Features & Benefits of Barracuda IM Firewall

The Barracuda IM Firewall provides IM gateway features allowing simple and rapid installation and management of public IM traffic on a network. Upon installation the Barracuda IM Firewall will begin identifying and logging IM traffic to its internal database for future viewing or auditing. Control of public IM services such as AOL, Yahoo, and MSN has become essential in order to maintain network security, message confidentiality, and protection against viruses. The Barracuda IM Firewall provides the ability to log or block public IM services, scan public IM traffic for viruses, and manage the identities of public IM users on your network

The integrated Instant Messaging server provides companies with a secure internal IM network. Internal messages need never leave the corporate network, and are protected by industry-leading 256-bit encryption. The Barracuda IM Client provided with the product comes with client rollout and roster management tools, and is easy to install and deploy.

The Barracuda IM Firewall offers one of the highest levels of message encryption available on any IM product. Its 256-bit message encryption ensures that your corporate messages remain private as long as you are using the Barracuda IM Client. The client provides users security even outside their corporate network from anywhere on the Internet.

The Barracuda IM Firewall can automatically send completed IM conversations via email to message archiving solutions, such as the Barracuda Message Archiver, to enable centralized retention and management of both email and IM messages.

Keyword notification and content management tools ensure that your users are adhering to your internal policies and government compliance regulations. Keywords, phrases, and regular expressions can be identified, removed, or blocked entirely within IM conversations. If a policy violation is committed, the appropriate parties can be notified via email or IM. All policy violations are logged and noted.

The Barracuda IM Firewall features an easy-to-use Web interface allowing for easy and cost effective administration. The Web interface allows you to define, manage and control corporate IM policies from one central place.

The Barracuda IM Firewall integrates seamlessly with any LDAP compliant directory servers including Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory, Lotus Domino, and Open LDAP. Once the directory server is integrated, the Barracuda IM Firewall can manage policies using LDAP users and groups.

Rolling out and installing the Barracuda IM Client software is simple. Administrators can choose to roll the client out to users via an email containing username and password information, a download link for the client, and installation instructions. Installation is fast and easy, and can be performed by your end users in three clicks. The zero configuration installer automatically knows the name of the server to which that user will connect. Additionally, contact lists can be automatically populated using the Barracuda Roster Push tool, providing administrators the ability to populate their users’ contact lists before first log on, or when an employee joins or leaves the organization.

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Model Comparison of Barracuda IM Firewall

Model Comparison	Model 220	Model 320	Model 420	Model 620	Model 820
CAPACITY*
Max Users	200	500	1,000	3,000	7,000
HARDWARE
Rackmount Chassis	1U Mini	1U Mini	1U Mini	1U Fullsize	2U Fullsize
Dimensions (in.)	16.8x1.7x14	16.8x1.7x14	16.8x1.7x14	16.8x1.7x22.6	17.4x3.5x25.5
Dimensions (cm.)	42.7x4.3x35.6	42.7x4.3x35.6	42.7x4.3x35.6	42.7x4.3x57.4	44.2x8.9x64.8
Weight (lbs. /kg.)	12 / 5.4	12 / 5.4	12 / 5.4	26 / 11.8	46 / 20.9
Ethernet	1 x 10/100	1 x 10/100	1 x 10/100	2 x Gigabit	2 x Gigabit
Ethernet Passthrough**	1 x 10/100	1 x 10/100	1 x 10/100	1 x Gigabit	1 x Gigabit
AC Input Current (Amps)	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.8	3.5
Redundant Disk Array (RAID)					Hot Swap
Redundant Power Supply					Hot Swap
ECC Memory
FEATURES
Hardened and Secure OS
Capture and Manage Public IM
Internal Secure IM Server/Client
Centralized Policy Management
Keyword Notification
Secure File Transfer
Disclaimers
LDAP and Active Directory Support
Per User and Group Access Control
Ethernet Bypass Hardware
Customizable Branding

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IM Firewall Buyer's Guide

The purpose of this document is to help you determine which Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall will be best for your organization. When deciding, which device you will need, the first thing you will want to know is how many IM users you will want to filter. The following table will help you match the device with the amount of users you have in your organization.

The Barracuda IM Firewall 220 and higher will give you capture and manage public IM capabilities, internal secure IM, centralized policy management, keyword notification, secure file transfer, disclaimers and LDAP and Active Directory support.

The Barracuda IM Firewall 320 or 420 and higher will also give you per user and group access control and ethernet bypass.

The Barracuda IM Firewall 620 will give you a redundant disk arrays and customizable branding.

The Barracuda IM Firewall 820 will have hot swappable redundant disk arrays as well as hot swappable redundant power supplies.

Yearly Subscriptions

Energize Updates- This subscription will give you firmware updates and access to Barracuda’s technical support during office hours. This is a required purchase with any Barracuda appliance for the first year. After the first year, you have the option of whether to renew or not. If you choose not to, you will probably see a significant decrease in performance with your appliance.

Instant Replacement- This is an optional subscription that will extend the hardware warranty appliance and provide for 24x7 technical support with Barracuda. The Instant Replacement service guarantees overnight replacement of your appliance in the event of failure.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions about the Barracuda IM Firewall.

Todd Carper
Director of Technical Sales
866-469-9255 Ext. 116