The Fortinet FortiGate 6501F is a high-performance datacenter firewall designed for carrier-grade and enterprise deployments requiring substantial throughput and advanced threat protection. The 6501F delivers multi-gigabit per second firewall throughput with support for stateful inspection, IPS, antivirus, web filtering, and SSL/TLS decryption across multiple concurrent connections. This 2U form factor integrates dual power supplies and redundancy options suitable for always-on mission-critical environments.
The unit supports multiple 10GbE uplinks and 1GbE branch connectivity options, enabling flexible network topology integration. Compatible with Fortinet's FortiOS operating system, the 6501F works within comprehensive security fabric deployments including FortiAnalyzer for logging and FortiManager for centralized administration. Typical use cases include datacenter perimeter security, multi-tenant service provider environments, and large enterprise WAN gateways. This item includes 3-year FortiCare Premium support with 4-hour hardware replacement and onsite engineer dispatch.
All hardware is tested and guaranteed to meet OEM specifications. Available via quote.
