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Technical Specifications

• Firewall Throughput: 23.5 Gbps (routing, iPerf3, DHCP WAN)
• Threat Prevention Throughput: 12.5 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
• IPsec VPN Throughput: 580 Mbps (site-to-site, single tunnel)
• Max Sessions: 1,000,000 concurrent
• New Sessions/sec: 71,000 (listed under general capacity; not specific to VPN or IPsec)
• Interfaces: 2x 2.5GbE RJ45, 2x 25G SFP28, 2x 10G SFP+ (some listings show 2x RJ45 + 4x SFP28; verify against the Ubiquiti datasheet)
• Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, dual hot-swappable PSUs
• SSL/TLS Inspection Concurrent Sessions: 10,000 (5,000 recommended under heavy traffic)
• CPU / Memory: 18-core ARM v8.2 @ 2 GHz, 16 GB DDR4
• UniFi Capacity: 500+ UniFi devices, 5,000+ clients

Curation Review

• ✔ Pros: 25G SFP28 and 10G SFP+ uplinks at a gateway price point; 23.5 Gbps routing throughput; 1 million concurrent sessions; 18-core ARM CPU with 16 GB RAM; hot-swappable redundant PSUs; supports 500+ UniFi devices and 5,000+ clients; manages through UniFi Network controller with a single pane of glass
• ✘ Cons: IPsec VPN throughput of 580 Mbps is low for a gateway at this price; IDS/IPS throughput of 12.5 Gbps halves routing performance when threat inspection is enabled; SSL/TLS inspection is limited to about 10,000 concurrent sessions; port configuration differs across listings and should be verified; frequently out of stock at major US retailers, with a $170 memory surcharge at some resellers; no built-in Wi-Fi, so it depends on separate UniFi APs and switches; reviewers cite a steeper learning curve than consumer-grade routers
• Est. Price: $1,999 - $2,892

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Technical Specifications

• Firewall Throughput: 9.8 Gbps basic firewall (measured in a third-party lab review, ifeeltech.com; not a Ubiquiti-published figure)
• Threat Prevention Throughput: 5.0 Gbps IDS/IPS enabled (vendor-rated, confirmed in third-party lab testing); 4.2 Gbps with full security profile; 3.8 Gbps under max load
• IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.8-2.2 Gbps site-to-site IPsec (third-party measurement, test conditions not stated); WireGuard 2.5+ Gbps; L2TP 800-1,200 Mbps
• Max Sessions: Not published by Ubiquiti
• New Sessions/sec: Not published by Ubiquiti
• Interfaces: 1x 10GbE SFP+ and 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 default WAN (up to 8 WAN ports configurable); 8x 1GbE RJ45 LAN; 2x 10GbE SFP+; 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 (1 GbE, 2.5 GbE and 10 GbE ports listed in the datasheet, total 9 ports plus 2x SFP+)
• Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, 442.4 x 43.7 x 285.6 mm, 4.7 kg; 1.3-inch touchscreen LCM; 2x 3.5-inch NVR HDD bays
• CPU / RAM: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 @ 2.0 GHz; 8 GB RAM; 32 GB eMMC plus 128 GB SSD
• Max Power Consumption: 60 W maximum; 100 W internal AC/DC supply
• Scale: 200+ managed UniFi devices; 2,000+ simultaneous connected users; 150 access hubs; 50 HD / 25 2K / 15 4K cameras; 4,000-entry MAC table
• Redundancy: Shadow Mode (VRRP), gateway failover, DC power backup input (USP-RPS)

Curation Review

• ✔ Pros: Multi-gigabit WAN with a 10GbE SFP+ port and a 2.5GbE port by default; 5 Gbps IDS/IPS rating is vendor-rated and lab-confirmed; Rack-mount 1U form factor with built-in NVR storage bays for UniFi Protect surveillance; Supports 200+ managed UniFi devices and 2,000+ simultaneous clients; Redundancy options including VRRP Shadow Mode, gateway failover and DC power backup; Lower list price ($599 USD) than many enterprise firewalls with similar IPS throughput
• ✘ Cons: Ubiquiti does not publish firewall-throughput figures for sessions per second or concurrent sessions, so buyers must rely on third-party data; VPN throughput figures come from third-party testing with no stated conditions; ARM Cortex-A57 CPU lacks PPPoE offloading, so PPPoE with IPS may be slower; Reported IPS throughput (5 Gbps) is well below multi-gig enterprise firewalls; Port roles differ across retailer listings (the 10GbE SFP+ may be WAN or LAN), so the default configuration should be verified before purchase; HDDs for NVR storage are not included and add roughly $140-280
• Est. Price: $599 - $894