The Fortinet FortiGate 3501F enables organizations to build security-driven networks that weave security deep into datacenters and across hybrid IT environments. By consolidating networking and security into a single platform powered by FortiOS, this firewall significantly reduces complexity and eliminates security silos. It offers unparalleled performance and ultra-low latency, making it an ideal foundation for a robust Hybrid Mesh Firewall architecture that protects any edge at any scale.
Driven by Fortinet’s purpose-built SPU NP7 and CP9 processors, the FortiGate 3501F delivers industry-leading throughput and inspection capabilities, including 65 Gbps NGFW throughput and 63 Gbps threat protection throughput. The appliance features integrated Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) enforcement and supports advanced segmentation to prevent lateral movement of threats. With 2x 1.92TB SSDs for onboard storage and a rich set of high-speed 100GE and 25GE interfaces, the FortiGate 3501F ensures business-critical applications remain secure without becoming a performance bottleneck.
High-Performance Security for Hyperscale Hybrid Environments
- Unmatched Performance: Delivers 65 Gbps NGFW throughput and IPv4 firewall throughput (1518/512/64 byte, UDP) of 595 / 590 / 420 Gbps powered by NP7 and CP9 SPUs.
- Integrated Storage: Includes 2x 1.92TB SSDs for onboard storage.
- Massive Connectivity: Equipped with 6x 100GE QSFP28 slots and 32x 25GE SFP28 slots to support high-bandwidth datacenter requirements.
- Hardware-Accelerated Inspection: CP9 content processors accelerate resource-intensive SSL inspection (including TLS 1.3) and security functions.
- Efficient Operations: Consolidates security and networking to reduce complexity and eliminate security silos.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Supports FortiGuard AI-powered security services for coordinated, automated threat protection.
- High Availability: Supports Active-Active, Active-Passive, and Clustering configurations with redundant hot-swappable power supplies.
Ideal Use Cases
- Hyperscale Data Centers: Securing high-volume traffic with ultra-low latency and hardware-assisted acceleration.
- Hybrid Mesh Firewalls: Providing consistent security and unified management across distributed networks and hybrid environments.
- Segmentation: Implementing dynamic and VXLAN segmentation to bridge physical and virtual domains and prevent lateral threat movement.
- Secure SD-WAN: Transforming WAN architectures with a unified framework for security and management at scale.
- Mobile Security: Protecting 4G and 5G networks with SPU-accelerated CGNAT and comprehensive threat visibility.
Technical Specifications Summary
- IPS Throughput (Enterprise Mix): 72 Gbps
- NGFW Throughput: 65 Gbps
- Threat Protection Throughput: 63 Gbps
- IPv4 Firewall Throughput (1518/512/64 byte, UDP): 595 / 590 / 420 Gbps
- IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte): 165 Gbps
- SSL-VPN Throughput: 16 Gbps
- Interfaces: 6x 100GE QSFP28 / 40GE QSFP+ slots, 32x 25GE SFP28 / 10GE SFP+ / GE SFP slots, 2x 10GE / GE RJ45 management
- Onboard Storage: 2x 1.92TB SSD
- Power Consumption (Average / Maximum): 765 W / 1181 W
- Dimensions (H x W x L): 3.5 x 17.4 x 21.9 in (89 x 443 x 556 mm)
- Weight: 45.3 lbs (20.6 kg)
- Operating Temperature: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
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