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The XG Series hardware appliances will reach end-of-life (EOL) on March 31, 2025. Click here to see the XG to XGS migration documentation.

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Control center

The control center appears as soon as you sign in, and shows the firewall's appliance model, firmware version, build, and serial number. It also provides a snapshot of the firewall's status and health on various widgets.

Control center overview.

Widgets

Some widget counters are reset after a firewall restart.

  • System

    See the real-time status of the Sophos Firewall services.

    System

  • Traffic insight

    See statistics related to network traffic processed by your Sophos Firewall in the last 24 hours.

    Traffic insight

  • User & device insights

    See security health information for your users and devices, such as Security Heartbeat, User Threat Quotient, and SSL/TLS connections.

    User & device insights

  • Active firewall rules

    See the number of active firewall rules and the amount of traffic matching those rules.

    Active firewall rules

  • Reports

    Quickly access up to five critical reports depending on the firewall's subscribed modules.

    Reports

  • Messages

    See alerts for events that require action.

    Messages