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WatchGuard XCS (Extensible Content Security) Appliances for Small to Mid-Sized Businesses

Inbound/Outbound Email Security & Data Loss Prevention.
Data Loss Prevention is built into all WatchGuard's XCS appliance models as a powerful business tool for controlling confidential information as it moves across network boundaries. Download WatchGuard's datasheet on Data Loss Prevention here.
Ideal For: Small to Medium sized Businesses - up to 1,000 users
Models Available: XCS 170, XCS 370, XCS 570. Download the datasheet here.
Small to mid-sized businesses don't need to pay high prices for powerful email security. WatchGuard XCS (Extensible Content Security) 170, 370 and 570 Appliances are affordable, complete email security solutions that defend against inbound threats including viruses, spam, blended threats, phishing, spyware and network attacks. Block 98% of unwanted traffic at the perimeter and boost your email security and performance without breaking the bank.

Features include:
- Anti-spam / virus / malware
- Content filtering
- Data loss prevention
- Encryption
- Customisable reporting
- Centralised management
- Clustering and queue replication
- Web security with:
- URL filtering
- Web content filtering
- Acceptable web usage
- Web application control
XCS 170, 370, and 570 appliances help ensure that only safe email traffic enters your network, while preventing confidential information from escaping your organizational email boundaries. It's the ideal solution for small to mid-sized businesses that are looking for rock solid anti-spam and email threat protection – with data loss prevention capabilities included to stop accidental or malicious data leakage – at an affordable price. A Web Security subscription extends these capabilities across all your web traffic as well, for comprehensive protection. Includes centralized management and reporting, with message-level redundancy to ensure no communication is ever lost and email security is always up and running.
Read more information on the importance of Email Encryption.
Compare XCS Models
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XCS 170 |
XCS 370 |
XCS 570 |
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Up to 12,000 messages/hour* | Up to 24,000 messages/hour* | Up to 48,000 messages/hour* |
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LiveSecurity Standard | LiveSecurity Standard | LiveSecurity PLUS |
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| Form Factor | 1U Shallow, Rack-Mountable | 1U Shallow, Rack-Mountable | 1U Shallow, Rack-Mountable |
| CPU | Intel Celeron Processor | Intel Dual Celeron Processor | Intel Dual Celeron Processor |
| Power | Fixed, 200W, universal 100/240V | Fixed, 200W, universal 100/240V | Fixed, 200W, universal 100/240V |
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| RAID | - | - | - |
| Memory | 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667MHz | 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667MHz | 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 667MHz |
| HDD | 160GB SATA, 7.2K RPM | 160GB SATA, 7.2K RPM | 160GB SATA, 7.2K RPM |
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| Ethernet | 2 Intel Gigabit Ethernet | 2 Intel Gigabit Ethernet | 3 Intel Gigabit Ethernet |
*Throughput may vary.
For further information or to buy a WatchGuard XCS product please complete our enquiry form or call us on 0333 101 6000.



