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Netgate pfsense XG 1573 Review
Find the Ideal Appliance for Your Needs

NETGATE1537 pfSense Security Gateways with 8GB RAM and 500GB SSD

Intel® XEON D-1537 TOP OF THE LINE PROCESSING POWER WITH 10 GbE NETWORKING BUILT-IN

The XG-1537 1U 19" rack mount system is a state of the art pfSense® Security Gateway appliance, featuring the 8 Core Intel® Xeon® D-1537 processor with AES-NI to support a high level of I/O throughput and optimal performance per watt.  This pfSense appliance can be configured as a firewall, LAN or WAN router, VPN appliance, DHCP Server, DNS Server, and IDS/IPS with optional packages to deliver a high performance, high throughput front-line security architecture at a excellent price per gigabit.

Built with performance, versatility, and low total cost of ownership in mind, pfSense systems meet the growing needs of organizations of all sizes. 

KEY FEATURES:

LOW TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

• No artifical limits or add-ons required to make your system fully functional.
• No additional usage or feature based pricing. Enjoy unlimited users, unlimited firewall rules, unlimited IPsec tunnels, dual WAN, etc.
• Standard configuration with 8GB of RAM and 500GB SSD.
• Low power requirements to help save you money.
• This system is designed for a long deployment lifetime.

GROWS WITH YOU

• From firewall to Unified Threat Management, get all the security features you need to protect your home or business.
• Flexible configuration and support for multi-WAN, high availability, VPN, load balancing, reporting and monitoring, etc.
• Add optional packages such as Snort or Suricata for IDS/IPS and network security monitoring, Squid for optimized content delivery and SquidGuard for anti-spam/anti-phishing and URL filtering.1
• Maximum Active Connections: 8,000,000 (16,000,000 with 16 GB RAM)

EASY GUI MANAGEMENT

• Manage pfSense settings through our web-based GUI.
• No fumbling with a command line interface or typing arcane commands.

SECURE REMOTE ACCESS

• Connect via encrypted Virtual Private Networks (VPN) between your offices, let mobile workers connect security, or connect to the Cloud!
• Use the built-in Amazon VPC Wizard to easily establish VPN connections with your Amazon EC2 cloud.

BEST FOR:

• Medium to Large Sized Networks with 1U rack mount cabinets
• Medium to Large Sized Branch Office with heavy loads
• Managed Service Providers (MSP) / Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) On Premises Appliance
• Anyone with High-Speed 10 Gigabit and/or 1 Gigabit Connections 
• Anyone with many VPN Connections
• Anyone with high speed connections who wish to configure IDS/IPS features

SOFTWARE FEATURES: 

pfSense is a free, open source firewall and router platform based on FreeBSD that is functionally competitive with expensive, proprietary commercial firewalls. pfSense can be configured as a stateful packet filtering firewall, a LAN or WAN router, VPN Appliance, DHCP Server, DNS Server, or can be configured for other applications and special purpose Appliances. This next generation pfSense security appliance features include:

• Stateful packet filtering firewall or pure router
• Routing policy per gateway and per-rule for multiple WAN, failover, load balancing
• Transparent layer 2 firewall
• Support for IPV6, NAT, BGP
• Captive portal with MAC filtering, RADIUS support, etc
• VPN: IPsec, OpenVPN, PPTP
• Dynamic DNS client
• DHCP Server and Relay functions
• PPPoE Server
• Reporting and monitoring features with real time information
• Learn more about the features of pfsense

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Quick Start Guide and other Manuals.
• Ships with thelatest version of pfSense.
• Not PoE Compatible.

Your purchase includes all of these super neat things, which will help you get started with pfSense:

• Access to the online version of the continuously updated official pfSense book (700+ pages)
• ACB: Auto-Configuration Backup Service 
• Monthly live education hangouts featuring in depth pfSense topics hosted by our core developers
• Access to the archive of education hangouts

WARRANTY AND SUPPORT INFORMATION

• Netgate Global Support is available 24x7x365. Select your subscription plan and term at the top of this page. 
• For service level descriptions click here.
• Netgate Global Support FAQ is here.
• A complete pricing table for all levels of support is here.
• Community based software support is available here.
• One year manufacturers hardware warranty.
• Standard 30 day return policy.
• All specifications subject to change without notice.
  
  

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