The Firewall Fail-Over solution is designed to deliver high firewall availability. Interpole will provide a dedicated hot standby firewall, which automatically detects failure of the primary firewall and takes over when the primary firewall fails. The Firewall Fail-Over is supported on the Checkpoint and PIX platforms.

The primary and secondary firewalls are connected to Interpole's and the customer's networks through switches or hubs. Interpole will work with the customer to recommend a solution based on the requirements. The recommendation may require additional network equipment and network services. The cost of the hubs, switches and secondary network connects are not included with the firewall price and must be purchased separately by the customer.