04-16-2014, 11:07 PM
FWIW, and I don'r know current pricing, SonicWALL used to cut pretty good upgrade deals for ugrading to their current stuff... I still have a NIB unrestricted TZ170 circa 2004/05, when we upgraded three older units. IIRC, w/ the various options and service plans involved, the "retail" for each of the units was about $1,500 all in, and we ended up paying about $450 apiece, which included at least the first year of support. IOW, it may worth a call, if you can't get the old one up and running to your satisfaction; they may have a low end model that will solve your basic needs at a semi-reasonable price. Also, there are newer VPN routers that can probably handle your requirements for around $200, or a bit less, depending on somebody's weekly sale. Oh, and SonicWALL doesn't even bother having you return the old hardware (or at least they didn't used to); they just deactivate it after the replacement upgrade hardware goes online. Good luck.
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