Security:
Protection against worms, viruses, Trojans, spam, and emerging malware is delivered by proven Unified Threat Management (UTM) security features that are backed by best-in-class partners. To address internal security requirements and facilitate regulatory compliance, the SSG 140 supports an advanced set of network protection features such as security zones, virtual routers and VLANs that allow administrators to divide the network into distinct, secure domains, each with its own unique security policy. Policies protecting each security zone can include access control rules and inspection by any of the supported UTM security features.

Connectivity and Routing:
The SSG 140 supports ten on-board interfaces (8 10/100 plus 2 10/100/1000) complemented by four I/O expansion slots that can house additional WAN interfaces (T1, E1, ISDN BRI S/T and Serial), making the SSG 140 the most extensible security platform in its class. This broad array of I/O options coupled with WAN protocol and encapsulation support in its routing engine make the SSG 140 a platform that can easily be deployed as a traditional branch office router or as a consolidated security and routing device to reduce CAPEX and OPEX.

Access Control Enforcement:
The SSG 140 can act as an enforcement point in a Juniper Networks Unified Access Control deployment with the simple addition of the Infranet Controller. The Infranet Controller functions as a central policy management engine, interacting with the SSG 140 to augment or replace the firewall-based access control with a solution that grants/denies access based on more granular criteria that include endpoint state and user identity, in order to accommodate the dramatic shifts in attack landscape and user characteristics.