✔ Pros:High 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID 1 support for surveillance; Supports 2,000+ clients and 200+ UniFi devices; No subscription fees for security updates or software; Integrated 128GB SSD for enhanced application performance.
✘ Cons:Internal 8-port switch lacks PoE support; Only two SFP+ ports (one often used for WAN); Lacks native 10G RJ45 ports; Requires Ubiquiti SSO account for initial setup.
Est. Price:
$599 - $629
Compare Against
Aruba (HPE) Aruba 9240 Campus Gateway
★ 3.3 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: 40 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 4 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 10 Gbps
Max Sessions: 4,000,000
New Sessions/sec: 200,000
Interfaces: 4x SFP28 (1G/10G/25G)
Form Factor: 1U Rackmount
Curation Review
✔ Pros:High-density performance supporting up to 2,048 APs and 32,768 devices; Flexible 'pay-as-you-grow' licensing model avoids hardware refreshes; Integrated Layer 4-7 stateful firewall with Deep Packet Inspection; High-speed 25GbE connectivity.
✘ Cons:Significant initial investment and recurring licensing costs; Threat prevention (IDPS) throughput is limited to 4 Gbps and only supported on the base model; Low physical port density (4 ports) without expansion.