Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured By Fortinet
New WiFi for the New Normal

Fortinet and Linksys have formed a strategic partnership to provide joint solutions that improve the performance and management of home networks in today’s remote-driven work environment. Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet is the nextgeneration firewall, enabling enterprise organizations to support and secure work-fromhome networks.

Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet is available for enterprises in all sizes who want to provision a secure, high performance, and managed network for remote employees.

Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet brings organizations and employees the following benefits:

• Provides separate and safer digital workspaces for business continuity and personal privacy
• Zero touch provisioning and simplified management for all employee networks
• Delivers excellent employee experience with true WiFi6 mesh network
• Optimizes team collaboration and operational efficiency
• Is scalable as business grows with affordable Hardware-as-a-Service

Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet delivers quality features to help organizations sustain their business efficiency and continuity.

• Single system offers segmented corporate and home networks that meet corporate and personal needs without compromising either.
• Fast Wi-Fi connectivity with Intelligent Mesh technology enables employees to enjoy a blanket of coverage and seamless roaming. The system automatically picks up the clearest channel to eliminate weak connection and dead spots.
• Enterprise-grade security from Fortinet protects corporate and personal networks and devices against cyberattacks with secure connection.
• Multiple SSID support segments corporate-only network traffic while allowing separate home and guest networks for personal needs.
• Linksys Mobile App based installation helps employees quickly setup and expand Wi-Fi coverage at home without the need for IT support.
• Intuitive cloud management console provides administrators with centralized visibility of corporate remote network assets for easy management and troubleshooting
• Traffic optimized for Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings helps boost employee collaboration and communication
• Hardware-as-a-Service model requires no upfront investment for hardware or services

All Linksys HomeWRK systems will be managed through the Linksys Cloud Manager console directly.

Linksys offer organizations affordable hardware-as-a-service subscriptions to provide their remote and hybrid workers with a secure and reliable Wi-Fi6 system at home. When an organization subscribes to the services for its employees, each user will receive a package of Linksys HomeWRK hardware. Once users connect the equipment, Fortinet security settings and services are automatically enabled based on subscription service chosen.

Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet gives your employees one single secure system for both corporate and home networks. Employees can eliminate their home routers to save money and have consistent WiFi6 coverage throughout the home for personal use. In addition, they can enjoy secure access to corporate assets with the cyber protection provided by industry-leading Fortinet security.

Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet gives your employees one single secure system for both corporate and home networks. Employees can eliminate their home routers to save money and have consistent WiFi6 coverage throughout the home for personal use. In addition, they can enjoy secure access to corporate assets with the cyber protection provided by industry-leading Fortinet security.

Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet provides secure remote access to the corporate network and a segmented personal network for employees at home. The solution features enterprise-grade security from the latest FortiOS, including:

• Antivirus. Protects employees’ devices and networks by Intelligently blocking malware from cyberattacks that cause data breaches, disrupt operations, or steal sensitive information.
• Web filtering. Filters web pages containing specific content, words or patterns. Fortinet security helps prevent access by employees to any inappropriate content or website with security risks from the corporate side of the network.
• Application control. Analyzes application traffic and blocks risky applications in real time to optimize the connectivity performance and safeguard your corporate network.
• Intrusion prevention. Detects and stops known and zero-day threats before they reach your employees’ devices by applying AI/ML-driven threat intelligence with thousands of intrusion prevention rules.
• Botnet protection. Prevents botnets and other threats from communicating with command & control servers to exfiltrate data or download malware; blocks large-scale DDoS attacks from known infected sources.
• IPsec VPN. Allows employee working at home to connect to the corporate office and its resources.

Yes. The system supports IPsec VPN and connects to installed FortiGate NGFWs.