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title: Netgate Newsletter - November 2022
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In this combined newsletter, we cover the latest TNSR and pfSense Plus software news, hardware news, cloud, and more.

| View in browser November 2022          TNSR® Software Our CTO, Jim Thompson, Presented at the Linux Foundation Networking's ONE Summit WireGuard VPN on TNSR Software TNSR Software Release Schedule pfSense® Software FreeRadius on pfSense Software for 2FA pfSense CE 2.7.0 and pfSense Plus 23.01 Snapshots Now Available pfSense Plus Software Release Schedule Netgate® News Black Friday, Cyber Monday? We're Going Through the End of the Year! Peerspot User's Choice Award and Bronze Peer Award Netgate 7100 End of Sale Price Increase January 1st Seasons Greetings from the Netgate TAC Team Holiday Schedule Our CTO, Jim Thompson, Presented at the Linux Foundation Networking's ONE Summit   Jim Thompson, Netgate CTO, presented “Data Planes & Data Plane Acceleration: linux-cp — a Linux control plane integration for FD.io VPP” at LF Networking’s ONE Summit in Seattle, Washington. The ONE Summit was a two-day conference that happened November 15 - 16, filled with in-depth presentations and interactive conversations surrounding Access, Edge, and Cloud open-source technology developments   We have highlights on our blog, and you can expect to see more coverage of both Jim’s presentation and linux-cp, from both Netgate and the Linux Foundation Network (LFN). Read the Blog       WireGuard VPN on TNSR Software   One great feature of the Netgate TNSR software documentation is the TNSR Configuration Example Recipes. We have examples of many use cases, but we wanted to highlight the configuration of WireGuard VPN for Remote Access and WireGuard VPN with OSPF Dynamic Routing.   These example recipes are quick instructions to configure TNSR software in a variety of ways, and more examples are added regularly.   Be sure to take a look at these and others to see how TNSR can be the solution your business needs! Check Out The Docs       TNSR Software Release Schedule   The current TNSR software release schedule will be: 23.02 (February 2023) 23.06 (June 2023) 23.10 (October 2023) FreeRadius on pfSense Software for 2FA   George Phillips, one of our Professional Service Engineers, has a new blog about using Google Authentication to set up 2FA on FreeRadius with pfSense software. He includes step-by-step instructions on how to set it up. Using multi-factor authentication increases your security and makes it harder to hack your systems. Take a look at the blog to see how this can help you or your business. Read the Blog       pfSense CE 2.7.0 and pfSense Plus 23.01 Development Snapshots Now Available   Big changes are occurring under the hood of pfSense software and we need your help! pfSense software is moving to the most modern version of FreeBSD: FreeBSD main. We're also moving to PHP 8.1, which is fairly different from the version we're currently shipping.   You can help by running a public snapshot of pfSense software 2.7.0 or pfSense Plus software 23.01. Information on how to download and run a snapshot in your lab and report bugs is covered here. Test as many things as possible and report any errors encountered in the CE 2.7.0 Development Snapshots category of the Netgate Forum or the Plus 23.01 Development Snapshots category of the Netgate Forum.   For those running the Community Edition of pfSense software, we encourage you to migrate from pfSense CE software to Netgate pfSense Plus software. Read the Blog       pfSense Plus Software Release Schedule   The current pfSense Plus software release schedule will be: 23.01 (January 2023) 23.05 (May 2023) 23.09 (September 2023) Black Friday, Cyber Monday? We’re Going Through the End of the Year!   At Netgate, we are taking the concept of Black Friday / Cyber Monday to the next level. If you purchase a Netgate 4100 or Netgate 6100, we will include a 6-month subscription to TAC Pro support at no additional cost – a $199 value. To take advantage of this fantastic offer, be sure to choose Software Support -> Promo: TAC Professional ($0/6 Mos) when making your purchase! And to make it even better, if you purchase two Netgate 4100s or Netgate 6100s as a High Availability (HA) pair, you receive 1 year of TAC Pro support for each unit. There are a couple of conditions: first, you must contact our sales department to get a quote for this offer, and second, these systems must be used in an HA configuration.        Peerspot User’s Choice Award and Bronze Peer Award   We’d like to thank everyone who voted for us to receive PeerSpot Awards. With your support, pfSense software received the PeerSpot User’s Choice Award for Firewalls and a Bronze Peer Award as a leading business firewall solution.   We know that our success comes from our user base. We appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you very much for everything you’ve given back to us!       Netgate 7100 1U End of Sale   You might have seen an email or our blog, but it’s time to say goodbye to the Netgate 7100 1U Security Gateway. We’re in “last time buy” mode and expect they will be sold out by the end of November. The Netgate 7100 1U has been a great product, and we have a new appliance coming out soon to replace it. Stay tuned for more information!   We still have a few of the Netgate 7100 1U’s left, so order soon if you need one. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Note that we will retain a stock of these systems for warranty repairs and emergency purposes.   In the meantime, a Netgate 6100 with a Rack Mount can be a great option if you need a 1U solution. Netgate 6100 with a Rack Mount       Price Increase January 1st   Supply chain issues are looking better but have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. We are holding out on repricing our appliances for Q1, but inflation now enters the conversation with respect to some of our accessories. On January 1, 2023 we are increasing our prices on: Netgate 1100 Wall Mount Kit - $17.75 $19.95 USD Netgate 1100 DIN Rail Mount Kit - $21.75 $24.95 USD We hope these are the only changes and will keep you informed as we continue to monitor the situation.       Season's Greetings from the Netgate TAC Team   Our extended Netgate team hopes this holiday season finds you warm, cozy, and amongst friends and family.   If you are a TAC subscriber, global support is available throughout the holidays with 24/7/365 access. No matter what day (or night!) of the year it is, the Technical Assistance Center's world-class team of support engineers are ready to help. Click here to open a ticket right now so you can get back to the festivities faster!   Does your company have a “Use it or Lose it” budget policy? Extending your TAC subscriptions by 1, 2, or 3 years would be a good use of those funds. You will not lose any time off your current plans; Netgate will simply append the new subscription to the end of your existing one.   If you are not a TAC subscriber yet, consider gifting yourself and your team the business assurance that comes along with a Professional or Enterprise tier subscription. You can read more about the tiers and purchase a TAC subscription here! Purchasing a TAC subscription directly supports the software engineering teams that develop pfSense for you. Thank you for your support!       Netgate Holiday Schedule   The next holidays Netgate will observe are this week, Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2022 commemorating Thanksgiving in the United States. Sales, Manufacturing, Shipping, and the US offices will be closed, resuming on Monday, November 28, 2022.   Upcoming Netgate Holidays: Thursday, November 24, 2022 - US Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 25, 2022 - Day after Thanksgiving Day Monday, December 26, 2022 - Christmas Day (Observed) Monday, January 2, 2023 - New Year's Day (Observed) NOTE: TAC Support will be fully staffed and operational during all holidays listed above.       Thanks for subscribing to the Netgate newsletter. For more information on Netgate and its products, engage with us on social media, or visit our forum. We're always looking for ways to improve. Want to share feedback? You can contact us here. Find the newsletter informative? Recommend it to a friend or colleague and direct them here! View the Newsletter Archive Useful Links & Information Netgate Website Netgate Store Phone: +1 512.646.4100 The best way to reach us is by emailing mktg@netgate.com         Join our growing social community!       This message is sent from the Netgate marketing team. To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add doug@netgate.com to your address book or safe sender list.   © Copyright 2022 Rubicon Communications, LLC Netgate is a registered trademark of Rubicon Communications, LLC TNSR is a registered trademark of Rubicon Communications, LLC pfSense is a registered trademark of Electric Sheep Fencing, LLC Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.   Netgate, 4616 W Howard Lane, Suite 900, Austin, TX 78728, USA, +1 (512) 646-4100 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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