WatchGuard rack-mounted firewalls

Firebox M Series

Scalable rack-mounted Firebox performance for growing organizations, headquarters, campus networks, data centres and high-density enterprise environments.

Business-critical networks

Capacity for users, encrypted traffic and future growth

As organizations grow, more users, cloud applications, encrypted traffic, network segments and VPN connections increase demand on the firewall platform. Firebox M Series provides rack-mounted options with greater inspected performance, interface density, scalability and resilience.

ITMAP ASIA reviews real traffic, enabled services, interfaces, VPN architecture and high availability before recommending a model.

M Series groups

Select the appropriate rack-mounted platform

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M295–M695

General-purpose 1U rack-mounted models for growing organizations, headquarters and enterprise networks using up to 10 Gb connectivity.

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M4850–M6850

High-performance rack-mounted platforms with ECC memory, hot-swappable redundancy, OCP expansion and built-in 25/100 Gb options.

Selection factors

Plan the complete architecture

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HTTPS and UTM load

Use performance with required security services active as the sizing basis.

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High-speed interfaces

Confirm copper, fibre, 10 Gb, 25 Gb, 100 Gb and transceiver requirements.

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VPN architecture

Account for branch tunnels, cloud connections and peak remote users.

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High availability

Review FireCluster support, switching, WAN and power design.

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Network segmentation

Count VLANs, security zones, DMZs and direct interfaces.

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Lifecycle headroom

Allow capacity for faster links, more locations and increased encrypted traffic.

Current M Series

Approved rack-mounted Firebox products

Enterprise presales

Plan inspected capacity, connectivity and high availability before quotation.

Request M Series Sizing