SASE with Versa

At launch, Lumen® SASE with Versa will be deployed as a premise‑based solution with SD‑WAN and security, plus a remote access with ZTNA solution available for remote users. SASE gateways will be available in a future release.

Yes. With Lumen® SASE with Versa, you can purchase just SD‑WAN, or you can add NGFW security to the SD‑WAN solution. NGFW is not available as a stand‑alone option.

Lumen does not charge for bandwidth usage. Customers are free to use as much bandwidth as the box will physically support.

No. Versa Director, Controller and Analytics are included as part of Lumen® SASE with Versa.

Currently, Lumen® SASE with Versa is available as a physical appliance deployed to the customer premises. Lumen® SASE with Versa roadmap supports deployment as a virtual machine in private or public clouds.

Devices supported by Lumen® SASE with Versa can be utilized as SD‑WAN hubs or branches across all CPE sizes, although a hub will typically be a medium to large CPE device.

Multiple WAN ports are available per Versa SASE CPE device size. WAN and LAN ports should be designed and utilized as defined in the engineering lower‑level designs.

Lumen® SASE with Versa includes the following CPE options:

• Model FWA1012 
• Model L‑1515B 
• Model L‑1515A 
• Model FWA3260 
• Model 5070 

The solution includes SD‑WAN with options to add Versa Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) license and Versa Secure Private Access (VSPA) for remote access with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). NGFW is not available as a stand‑alone option.

Remote access is offered through Versa Secure Private Access (VSPA) for remote access with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).

Lumen® SASE with Versa Next Generation Firewall service includes the Versa NGFW license with standard features such as IPS, web content filtering, application control, IP filtering and reputation. Services such as sandboxing and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) will be offered in future releases and are not included in the standard security license.

Versa devices provided by Lumen are configured with a boot configuration. Once the device is powered on and connected to the internet at the customer’s location, the device will automatically connect to the Lumen‑hosted Versa platform and download Lumen‑provided basic SD‑WAN and/or firewall configuration and policies. Customers can modify the configuration in the SASE service partner management platform as they choose or request help from Lumen.