend Synchronized SD-WAN to multiple branch locations. Synchronized SD-WAN means that not only are you replacing expensive and unstable MPLS connections with super intelligent SD-WAN capabilities<\/a>, you\u2019re also protecting traffic that traverses those SD-WAN connections with the same Synchronized Security & Sophos Security Heartbeat<\/a> features that employees would enjoy on the home network.<\/p>\n

So easy a home user can do it<\/h3>\n

Due to COVID-19, many small businesses now have employees working from home<\/a> that may have no prior experience with remote work before the big change. SD-RED appliances ease the pressure of extending your secure network to remote workers with a truly plug-and-play, zero-touch deployment. No technical skill is required for remote workers or branch locations to install an SD-RED 20 or SD-RED 60. Just type the device ID into your Sophos firewall appliance and ship your SD-RED appliance to its destination. Once the device is received and plugged in, the SD-RED will connect to the Internet, call back home to your primary firewall, and automatically establish a secure VPN tunnel with auto-provisioning.<\/p>\n

Sophos RED vs Sophos SD-RED<\/h3>\n

So how do these new remote access devices stack up against their predecessors? Check out our handy comparison table<\/a> or keep scrolling to see new throughput improvements, expanded interfaces, and more to compare the original RED to the new, improved SD-RED.<\/p>\n

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Sophos SD-RED 20<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n