Cloud Management Dashboard
Enterprise-Level Control Without Enterprise Pricing
Watch every appliance from one dashboard. Manage firewall, VLAN, and VPN policy from one place. Coordinate failover across sites. This comes included with every appliance, not as a costly add-on.
💰 $0 extra for 1 or 100 appliances
Dashboard Capabilities
Live Health Checks
See color-coded status for every box at every site. Check CPU, memory, load, and network speed at a glance.
One Policy, Every Site
Set firewall rules, VLAN policy, and VPN settings once. Push them to every appliance at the same time.
Failover Control
Watch the failover status of paired boxes. Trigger a failover by hand from one place, any time you need to.
Audit Reports
See a change log for every box and site: who changed what, and when. Export it for review.
Connect Your Own Tools
A full API links up with your help-desk tools, other monitoring tools, and your own scripts.
Zero Extra Cost
Manage 5 boxes or 50 the same way. Central management comes free with every Firecradle appliance.
One Dashboard, Every Site
No matter how many appliances you manage, or where they sit, they all report to one screen. Each appliance calls out to the dashboard on its own. It never opens an inbound hole in your firewall. Remote configuration stays off until you turn it on.
Site A
HQ Appliance
Site B
Branch Appliance
Site C
HA Pair
+ More
Unlimited
Live health updates · Policy push · Failover coordination
Firecradle Cloud Dashboard
Included with every appliance · Manage 1 or 100 at no extra cost
Health Monitoring
Color-coded status across all sites
Policy Management
Set once, push to every appliance
Failover
Watch and trigger failover across sites
Audit Reports
Change history, ready for audits
The Problem with Traditional Multi-Appliance Management
FortiGate: Central Management Costs Extra
- FortiManager is sold as a separate product
- You need it for visibility once you scale up
- It adds licensing and setup complexity
- It pushes you toward bigger contracts
SonicWall: Multi-Site View Is a Separate Product
- Central management is sold as its own subscription
- That means extra licensing and support costs
- Buying it is more complex for MSPs
- It slows down onboarding new client sites
Cloud Management Comparison
| Capability | Firecradle | FortiGate |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud dashboard included | ✅ Every appliance | ⚠️ Paid add-on |
| Multi-appliance monitoring | ✅ Unlimited | ⚠️ Limited, licensed |
| Centralized policy management | ✅ | ⚠️ Limited |
| HA / failover orchestration | ✅ Native | ⚠️ Basic |
| Cost for 5 appliances | ✅ $0 extra | ❌ Substantial licensing |
| MSP multi-tenant support | ✅ Built-in | ⚠️ Extra module |
| Full REST API | ✅ | ⚠️ Limited |
| Unlimited appliance scalability | ✅ | ⚠️ Licensed per node |
Real-World Use Cases
MSP with 50 Client Sites
Managing 50 client firewalls in different places, without a licensing headache.
✅One screen watches all 50 boxes
✅Set policy once, then push it everywhere
✅Each client stays separate under one login
✅No extra cost per box
✅Faster setup for new client sites
One Business With 10 Offices
HQ needs to see all 10 office firewalls, while each office still runs its own daily work.
✅HQ handles the big picture and sets policy
✅Local teams handle day-to-day work
✅One change log covers every office
✅No third-party tools needed
Testing Failover Before You Need It
A pair of firewalls needs regular failover tests, without breaking live traffic.
✅A failover test runs by hand from the cloud dashboard
✅You see status and sync in real time
✅Failover history gets saved for review
✅You gain trust in it before a real outage hits
Getting Ready for an Audit
Auditors need proof that every box is healthy and every config change is tracked.
✅A report builds in minutes, not days
✅Every box and site shows up in one place
✅Change history comes with each box
✅Proof is ready for auditors
Key Advantages
✅Included, not extra: enterprise-level control at no added cost
✅Manage unlimited appliances: no per-appliance license fee
✅Centralized operations: one dashboard for every site
✅Failover management: watch and trigger failover without console access
✅API-driven: connect with your automation and help-desk tools