Interfaces: 8x 100GbE or 16x 40GbE + 2x Management
Form Factor: 2U Rack-mounted
Curation Review
✔ Pros:High-density 400 Gbps throughput for large enterprises; Advanced threat protection with AI-driven IPS; Excellent VPN scalability; Redundant power supplies and hot-swappable modules; Strong FortiOS ecosystem integration
✘ Cons:High power consumption (2000W+) requiring dedicated cooling; Significant capital investment with complex deployment; Requires FortiCare licensing for optimal threat protection; Large physical footprint in data centers; Limited to enterprise-grade use cases
✔ Pros:Exceptional scalability supporting up to 2,048 APs and 64,000 clients; high-speed 25GbE SFP28 interfaces; flexible performance scaling via Silver/Gold software licenses; integrated L4-L7 stateful firewall with DPI; AOS-10 cloud-native management support.
✘ Cons:Very high initial hardware cost; requires additional recurring licenses for maximum throughput and management; limited port density compared to traditional switches; high power consumption for a 1U appliance.