✔ Pros:High-performance 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID support for NVR; Shadow Mode for High Availability redundancy; Integrated 128 GB SSD for NVR metadata and system; 10G SFP+ and 2.5GbE WAN flexibility.
✘ Cons:Integrated 8-port switch lacks PoE support; No multi-gigabit RJ45 LAN ports; Locked into the UniFi ecosystem; Potential fan noise under high thermal loads.
Est. Price:
$599 - $649
Compare Against
Aruba (HPE) 9004 Gateway
★ 3.6 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: 4 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.1 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 4 Gbps
Max Sessions: 128,000
New Sessions/sec: 5,000
Interfaces: 4x 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45)
Form Factor: Compact / Desktop
Curation Review
✔ Pros:High performance (4 Gbps firewall/VPN) in a fanless compact design; Integrated IoT support (BLE/Zigbee) for device tracking; Unified cloud management via Aruba Central for SD-Branch; Supports identity-based Dynamic Segmentation for automated security.
✘ Cons:Limited physical connectivity with only 4x 1GbE ports and no 10GbE support; Requires paid Aruba Central subscriptions for SD-WAN and advanced security features; IDS/IPS performance is significantly lower than the base firewall throughput.