Overview
The Fortinet FortiGate 201G is a next-generation firewall (NGFW) designed to provide robust security for enterprise networks. Leveraging Fortinet's custom ASIC technology, it delivers high-performance threat protection, including intrusion prevention, SSL inspection, and secure SD-WAN capabilities. The 201G model is optimized for medium to large-sized organizations, offering advanced security features and scalability.
 
Features
- High-Performance Security: Achieves firewall throughput of up to 39 Gbps and IPS throughput of 9 Gbps, ensuring rapid threat detection and mitigation.
- Comprehensive Threat Protection: Includes features such as intrusion prevention, anti-malware, application control, and web filtering to safeguard against a wide range of cyber threats.
- AI-Powered Security: Utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance threat detection and response times.
- Unified Threat Protection (UTP): Offers integrated security services, including IPS, antivirus, web filtering, and DLP, to provide a holistic security approach.
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA): Enforces strict access controls to ensure that only authorized users and devices can access network resources.
- SSL Inspection: Capable of inspecting encrypted traffic to detect hidden threats within SSL/TLS sessions.
- Cloud-Managed: Supports centralized management through Fortinet's cloud platform, simplifying deployment and monitoring.
 
Specifications
- Form Factor: 1U rack-mountable appliance.
- Interfaces:
- 8 x GE RJ45 ports
- 8 x 5/2.5/GE RJ45 ports
- 4 x GE SFP slots
- 8 x 10GE SFP+ slots (default)
- 1 x USB port
- 1 x Console port
- Onboard Storage: 1 x 480 GB SSD.
- Security Processing Unit: NP7Lite (SP5) for efficient network and content processing.
- Performance:
- Firewall Throughput: Up to 39 Gbps
- IPS Throughput: Up to 9 Gbps
- NGFW Throughput: Up to 7 Gbps
- VPN Throughput: Up to 6 Gbps
- Concurrent Sessions: Up to 11 million.
- New Sessions per Second: Up to 400,000.
- Power Consumption: Approximately 176 W.
- Dimensions: Height: 4.45 cm; Depth: 38 cm; Weight: 6.5 kg.