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Articles: The Ultimate Guide to Palo Alto Networks Software NGFW (Flex) Credits. How NGFW credits work, Renewal considerations, Online Credit Estimator, Deployment Profiles	Read
Articles: Configuring QoS on Palo Alto Firewalls: Class-based Policies, QoS Profiles, Enabling QoS on Firewall Interfaces	Read
Articles: How to Manually Download, Import & Install PAN-OS on Palo Alto Firewalls via CLI & Web GUI interface	Read
Articles: Complete Guide: Configuring IPSec VPN between Palo Alto Firewall & Meraki MX Security Appliance	Read
Articles: Complete Guide to Upgrading Palo Alto Firewall PAN-OS & Panorama. Prerequisites, Upgrade Paths, Config Backup, Application & Threats Update & More	Read
Articles: How to Fix Palo Alto Firewall “Error: Image File Authentication Error – Failed to Load Into Software Manager” error during PAN-OS Software Download	Read
Articles: How to Register a Palo Alto Firewall and Activate Support, Subscription Services & Licenses. Covers All Models.	Read
Articles: Palo Alto Firewall Configuration Options. Tap Mode, Virtual Wire, Layer 2 & Layer 3 Deployment modes	Read
Articles: Palo Alto Firewalls Security Zones – Tap Zone, Virtual Wire, Layer 2 and Layer 3 Zones	Read
Articles: Palo Alto Firewall Application-based Policy Enforcement (App-ID), User Identification (User-ID) and Application Control Centre (ACC) Features for Enterprise Networks	Read
Articles: The Benefits of Palo Alto Networks Firewall Single Pass Parallel Processing (SP3) and Hardware Architecture	Read
Articles: Palo Alto Networks Firewall - Web & CLI Initial Configuration, Gateway IP, Management Services & Interface, DNS – NTP Setup, Accounts, Passwords, Firewall Registration & License Activation	Read
Articles: Introduction to Palo Alto Next-Generation Network Firewalls	Read

Palo Alto Firewall Application-based Policy Enfor…

Our previous article examined the benefits of Palo Alto Networks Firewall Single Pass Parallel Processing (SP3) architecture and how its combine with…

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Security Service Edge (SSE) Limitations & Disadva…

This article explores the Security Service Edge (SSE) portion of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and the need for holistic cybersecurity protection…

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Complete Guide to Upgrading Palo Alto Firewall PA…

Upgrading your Palo Alto Firewall or Panorama Management System to the preferred PAN-OS release is always recommended as it ensures it remains stable…

Palo Alto Networks

The Ultimate Guide to Palo Alto Networks Software…

Discover the ins and outs of using Palo Alto Networks’ Software NGFW (Flex) credits to seamlessly renew your cloud-based or virtualized software NGFW…

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WAN Optimization vs SD WAN Networks. Today’s Chal…

Enterprises have been successfully running WAN optimization appliances at their many distributed sites for years. The devices have done a good job of…

The Need for a Converged SASE Platform. Convergin…

The digital transformation is pushing applications to the cloud, the 2020-2022 pandemic shifted employees to work from home, and the number of result…

The Most Common Worst Networking Practices and Ho…

In the rush to keep pace with the many challenges facing today’s organizations, all too often networking teams end up adopting practices and processe…