Event Firewall Rental for Secure Pop-Up Network Security

If you're planning ad-hoc gatherings or conferences, you need to take care of network security. Renting an event firewall is a clever option for sellers, hosters and IT teams in search of temporary pop-up network security. With our Fortinet firewalls, you will guarantee that your event network will be secured and that you will provide efficient access to your online content.

Event Requirements

Provisioning a temporary network for an event has some special challenges. You require trusted internet for guests, vendors and staff, while avoiding the costly commitment of permanent hardware. Here’s what to consider:

• Estimation of concurrent users to connect to the system
• What kind of devices to use for accessing the network
• Running apps, streaming, paying, registration systems
• Security policy to avoid unauthorized users and prevent the flow of the information from being illegal
• Compliance needs for your organization or locality

By renting Fortinet firewalls you can cater security to these requirements. Fortinet’s hardware, meanwhile, has strong threat protection, encryption, and flexible deployment, all of which are ideal for pop-up networks. And renting means you’re only paying for the time you use the property, which saves money.

SSID and VPN Design

A SSID plan makes the network more secure and user-friendly. Using multiple SSIDs to divide your event network:

• Guests Network for limited access to participants
• Staff LAN with some more privileges and stricter restrictions
• Vendor network for exhibitors that need internet for demos or sales

Fortinet firewalls can support a dozen or more SSIDs and assign custom rules to each. This segmenting prevents hackers from moving between networks while limiting exposure should a segment be breached.

VPNs offer an additional level of defence speed up the protection of your administrative users or when it comes to site to site connections. Consider these points:

• Encrypt your sensitive traffic with VPN tunnels
• Give access to the VPN only to staff you trust
• Use VPN with MFA for improved security

On Fortinet firewalls that we rent, creating VPNs is simple, yet flexible, whilst still being part of the management interface. That makes sure that we don’t have a complicated set up and that we can secure all remote connections.

Onsite Support

Pop-up event networking comes with its own set of challenges. Onsite support or an engineering team that is already comfortable with your leased Fortinet firewall keeps your downtime to a minimum:

• Instant fix to all connectivity issues
• Rapid patches for security vulnerabilities
• Modifying firewall rules in accordance to the traffic in real-time

A number of providers offer technical support when you rent. This will be a tremendous benefit for the event hosts that do not have an IT offered inhouse. Service Teams can provide assistance with increasing or reducing resources and tuning configurations during the event.

Tear-Down Procedures

Breaking down the network fast and safely is also crucial after the event. The following is a quick checklist for safe teardown:

• Delete all temporary eligibility keys
• If according to compliance, backup logs and configuration
• Fully power off and shut down all leased Fortinet firewalls
• Return the subject equipment to the rental supplier in undamaged condition

Selecting an event rental partner that is experienced in event firewall rental means they will be able to walk you through the correct teardown. They take care of processing hardware returns and upgrades, so you don’t have to manage your assets or think about resale.

Final Thoughts

Short term Fortinet firewall rentals provide one of the best ways to ensure secure pop-up network security without having to make a significant up-front investment. It provides flexibility, features, and support for event’s organizers security needs. You’re busy running a conference, trade show or festival, and event firewall rental can make it even easier to set up your network while also ensuring your data remains secure.

Plan carefully, evaluate the need for the event, design SSIDs and VPNs well, use on-site support, and teardown properly. This makes for a smooth, safe event networking experience each and every time.

Hassle-free pop-up firewalls are all the rage: there is no firewall rental like a pop-up event firewall rental.