SnapShieldâ„¢ is our custom-designed on-demand firewall product. It enables any of our customer to be able to instantly lock down access to a specific server or a group of servers.
SnapShield is powered by enterprise-grade Ciscoâ„¢ firewall technology.
With SnapShieldâ„¢ On-Demand Firewall Disabled
For most situations, you won't need an active, always-on firewall. If you need an always-on firewall, then consider purchasing your own dedicated hardware firewall, as it may be a better long-term option. However, for most dedicated server users a software-based firewall (such as Windows firewall or APF on Linux) is more than sufficient most-of-the-time. The below diagram demonstrates a configuration with SnapShield disabled:
With SnapShieldâ„¢ On-Demand Firewall Enabled
When your website or server is attacked, a firewall will stop the damage before it happens. The problem is that firewalls are expensive. We enable it for you an advance, enterprise-grade hardware-based firewall on the network level. This means its online instantly, and starts protecting you right away. Here is a diagram that demonstrates a configuration with SnapShield enabled:
Note*: Snapshield is a hardware shared firewall, and is available with every server as an addon. In addition it has a 10Mbps burst port..
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