The FortiGate 51G Bundle (FG-51G-BDL-809-12) pairs the FortiGate 51G firewall with a 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection service entitlement.
Designed for small offices and branch deployments, the FG-51G is a compact, fanless desktop firewall with 5x GE RJ45 ports and 64 GB SSD for local logging, along with strong firewall and inspection performance figures listed in the specifications tables.
FortiGate 51G Next-Generation Firewall
The FortiGate 51G is built for edge deployments that need a compact footprint and solid performance, delivering up to 5 / 5 / 4 Gbps firewall throughput (1518/512/64 byte UDP) and supporting up to 720,000 concurrent TCP sessions.
Key Benefits
- High-Speed Protection: Up to 5 / 5 / 4 Gbps firewall throughput (1518/512/64 byte UDP) and 1.1 Gbps threat protection.
- Integrated Storage: 64 GB SSD for local logging.
- Fanless Design: Fanless 0 dBA operation in a compact desktop form factor.
- VPN Performance: 4.5 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput (512 byte) with up to 200 gateway-to-gateway and 250 client-to-gateway IPsec VPN tunnels.
- Capacity & Scale: 85,000 new sessions/second (TCP) and support for up to 2,000 firewall policies.
Ideal Use Cases
- Small Branch Offices: Compact, fanless firewall with 5x GE RJ45 ports and integrated SSD for local logs.
- Distributed Sites: Strong session and policy capacity for consistent enforcement across multiple locations.
- Quiet Office Environments: Fanless 0 dBA operation for noise-sensitive deployments.
- VPN Connectivity: IPsec VPN performance and tunnel capacity for site-to-site and client access scenarios.
- Edge Deployments: Small-footprint firewall suited to retail, clinics, and remote office installs.
Technical Specifications Summary
- Firewall Throughput: 5 / 5 / 4 Gbps (1518/512/64 byte UDP)
- Threat Protection: 1.1 Gbps
- IPS Throughput: 2.25 Gbps
- NGFW Throughput: 1.25 Gbps
- Firewall Latency: 2.42 μs
- Concurrent Sessions (TCP): 720,000
- New Sessions/Second (TCP): 85,000
- IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte): 4.5 Gbps
- IPsec VPN Tunnels: 200 (G2G), 250 (C2G)
- SSL Inspection Throughput: 1.3 Gbps
- Interfaces & Ports: 5x GE RJ45 Ports (1x WAN, 1x FortiLink, 3x Ethernet); Console: 1x RJ45; USB: 1x USB
- Power, Thermal, Physical, Environment & Compliance: 12VDC, 3A; 8.3 W / 8.9 W (Average / Max); 30.35 BTU/h; 1.6 x 8.5 x 6.3 in (40.5 x 216 x 160 mm); 2.2 lbs (1.0 kg); 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C); -31°F to 158°F (-35°C to 70°C); 10% to 90% non-condensing; FCC, ISED, CE, UL/cUL, CB; USGv6/IPv6
Upgrade Your Network Security
Deploy the FortiGate 51G Bundle (FG-51G-BDL-809-12) for a compact, fanless firewall with 64 GB SSD, strong firewall and VPN performance, and a 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection service entitlement.
