If you are a business looking to minimize cybersecurity risks due to employees "working from home", Firewalla offers simple and easy-to-deploy solutions. Here are a few solution scenarios for SMBs and enterprises. 

Products Mentioned:

• Firewalla Blue
• Firewalla Gold

Essential Features:

• VPN Server
• VPN Client (Site-to-Site VPN, Remote Access VPN)
• Cyber Security Protection
• Activity and Parental Control
• Advanced Rules
• Network Segmentation (Firewalla Gold)
• Remote Management of Multiple Firewalla Devices
• A Better Network 
• Dual WAN 

Feature Use Cases:

• Network Segmentation divides your work network from the home network. 
• Smart Queue to prioritize work traffic like zoom and Webex
• Dual WAN support, ensure your network is always available
• Various VPN Services to ensure your work traffic protected
• Content filtering to ensure your work asset is fully protected

Case 1: Small Business / Single Site Security 

Customer Needs

A small business with 4 employees and a single office location:

• Need a simple and affordable VPN solution for everyone to access office servers from home
• Office internet is 100Mb
• Low budget

Firewalla Solution

1. Install a Firewalla Blue in the office, and enable VPN Server
2. Install OpenVPN client application on each employee's computer

Key Benefits

• Simple and affordable VPN server, no monthly fees.
• Advanced firewall protecting the office network from cyberthreats
• The owner can remotely monitor the office network via the Firewalla app or the web interface

Case 2:  SMB / Multi-Site and Home Security

Customer Needs

A growing startup with 20 people and two office locations:

• Want to connect the two sites together securely and share resources
• Want to allow employees to securely access resources in both locations from home. 
• Encourage employees to secure their home networks (provide perks or reimbursement)
• Office internet at both sites is around 500Mb
• Internet for home networks are less than 500Mb

Firewalla Solution

1. Install Firewalla Blue or Gold in both locations, and enable VPN Server and Client
2. Use Site-to-Site VPN to connect both sites
3. The employee can install Firewalla Blue at home
   • Configure VPN Client on each Firewalla box
   • Easily connect any device at home to VPN by tapping a button on the Firewalla app 
4. Or the employee can install the OpenVPN client app on their work device and connect to VPN Server

Key Benefits

• Sophisticated VPN solution that's quick and simple to deploy
• Advanced cybersecurity protection for office networks as well as homes
• IT can remotely configure office Firewalla's and monitor office networks via the app or web interface
• Employees can give IT remote access to configure Firewalla boxes at home as needed

Case 3: Enterprise / Advanced Home Office Security

Customer Needs

An enterprise company already has a VPN for remote access. Their primary need is to secure the home networks to reduce the overall attack surface/risks. Overall requirements include:

• Advanced security with IDS/IPS for home network
• Ability to segment work devices from the rest of the home devices
• Ability to do site-to-site VPN (optional)
• High performance and reliable home internet connectivity
• Parental control functions for employees with kids to manage while working

Firewalla Solution

• Install Firewalla Gold at employee's homes
• Create a separate local network for work devices, so that work devices can access other parts of the network such as printers, but not the other way around. 
• Create separate networks for kids' devices, IoT devices, etc. 
• Set up site-to-site VPN between the "office network" at home and the corporate network (if the corporate/branch office uses Firewalla Gold, or a VPN server that supports OpenVPN).
• For homes with dual ISP lines, enable dual-WAN failover to avoid internet downtime (coming soon on Firewalla Gold)

Key Benefits

• Reduce overall attack surface for corporate cybersecurity by creating a secure local network for work devices at employee's home
• Parental control functions helping improve employee productivity at home
• Employees can give IT remote access to configure the Firewalla at home as needed

More References 

• Firewalla Manual
• Firewalla Product Comparison