Fortinet FortiGate 500E Network Security/Firewall Appliance

Manufacturer: Fortinet, Inc
Mfr. Part: FG-500E

8 Port - 1000Base-X, 1000Base-T, 10GBase-X - 10 Gigabit Ethernet - AES (256-bit), SHA-256 - 8 x RJ-45 - 10 Total Expansion Slots - 1U - Rack-mountable

Fortinet FortiGate 500E Network Security/Firewall Appliance

About This Product

Overview

The FortiGate 500E series delivers next generation firewall capabilities for mid-sized to large enterprises, with the flexibility to be deployed at the campus or enterprise branch. Protects against cyber threats with security processor powered high performance, security efficacy and deep visibility.

Security

  • Protects against known exploits, malware and malicious websites using continuous threat intelligence provided by FortiGuard Labs security services
  • Identify thousands of applications including cloud applications for deep inspection into network traffic
  • Protects against unknown attacks using dynamic analysis and provides automated mitigation to stop targeted attacks

Performance

  • Delivers industry's best threat protection performance and ultra-low latency using purpose-built security processor (SPU) technology
  • Provides industry-leading performance and protection for SSL encrypted traffic

Certification

  • Independently tested and validated best security effectiveness and performance
  • Received unparalleled third-party certifications from NSS Labs, ICSA, Virus Bulletin and AV Comparatives

Networking

  • Delivers extensive routing, switching, wireless controller and high performance IPsec VPN capabilities to consolidate networking and security functionality
  • Enables flexible deployment such as Next Generation Firewall and Secure SD-WAN

Management

  • Single Pane of Glass with Network Operations Center (NOC) view provides 360° visibility to identify issues quickly and intuitively
  • Predefined compliance checklist analyzes the deployment and highlights best practices to improve overall security posture

Security Fabric

  • Enables Fortinet and Fabric-ready partners' products to collaboratively integrate and provide end-to-end security across the entire attack surface
  • Automatically builds Network Topology visualizations which discover IoT devices and provide complete visibility into Fortinet and Fabric-ready partner products
  • Supports network security and firewall appliance deployment by centralizing traffic inspection, policy enforcement, and access control
  • 8 ports firewall supports mid?range deployments balancing device connectivity and network segmentation needs
  • Supports policy?based inspection and controlled management of network traffic flows through threat protection firewall protection
  • Uses AES encryption with a 256?bit key to support symmetric data encryption using standardized block size and maximum key length
  • Supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet to enable high-capacity wired connectivity for performance-oriented network deployments
  • Rack?mountable form factor allows organized installation within standard equipment racks for structured cabling layouts
  • Supports USB interface to provide standardized connectivity for supported external components

Quick Specifications

Product Line
FortiGate
Product Series
500E
Product Type
Network Security/Firewall Appliance
Encryption Standard
AES (256-bit) SHA-256
Total Number of Ports
8
USB
Yes
PoE (RJ-45) Port
No
Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports
8