The FortiGate 81F-POE-BDL-950-60 is an integrated Firewall and SD-WAN appliance for distributed enterprise sites. With 8 Power over Ethernet (PoE/+) ports and a 96W total power budget, it can power edge devices such as access points, IP phones, and cameras. The FG-81F-POE also includes 128GB SSD onboard storage.
Running FortiOS and accelerated by Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN ASIC SP4, the FG-81F-POE delivers up to 10 / 10 / 7 Gbps IPv4 firewall throughput, 1.4 Gbps IPS throughput, and 6.5 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput while maintaining a low firewall latency of 3.23 μs (64 byte UDP). This bundle includes FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) for 5 years.
Secure Networking Power and Visibility with 96W PoE+ and 128GB SSD
Key Benefits
- Integrated Power Delivery: Features 8x GE PoE/+ ports with a 96W total power budget for powering edge devices directly.
- Onboard Storage: Includes a 128GB SSD for onboard storage.
- Bundle Entitlement Included: FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) coverage included for 5 years.
- ASIC-Accelerated Performance: Delivers up to 10 / 10 / 7 Gbps firewall throughput and 1.4 Gbps IPS throughput via the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN ASIC SP4.
- Security Fabric Ready: Integrates control over FortiAPs (up to 96 total / 48 tunnel) and FortiSwitches (up to 24).
- Resilient Design: Supports optional dual external DC power adapters for redundancy (one adapter included).
- Low Latency Performance: Maintains firewall latency of 3.23 μs (64 byte UDP) for critical applications.
Ideal Use Cases
- Branch Office Deployments: Firewall and SD-WAN connectivity for distributed enterprise locations.
- Retail and POS Locations: Securely power and connect edge devices such as cameras and point-of-sale systems using PoE/+ ports.
- Distributed Enterprises: Deployments requiring onboard storage with 128GB SSD.
- Secure Remote Work Hubs: Support for remote access deployments with up to 2,500 Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN tunnels.
Technical Specifications Summary
- Firewall Throughput (IPv4, 1518/512/64 byte UDP): 10 / 10 / 7 Gbps
- IPS Throughput (Enterprise Traffic Mix): 1.4 Gbps
- NGFW Throughput (Enterprise Traffic Mix): 1 Gbps
- Threat Protection Throughput (Enterprise Traffic Mix): 900 Mbps
- IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte): 6.5 Gbps
- IPsec VPN Tunnels: 200 gateway-to-gateway, 2,500 client-to-gateway
- SSL-VPN: 950 Mbps throughput, 200 concurrent users (tunnel mode)
- Session Capacity: 1.5 Million concurrent sessions (TCP), 45,000 new sessions/second (TCP)
- Interfaces: 8x GE RJ45 PoE/+ ports (6 internal + 2 FortiLink), 2x GE RJ45/SFP shared media pairs, 1x USB 3.0, 1x RJ45 console
- PoE Budget: 96W total available (max 30W per PoE/+ port, 802.3at)
- Power & Heat: 98 W / 137 W (average / maximum), 467.5 BTU/h heat dissipation
- Physical & Environment: 60 x 216 x 178 mm, 1.4 kg, 0°C to 40°C operating, 31.56 dBA noise level
Upgrade Your Network Security
Streamline your branch operations with the high-performance, consolidated FortiGate 81F-POE-BDL-950-60.
