SOPHOS ET80 - SOPHOS FIREWALL DEPLOYMENT PART 2 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

What are the 5 supported virtualisation platforms for Sophos OS? - ANSWERHyper-V, VMware, KVM, Citrix Hypervisor and Nutanix Prism What scenario would Sophos Firewall be deployed in Gateway mode? - ANSWERPort A is configured for LAN, port B is configured for WAN and Port C is configured for DMZ. This means that any threats trying to get to the LAN or DMZ will be blocked by the firewall What do you need to do to access the web interface of the firewall upon initial configuration? - ANSWERConnect to the firewall via CLI and change the IP address of the management port to be in the LAN IP range, so you can complete initial configuration What are the default credentials of a new Sophos Firewall? - ANSWERadmin and admin What are the 4 most common ways a Sophos Firewall can be deployed? - ANSWERDefault gateway mode, bridge mode, web server protection and discover mode How do you begin to setup a Sophos Firewall? - ANSWERConnect the device to power and then connect the LAN and WAN ports. On Physical firewall these will be marked, but on software and virtual firewalls, these will be the first and second NIC's What scenario would Sophos Firewall be deployed in Bridge mode? - ANSWERWhen the Sophos is installed behind an existing firewall that only deals with WAN connectivity and the Sophos is configured for LAN and DMZ. This provides additional protection that isn't provided by the existing firewall, such as Sophos's Synchronized security, IPS or ATP services What is Bridge mode also known as? - ANSWERTransparent or In-line mode What is the secure storage master key used for? - ANSWERIts used to provide additional protection for account and password details stored in backups and configurations on the firewall