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      <title>Sangfor NGFW vs Traditional Firewall – Key Differences You Should Know</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11847</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In today’s evolving cyber threat landscape, traditional firewalls alone are no longer sufficient to secure modern enterprise networks.

While both Traditional Firewalls and Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) are designed to protect networks, their cap ...]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Muhammad Abid</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Top 5 Firewall Mistakes You Should Avoid</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11835</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Last edited by Muhammad Abid Apr-16-2026 12:51. 

Even with advanced solutions like Sangfor Athena NGFW, misconfiguration can lead to serious security risks.
1. Ignoring firmware updates2. Weak VPN configurations3. No proper logging &amp; monitoring4. N ...]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Muhammad Abid</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NSF Web Console - No Management Method is Specified</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11834</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dear All/Suhu,

I want to view running configuration on NSF device via web console.When I enter the command \&quot; show running-configuration\&quot; it needs login first, but when I login and entered password it show \&quot;No Management Method is Specified\&quot; as show]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>jondoe</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How to Configure Link Aggregation (Bonding) Between Sangfor NGFW and UniFi Switch</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11826</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Link Aggregation (also called Bonding or Port Aggregation) combines multiple physical Ethernet ports into one logical interface in order to:
 
[*]Increase bandwidth
[*]Provide link redundancy
[*]Improve reliability
 ✅ Best practice between Sangfor a]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Samianto</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>VPN Login (For domain-based computers only)</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11815</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi all,

How do i enable the vpn as such that only domain-connected laptops are able to login via vpn? Is there such a method?]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>HB</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>SSL VPN Slow Speed – Troubleshooting Guide</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11811</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Issue Description In Sangfor Athena NGFW, users may experience slow SSL VPN connection speed, high latency, or unstable remote access performance. This can negatively impact productivity and cause delays when accessing internal systems and applicati ...]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Muhammad Abid</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Athena Password security policy</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11809</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Can we change the administrator password security policy to minimum 12 characters in a command line interface. The default is 8 characters. Fortinet can change this parameter]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>ND</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Athena NGFW High CPU Usage – Troubleshooting Guide</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11798</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Issue Description:
In Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), CPU usage may become abnormally high, causing performance degradation, GUI lag, and delayed policy processing.

Common Causes:
High traffic load or DDoS-like activity
Resource-intensive se]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Muhammad Abid</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The firewall is not connecting to any server via port 445.</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11793</link>
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      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Newbie504013</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Allow Traffic through NGAF Geoblock</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11792</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Last edited by Newbie245553 Apr-01-2026 09:53. 

I configured Geoblock in Policies &gt; Access Control &gt; Geoblock
I want to allow all traffic with destination port of smtp to go through
Does configuring an allow permission in Policies &gt; Access Control  ...]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Newbie245553</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sangfor NGFW API</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11789</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I am using Sangfor NGFW API in a website were creating, where we aggregate all the system status of the Sangfor device. But each time we want to display the system status in the frontend, there is nothing showed, although in the API logs is that the  ...]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>johhan</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Route-Based IPsec VPN Support</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11780</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hello everyone,

I have a question about IPSec VPN. Is it possible to implement a Site-to-Site IPSec VPN connection using Route-Based VPN? Or does the Athena Next-Generation Firewall only support Policy-Based IPSec VPN?

Greetings]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Andrew R</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NGAF HA Sync Failed After Firmware Upgrade</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11778</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Issue Description:
After a successful firmware upgrade on Sangfor NGAF devices configured in High Availability (HA), synchronization between the Primary and Secondary nodes failed. The HA status displayed Out-of-Sync / Connection Abnormal, and config ...]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Muhammad Abid</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Aggregate Interface is not showing up on my SSL VPN Gateway Mode</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11767</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I have the following topology:

Internet -&gt; Sangfor (ether1), (Zone: WAN)
Sangfor (Aggregate interface ether7,8), (Zone: LAN) -&gt; Mikrotik

I\'m having trouble creating an SSL VPN because my WAN and LAN zones aren\'t showing up, and I don\'t have an A]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Damai_Group</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Success Case - Event or Stadium</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11747</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I would like to know if anyone has any success stories from football stadiums or large-scale events that use NSF that they could share.]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Thiago Oliveira</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Dos attack cause high cpu usage even with dos protection enable on NGAF 5800</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11743</link>
      <description><![CDATA[We have experiencing problem with NGAF 5800
These issues are severely impacting our production environment.

1. Low Load (180 kpps / ~80 Mbps): Firewall went down for ±2 minutes after less than 30 seconds of attack.

2. Medium Load (350 kpps / ~150]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>visiniaga</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>BGP community and AS filter feature support</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11733</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi, 
I want to use BGP routing, and our device is nsf-1100A version 8.0.106
but below feature cannot not find in web portal.

1.BGP community filter feature.
2.BGP AS filter feature

It that support or need extra license?
Thank all]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Pennyyu</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NGAF Admin password character limitation</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=11714</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Last edited by favianbayu Feb-24-2026 14:50. 

Hello,

I want to ask question, is there any limitation on special character that cant be used when we create password for user admin on NGAF sangfor NGAF v8.0.47?

And is there any documentation about  .]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>favianbayu</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Network Secure POC/ Implementation Guides, Configuration and Troubleshooting Guides for Pre-Sales and FAEs</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=10793</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dear members,
We are excited to announce the availability of a curated collection of technical documents designed to support pre-sales teams and Field Application Engineers (FAEs). 
Whether you\'re working on proof of concept (POC) demonstrations, ha ..]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Sangfor Jojo</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NOTICE!! NEW Sangfor NGAF Firmware Lifecycle Policy.</title>
      <link>https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=7519</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sangfor NGAF Firmware Releases


[*]Each customer may purchase up to 5 years of TAC support services from the date of hardware purchase. 
[*]During the support period, customers are entitled to technical support services for supported official fir ...]]></description>
      <category>Athena Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)</category>
      <author>Sangfor Jojo</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 02:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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