So I have been looking at UTM devices/options for the last three days. I have come across this document - http://goo.gl/8TojIt, but I still have to ask you to chip in with your practical experience.

The only luxury I've had is that Cyberoam have web-based simulators for their products and so I was able to practically play with some of them. Actually, looks like they have just three products in the UTM category - albeit with different network throughput.

The primary requirement I have for now is to be able to control where users (yes, I need to create user accounts and authenticate them) can go to the Internet, and possibly limit this with Time/Bandwidth (allocate data bundles) ACLs. Of course the other 'Ts' in the UTM still hold.

Cyberoam appears to do this. What I lack is the comparison with other products - Cisco, Astaro, etc

Essentially, whatever product I need should meet the above requirement besides being a UTM, and should be able to work in bridge mode with a Cisco router.

The network layout is JTL Fiber <----(bridge)-- Cisco <--- LAN. The UTM device should plugin behind the Cisco and function transparently.

Cost is a factor. The equivalent Cyberoam unit for this purpose costs USD 1,100 with an annual subscription for updates costing about USD 500-600 per year ...

I know I could build my own UTM, but I do not want to do it for now so please don't suggest that path:-)

I am open to suggestions/ideas/experiences. You could simply tell me what device you use, what it costs, and whether it meets the above requirements.

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