Firewall & Networking · Managed Service

Enterprise-Grade Networking. No Capital Expense.

Real firewalls — not the box your ISP shipped you. Real Wi-Fi that doesn't drop during the lunch rush. Real VPN that didn't fall apart when you hired your first remote employee. We design, deploy, monitor, patch, and manage the whole network for a flat monthly rate, with no $5,000 hardware surprise and no in-house network engineer required.

Next-Gen Firewall Managed Wi-Fi 6 / 6E VPN & ZTNA CISSP-led
Quick Answer

What Is Managed Firewall & Networking?

It's the entire network stack — firewall, Wi-Fi, VPN, switching, monitoring — designed, deployed, patched, and watched 24/7 by a CISSP-led team as a monthly service. You get enterprise-grade gear and the expertise to run it, billed as a predictable monthly fee instead of a one-time capital expense plus a network engineer you can't afford to hire.

Sound Familiar?

The Four Network Headaches We Replace

If any of these describe your network today, the gap isn't a setting — it's an infrastructure problem. We fix infrastructure problems.

43% of all data breaches target small and mid-sized businesses, and the most common entry point is exactly the network layer most SMBs leave under-defended — flat networks, ISP-grade firewalls, no segmentation, no logging. Source: Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024.

Wi-Fi That Drops at the Worst Time

It's "fine" until the conference room fills up, then everyone reconnects. Or the dental hygienist's tablet drops in operatory 3. Or the warehouse barcode scanner times out at the back dock. That's not a router issue — that's a missing site survey, wrong AP placement, and consumer gear pretending to be commercial.

VPN That Broke When You Went Remote

You hired your first remote worker and "set up VPN." Now your office gateway is the bottleneck for every Teams call, every QuickBooks session, every file open. Or — worse — the VPN has no MFA, the password's been the same since 2019, and your cyber-insurance underwriter just flagged it.

"Whatever Came From the ISP"

Your firewall is whatever Spectrum, AT&T, or Windstream dropped off — a NAT router with consumer features. No IPS. No IDS. No content filtering you can prove to an auditor. No segmented guest Wi-Fi. No logs your insurance application asks for. The ISP isn't your security vendor.

Most Dangerous

"Who's Even On Our Network Right Now?"

You can't name every device. Your "guest Wi-Fi" is the same network as your servers. Cameras, printers, point-of-sale, employee phones, the HVAC system, the smart thermostat — all on one flat network. When ransomware hits one, it hits everything. That's not a firewall problem. That's a missing network design.

What We Actually Do

Six Network Services, Managed End-to-End

Real infrastructure. Real vendors. Real 24/7 monitoring. No "your IT guy will figure it out."

01

Managed Firewall

Enterprise next-gen firewall deployed, configured, and managed for the life of the agreement. IPS / IDS. Web content filtering. SSL inspection. Application control. Geo-blocking. Threat-intel feeds. Logs retained to your industry's requirements. Firmware patched the day patches drop.

02

Business Wi-Fi (Designed, Not Plugged In)

Proper site survey. Predictive RF planning. Enterprise Wi-Fi 6 / 6E access points placed where coverage and density actually require them. Separate SSIDs for corporate, guest, point-of-sale, and IoT. Seamless roaming. Continuous signal-and-client monitoring. Gear selected to fit your environment — warehouses, dental offices, branch banks, manufacturing floors all need different builds.

03

VPN & Zero Trust Remote Access

MFA-protected SSL / IPsec VPN for clients with on-prem servers. Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) for cloud-first environments — application-level access controls instead of "you're inside the perimeter, you can see everything." Sized so your remote workers don't bottleneck the office gateway.

04

Managed Switching & VLAN Segmentation

Enterprise Layer-2/3 managed switches with VLAN segmentation between corporate, point-of-sale, guest, IoT, and security cameras — with firewall policy controlling cross-VLAN traffic. PoE for IP phones, APs, and cameras. Documented switch-port maps you can hand a regulator.

05

24/7 Network Monitoring

Uptime, latency, bandwidth, packet loss, AP client load, VPN tunnel health, firewall throughput — all monitored 24/7 with alert escalation to a real Arkansas technician. When the WAN circuit flaps at 2 AM Sunday, we know before you do. Monthly reports go to leadership, not the trash folder.

06

Network Documentation & Diagrams

The thing every regulator, every cyber-insurance underwriter, and every incoming auditor asks for first: current network diagram, IP address inventory, VLAN map, firewall rule baseline, access control lists, vendor remote-access list. We keep it accurate and version-controlled. So when someone asks, you don't say "let me get back to you."

Mansour's vs Buy-Your-Own vs ISP-Bundled

Why Most Small-Business Networks Fail Audits

Three ways to do networking. Two of them are why your cyber insurance just got non-renewed.

  Mansour's Managed Network Buy-Your-Own (DIY) ISP-Bundled (Spectrum / AT&T)
Firewall class Enterprise next-gen firewall with IPS, IDS, SSL inspection Whatever was on Amazon Consumer NAT router with the ISP logo on it
IPS / IDS / threat-intel Subscribed · signatures updated continuously "I'll renew that next year" Not available
Firmware & security patches Patched the day vendor releases "Did we patch it? I think we patched it." ISP patches the modem, not your network
24/7 monitoring Alerts to real Arkansas technician You find out when staff calls you ISP only monitors their circuit, not your LAN
VLAN segmentation Corporate / POS / guest / IoT / cameras separated One flat network — everything sees everything Not configurable
VPN with MFA Enforced · logged · auditable Shared password from 2019 Not provided
Wi-Fi site survey Done · documented · re-validated annually "We put the AP in the closet" N/A — you're using the modem's built-in Wi-Fi
Network documentation Current diagram · IP map · VLAN map Last updated when the receptionist before this one was here None provided
Logs / audit evidence Centralized · retained to industry requirement Whatever fits in the firewall's tiny local buffer ISP logs their side; your side is opaque
Cyber-insurance defensibility Evidence-backed renewal · often lower premium Hope underwriter doesn't ask hard questions Non-renewal risk
Capital expense $0 option — hardware-as-a-service available $3K–$15K upfront depending on stack Bundled in your bill (but you don't own it)
Who fixes it at 9 PM Friday Us · escalation to engineering on call You. After business hours, this is your problem. ISP support queue · 90+ min hold
Here's How We Start

From "Our Wi-Fi Is a Disaster" to "Our Network Just Works" in 3 Steps

No 45-day "discovery phase." Just three clear steps to a real network.

  1. Free 10-Minute Discovery Call

    A quick call to understand what you have, what's failing, what your insurance or regulator is going to ask about, and whether a full network assessment makes sense for your business. You leave the call with a clear next step — not a sales deck. No pressure if our model isn't a fit.

  2. Network Assessment & Designed Plan

    After you accept the assessment plan, we run the real engagement — site walk, network diagram, traffic and VLAN review, AP coverage analysis, firewall sizing, and a gap report against your industry's requirements. You receive a written designed plan with vendor selection, work scope, and a flat monthly figure (with hardware-as-a-service available so there's no capital outlay). You see the work before you commit.

  3. Deploy & Monitor 24/7

    We stand up the gear, cut over with minimal downtime (often after-hours), document everything, train your team on the bits they touch, and watch it 24/7 from day one. Patches, monitoring, capacity reviews, and quarterly reports — all included.

What's Included

What's Included In Managed Networking

Four moving parts in a managed network — firewall, switches, access points, VPN / ZTNA — all priced as one flat monthly fee scoped to your site. We'll lay out your number on the 10-minute discovery call.

Firewall (per location)
Managed
enterprise next-gen firewall · IPS · IDS · SSL inspection
Switches
Managed
configuration · VLAN · monitoring
Access Points
Managed
coverage · roaming · guest SSID
VPN / ZTNA Users
Managed
remote-worker access · MFA
  • Hardware-as-a-service (recommended). Zero capital outlay. The cost of the firewall, switches, and access points is rolled into the monthly fee. When the gear ages out (typically 5 years), it's swapped — also at no capital expense. You pay for the network you use, not the network you bought in 2019.
  • Or buy your own. If you'd rather own the hardware, we'll price it upfront at fair pricing and manage what you own — no markup tricks. Either way, the management fee is the same.
  • What's always included: firmware patching, IPS / IDS signature updates, threat-intel subscription, 24/7 uptime monitoring, configuration backups, monthly reporting, quarterly capacity review, network diagram & IP-map maintenance, and a real Arkansas technician answering when the WAN flaps.
  • What's billed separately: a one-time onboarding / deployment fee covering site survey, installation, cutover, and documentation (scoped on the discovery call), and any third-party ISP circuits (we coordinate but don't resell ISPs).
  • Real-world example: A 25-employee Arkansas dental practice with 6 access points, an enterprise next-gen firewall, and 4 remote workers gets the whole stack managed as one flat monthly fee — hardware-as-a-service, no capital outlay, fully managed and monitored 24/7. Your number is scoped on the discovery call.
From Arkansas Businesses That Trust Us With Their Tech

What Real Clients Say About the Work

Three Google reviews from clients we've worked with on cybersecurity, sensitive-data protection, and patient, jargon-free support.

★★★★★

"When we experienced an email breach, their team responded the same day, resolved the issue promptly, and gave us the confidence to entrust them with all our IT needs. We had never worked with an IT firm before, and now we can't imagine needing anyone else."

Sheri Storie
Director · Pine Bluff Advertising & Promotion Commission · July 2025 · Google review
★★★★★

"Our accounting firm in Little Rock chose Mansour's Computer Solutions to handle our cybersecurity onboarding, and the experience was outstanding. They took the time to understand how we store and access sensitive client tax data, then implemented multiple layers of protection to keep our systems safe from hackers."

Valerie Taylor
Owner · Heritage Accounting · November 2025 · Google review
★★★★★

"I needed a workstation that could keep up with my demanding schedule — clinical research, telehealth, and data security — all while working between home and the hospital. Mansour delivered exactly what I needed right here in Little Rock. His team built me a custom machine with the power of a gaming rig and the protection of an enterprise system."

Dr. M. Patel
Lead Radiation Oncologist · UAMS · July 2025 · Google review
Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions About Firewall & Networking

What's wrong with the firewall my ISP gave me?

Your ISP-provided gateway is built for the ISP — not for your business. It usually has no IPS, no IDS, no integrated antivirus or sandboxing, no real web-content filtering, no SSL inspection, no DNS filtering, no segmented guest Wi-Fi, no logging your auditor will accept, and no MFA-protected VPN. It's a router with NAT. A real next-generation firewall adds the actual security layers your insurance and your regulators expect. We replace the consumer-grade gateway, stand up the enterprise gear, manage it for life, and bill it as a monthly fee instead of a $3,000 surprise.

Do you handle Wi-Fi for offices, warehouses, and shops?

Yes. We do real Wi-Fi — not a Best Buy router shoved in a closet. That means a proper site survey for the building, predictive RF planning, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6 / 6E) access points, segmented SSIDs (corporate, guest, IoT, point-of-sale), seamless roaming between APs, and continuous monitoring of signal strength and client load. Enterprise gear selected to fit the environment. Warehouses, dental offices, bank branches, manufacturing floors — different gear, different layouts, same standard of work.

How do you handle remote workers and VPN?

Two paths. Traditional MFA-protected SSL / IPsec VPN for clients with on-prem servers and line-of-business apps. Or Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) for clients with mostly cloud apps — application-level access without a fat network tunnel. We pick the right model for your environment, not whatever the vendor wants to sell.

What is VLAN segmentation and do we need it?

VLAN segmentation slices your network into separated zones — corporate workstations on one VLAN, point-of-sale and card-reader on another, guest Wi-Fi on a third, security cameras and IoT on a fourth, with firewall rules controlling what can talk to what. It's a baseline expectation under PCI-DSS (cardholder data isolation), HIPAA (PHI isolation), and CJIS (criminal-justice data isolation), and it's the difference between "ransomware hit one machine" and "ransomware hit everything." Yes. You need it.

What does "managed" actually mean — what do you do every month?

Firmware updates and security patches the day they release (not whenever someone gets around to it). Continuous IPS / IDS signature updates and threat-intel feed enrichment. 24/7 uptime monitoring with alert escalation. Monthly review of firewall rules, VPN users, and access control lists. Configuration backups so we can restore in minutes if hardware fails. Quarterly review of network performance, bandwidth utilization, and capacity planning. Annual penetration-test-style external review. Documentation kept current. You see the work in monthly reports — not just a bill.

What gear do you deploy?

Enterprise-grade, cloud-managed networking gear across four categories: next-generation firewalls (with IPS, IDS, SSL inspection, application control, threat-intel feeds), Layer-2/3 managed switches (with VLAN segmentation and PoE), Wi-Fi 6 / 6E access points (with seamless roaming and segmented SSIDs), and modern remote-access platforms (MFA-protected SSL/IPsec VPN or Zero Trust Network Access). We're vendor-neutral — we pick what's right for the use case, the budget, and the support story, not what gets us a kickback. We'll walk through the specific build on the discovery call.

Do you replace what we already have or work with it?

Both — depending on what you've got and what condition it's in. If your existing firewall is current-gen and a brand we support, we take it over and manage it (no rip-and-replace). If it's end-of-life, no longer receiving security patches, or fundamentally undersized, we'll price a replacement upfront and offer hardware-as-a-service so it's a monthly fee instead of capex. We tell you straight which path applies after the free network assessment.

How much does managed networking cost?

Managed networking covers four moving parts — firewall (per location), switches, access points, and VPN / ZTNA user licenses — all rolled into one flat monthly fee. Hardware-as-a-service is included (zero capital outlay) or you can buy your own gear and we'll manage what you own at the same fee. The right number depends on site size, throughput needs, IPS / IDS / SSL-inspection scope, and whether your industry requires extra logging. We'll scope your number on the free 10-minute discovery call — no commitment, no pitch.

10-Minute Call · No Commitment · No Pitch

Get a Straight Answer About Your IT in 10 Minutes

In one quick call you'll walk away with: (1) where your current IT is leaking time, money, or risk, (2) what a fix looks like for a business your size, and (3) whether Mansour's is the right fit. Real Arkansas technician on the call — not a salesperson.

17 years · 197+ Google reviews · BBB A+ · Serving 10 Arkansas counties