Feature Overview

Firewall appliance features

One appliance. Every layer of network defense. Firecradle combines a stateful firewall, VPN, NAT, VLANs, and rule-based threat detection with a unified cloud management dashboard included in every license.

Guided
Setup wizard
9
Core features included
Optional
Cloud dashboard
Rule-based
Threat detection

Deep-Dive Features

What each Firecradle capability covers.

Stateful Firewall & DPI

Deep-Dive

Zone-based rules with direction, protocol, source/destination, and port ranges. Connection tracking and deep packet inspection on every flow.

✅ Rule priority & per-rule logging
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VPN & Remote Access

Deep-Dive

Site-to-site and remote-access VPN with IPsec, WireGuard, and OpenVPN built into every appliance.

✅ IPsec · WireGuard · OpenVPN
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Threat Detection & IPS/IDS

Deep-Dive

Rule and signature-based intrusion prevention. Alerts for port scans, DDoS, anomalies, and malware with severity levels and one-click acknowledgment.

✅ Signature-based, not black-box AI
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Simplicity & Deployment

Deep-Dive

Guided setup wizard. Built for operators, not consultants.

✅ Guided setup
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Cloud Management Dashboard

Deep-Dive

Single pane of glass for all appliances. Included - not a paid add-on.

✅ $0 extra - always
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NAT & Port Forwarding

Essential

PAT, 1:1 NAT, and outbound NAT with flexible port forwarding rules for hosting internal services.

✅ PAT · 1:1 NAT · port rules
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VLAN & Segmentation

Essential

Purpose-built VLAN segmentation with inter-VLAN routing, per-VLAN firewall policy, and guest network isolation.

✅ Inter-VLAN routing
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Traffic Shaping & QoS

Essential

Bandwidth prioritization and quality-of-service policies to keep VoIP and business traffic ahead of the rest.

✅ Bandwidth prioritization
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API & Automation

New

Automate firewall rule deployment, VPN configuration, and VLAN policy changes via the Firecradle API.

✅ Scripted rule management
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Table-Stakes Capabilities

Features every enterprise firewall should have - included by default.

Signed over-the-air updates: refused unless the signature verifies
Connection tracking with full conntrack state visibility
Live connection table, top talkers, and WAN health monitoring
Link bonding & high-availability failover pairs
Compliance snapshots: PCI, HIPAA, and CIS-lite checklists with HTML export
Config history, restore points, and one-click rollback

See All Features in Action

Firecradle is in development. Request early access to see the current state of every feature.

In development · early access · Onboarded hands-on by our team