Huawei NGFW Reviews

The dashboard is user-friendly and very easy to use.

The mapping features and traffic logging are good.

The dashboard is a little bit slow and they can improve performance on things like configuring policies.

Wildfire analysis would be useful features to include in the future. This features help Network Administrator to have a detail visibility in the threats coming from the traffic which is analysed by the device itself. 

Adding Intrusion Detection (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention (IPS) systems would improve the product. This may exist in the enterprise-grade firewall, but on the mid-level firewall, the functionality is lacking.

I would like to see anti-phishing features included.

Better reporting generation would be useful.

We have been using the Huawei next-generation firewall for five years.

This is a scalable solution and it can be integrated with other devices like Cisco.

I have not had to contact technical support. When I have needed help, I did research online myself and never had to contact Huawei.

The community support is quite good. On the other hand, it is difficult to find documentation online. This is unlike the case with Cisco, where finding the documentation is easy.

I also have experience with similar solutions by Cisco.

The initial setup is easy. It takes only a few minutes to deploy.

My recommendation for anybody who is researching this solution is to start with a proof of concept. We no longer use Huawei as our firewall. The number one vendor in the market is Fortinet, then there is Palo Alto, and finally Checkpoint.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

We are a solution provider and this is one of the products that we implement for our clients. We have deployed it to five sites, so far, and the customers use it to protect their data.

I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW. It is easier to use than some similar solutions by other vendors.

The firewall needs to be more configurable.

I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product.

We have been using the Huawei NGFW for more than three years.

We have had no difficulty with bugs, glitches, or instability in general.

It is very easy to scale this solution. We have had no trouble with scalability.

We have received technical support many times and they are very good. I am very impressed with the support.

I have also worked with a similar solution from Sophos and the Huawei NGFW is better. One advantage that Sophos has is that there is antivirus functionality included.

Normally, the initial setup is straightforward. The length of time for deployment depends on the client, their environment, and the requirements. For a basic configuration, we can normally deploy within three to five working days. Sometimes, it will take longer because of the requirements, but the basic configuration should not be any longer.

Licensing fees are billed on an annual basis.

Overall, this is a very good firewall. They provide good support and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.