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Our Next-Generation Firewalls provide true, complete visibility everywhere, along with precise policy control.

Next-Generation Firewalls

The Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls provide true, complete visibility everywhere, along with precise policy control. This resource page provides information from getting started guides to many other trouble-shooting docs. Ask your questions or provide insightful answers in the discussion forum specific to Next-Generation Firewall.

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I.AnthonySamy 08-06-2026	Software NGFW Credit Pool Activation Lag (Ramp Status Showing INACTIVE) Hello Community, I am looking for some clarification regarding the renewal and activation timeline of our Software NGFW Credits. Our renewal order f... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	45	0
SamuelKas 08-07-2026	Time-Based Access Restriction and Password Expiration for Local Users Hello Palo Alto Community Team, I need your assistance with configuring local user accounts on a Palo Alto Networks firewall. My requirements are: Co... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	60	1
i.rifai 08-06-2026	Intermittent IPsec connection We recently setup IPsec tunnel between PA-1410 and 3rd party device. We can see the tunnel is up, but when testing ping between endpoint on our side t... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	167	4
krishnarandadath 08-05-2026	Prisma VPN -- NAS download huge files very slow Prisma VPN access -- SMB2 CIFS Files download from NAS dead slow. it takes, 24 to 38 hours for a 250 GB file to download --- any suggestions please. posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	117	2
Him143u 08-05-2026	LACP Port Channel Link Flap between Cisco PA-445 and IR9320 Hello,We have a Palo Alto PA-445 firewall connected to a pair of Cisco IE9320 core switches configured as a stack, with one link connected to each swi... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	91	1

Blogs

Extending Zero-Day Browser Protection to NGFW Users with Prisma Access RBI

07-30-2026 — Modern enterprise work happens in the browser, yet traditional signature-based security often misses the latest zero-day threats. While Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) has long been a staple for mobile users, many organizations relying on Next-Gene... — Read more

Labels: NetSec NGFW Prisma SASE Remote Browser Isolation Strata Web Security
248 by shv in Community Blogs

NGFW with Panorama to Strata Cloud Manager Migration Technical Guide

03-24-2026 — Introduction This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for IT and security teams to seamlessly transition their NGFW management infrastructure from Panorama to Strata Cloud Manager, ensuring minimal disruption and maintaining robust security posture throughout the migration process. In... — Read more

Labels: Configuration and Management How-to Guide Migration Migration Tool NGFW Panorama PANOS SCM SCM Config Management Strata Cloud Manager Strata Cloud Manager Config Management Tools
7986 7 by binwang in Community Blogs

Operational Simplification with PAN-OS Orion Release

03-06-2026 — Panorama 12.1 Orion automates the manual tasks that typically slow down network administration, specifically focusing on lifecycle management and UI performance. It introduces HA upgrade orchestration for up to 200 pairs at once and standardized h... — Read more

Labels: Automation Network Management NGFW PAN-OS 12.1 Orion Panorama Product Release Software Update
3755 1 by rbhosale in Community Blogs

ADEM Enrichment Series: March Feature Spotlight

03-04-2026 — Modern IT teams need more than monitoring. They need proactive visibility and control. In this blog, we break down four powerful ADEM enhancements including Canary upgrades, building-level experience insights, helpdesk operational empowerment, and... — Read more

Labels: ADEM Autonomous ADEM NGFW Primsa SASE
1775 by JayGolf in Community Blogs

Cloud-Delivered Security Service (CDSS) February Newsletter

02-28-2026 — Cloud-Delivered Security Service: The Monthly Newsletter for Security That Never Sleeps Welcome to the February edition of the Cloud-Delivered Security Service (CDSS) Newsletter This month brings powerful momentum across CDSS, including the launch of our new 30 Day Free Trial designed to help y... — Read more

Labels: Advanced DNS Security Advanced Threat Protection Advanced URL Filtering Advanced WildFire malware detection CDSS DNS IoT Devices NGFW Threat Prevention URL Filtering WildFire
2245 by tbolatiwa in Community Blogs

Articles

Use Ansible AWX to automate the Palo Alto NGFW's management and even Process/Deamon Restarts!

05-06-2026 — This article is a continuation of my previous one, 'Automating the Palo Alto NGFW's Process/Deamon Restarts'. While using TCL Expect is one of the classic methods for automating legacy devices, modern infrastructure demands more robust solutions like Ansible AWX for better scalability and managem... — Read more

Labels: Ansible API Automation CI CD Integration Cortex XSOAR cyberelite Docker Kubernetes NGFW Python Terraform
3431 5 3 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles

Custom Signatures With ChatGPT and AI Security

12-19-2025 — We all know ChatGPT can write code and articles, but can it automate the specialized task of threat mitigation? We set out to test the capabilities of AI by asking it to generate a Palo Alto Networks custom signature. Before diving into the experiment, let's establish some foundational context... — Read more

Labels: AI AI Security Custom Signatures cyberelite NGFW Prisma Access Prisma AIRS
14547 2 5 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles

Rate-Limiting File Uploads with Palo Alto Networks Custom Signatures

10-13-2025 — Learn how to rate-limit file upload requests on Palo Alto Networks firewalls using custom vulnerability and combination signatures.This step-by-step guide shows you how to identify your upload endpoint, build precise signature conditions, and enfo... — Read more

Labels: Custom Signatures cyberelite file upload NGFW Prisma Access
11249 4 3 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles

Support FAQ: How to Troubleshoot BGP on Palo Alto Networks Firewalls

06-05-2025 — Most days, BGP runs quietly in the background. BGP advertises routes that keep your WAN, VPN, cloud environments, and public services connected and reachable. Until it doesn’t. And when BGP breaks, it’s not just a routing issue, it’s unreachable services and frustrated users. This guide will h... — Read more

Labels: How to NGFW support Troubleshooting
17448 5 by JayGolf in Support FAQ

Palo Alto Networks NAT Session Distribution as a Way to Implement Server Load Balancing

05-30-2025 — The Palo Alto Network Destination NAT Session Distribution can be used to implement similar to Load Balancer functionality by using one of the "distribution" methods. — Read more

Labels: NAT Next-Generation Firewall NGFW
15359 4 2 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles