GTA Support Offerings
GTA support programs are designed to provide remote assistance with
your on-going maintenance of your GTA firewall products and
software. Support contracts will provide answers to your advanced
configuration questions and on-going maintenance issues. By
purchasing a support contract you can manage your on-going support
costs while maintaining access to GTA’s technical support
staff. GTA firewalls (GB-3000, GB-2000X, GB-2000e, GB-2000, GB-800e, GB-800, GB-250, GB-250e)
utilizing the IPS feature available in GB-OS 5.1 and higher will receive
automated IPS signature updates included with their GTA support contract.
GTA offers a variety of support options ranging from a one time
incident to 24/7 support contracts. Contact our helpful sales
staff to match our support offerings to your organization’s
needs. Remote or on-site technical support may also be available
through your authorized GTA reseller.
Installation Support
Every GTA firewall includes 30 days of
installation (up and running) support
at no extra charge. Registered
users are eligible for installation support which includes
free software upgrades, and email access to our technical
support staff. If during your first 30 days of ownership,
you should need assistance with installation or the default
setup of your GTA Firewall, North American customers should
email support@gta.com
for installation support. In your email please include your
contact information, product purchased, serial number and
activation code(s) along with a brief description of the assistance
needed. International customers should contact their local
GTA channel partner.
The following for fee support offerings are available
only to GTA customers based in United States and Canada. International
customer should contact their authorized GTA Channel Partners
regarding GTA’s Annual Maintenance program or localized
support offerings.
| Support
Offerings |
| Please click on each offering
for a detalied description. |
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Extended Warranty |
Available on GTA firewall appliances, and extends the
basic warranty for an additional 12 months. |
Single
Version Upgrade |
Available for all currently supported firewalls,
and provides a one-time upgrade to the most
current version of GB-OS System Software. |
One Time Incident |
For customers who occasionally need support, provides
technical support for one
incident.
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Standard Support |
For customers who desire an on-going support contract
with a minimum expenditure. Provides software updates
and up to 5 incidents
of email based technical support during a
twelve-month period. Includes GTA's unlimited user Mail Sentinel Anti-Virus subscription. Targeted response time of 1 business
day. |
Premium Support |
For customers who desire live access to GTA’s technical
support staff during normal
support hours. Provides software updates and up to 5 incidents
of phone or email technical support during
a twelve-month period. Includes GTA's unlimited user Mail Sentinel Anti-Virus subscription. Targeted response time of 4 hours.
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Premium Plus
Support |
For customers who desire hot-swap warranty to minimize
down-time. Provides software updates and up to 10 incidents
of phone or email technical support during a twelve-month
period. Expands warranty to include hot swap for firewall
appliances. Includes GTA's unlimited user Mail Sentinel Anti-Virus subscription.
Targeted response time of 1 hour during
normal
support hours. |
Premium 24/7
Support |
For customers with mission critical security needs. Provides
software updates and up to 10
incidents
of phone or email technical support with
priority status during a twelve-month period. Includes
hot swap warranty for firewall appliances.
Includes GTA's unlimited user Mail Sentinel Anti-Virus subscription. Targeted response
time of 1 hour 24 x 7. |
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