Secure edge and switching
Refresh firewalls and switches with the dependencies visible.
Xillix helps businesses document current interfaces, policies, ports, uplinks, power, licensing, and connected systems before replacement equipment reaches the maintenance window.
Migration scope
Treat the firewall as a connectivity and policy migration.
Review internet addressing, interfaces, routes, VPNs, filtering, published services, identity, logging, and failover. Distinguish required behavior from old entries without a confirmed owner.
Configuration conversion can help preparation, but it does not prove that every object, rule, or feature behaves the same on replacement equipment.
- Circuit handoffs, static IPs, interfaces, networks, DHCP, routes, DNS, and VPNs
- Published services, filtering, identity, logging, alerts, backups, and recovery access
- Critical workflows and the test owner for each one
Switching and change control
Port counts alone do not produce a complete requirement.
Write the device order, installer tasks, cable labeling, configuration ownership, expected outage, tests, escalation, and point where rollback becomes safer than continued troubleshooting.
Power
Count PoE devices, power classes, current demand, growth, and closet limits.
Uplinks
Confirm speed, media, modules, fiber paths, stacking, and upstream compatibility.
Port intent
Map devices, VLANs, trunks, special settings, labels, and coordinated downtime.
Decision checklist
Inputs for firewall and switch replacement
Use this list to prepare a review, assign missing information, and make quote or project assumptions visible.
Current models, software, support, licensing, configurations, and recovery access
Circuits, public IPs, ISP equipment, cellular backup, interfaces, routes, VPNs, and policies
Switch ports, VLANs, trunks, uplinks, modules, stacking, cables, and PoE demand
Critical business systems and named acceptance-test owners
Maintenance timing, onsite installer, remote access, backups, and rollback equipment
Documentation, configuration backup, lifecycle, warranty, and support handoff
Planning path
Move from available facts to a documented decision.
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Discover
Collect configurations, circuits, ports, dependencies, and support information.
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Design
Translate required behavior into equipment, licensing, interfaces, power, and policy intent.
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Prepare
Stage settings, label installer tasks, write tests, and define rollback.
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Handoff
Record final connections, tests, exceptions, backups, and lifecycle dates.
Continue planning
Related Xillix services and resources
Move between the commercial service and practical preparation guidance for the next decision.
Network refresh planning
Place firewall and switching work within a phased refresh.
Cellular failover
Plan secondary connectivity and failover at the secure edge.
Equipment quote checklist
Prepare complete hardware, licensing, and accessory inputs.
Prepare the migration before the outage begins.
Share the current inventory, available exports, circuit information, critical systems, and target window.
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