Fortinet FortiGate FG-500E (part FG-500E-BDL-USG-974-36) mid-range firewall appliance in 1U form factor. Eight 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet ports via RJ45 and two 10Gb SFP+ ports for high-speed uplink and core connectivity. Supports stateful inspection, VPN termination, intrusion prevention, and advanced threat protection across mixed enterprise environments. Typical deployments include branch office security, mid-size data center perimeter defense, and consolidated security services for 200–500 concurrent users. Backward compatible with Fortinet ecosystem including FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager integration. Includes 24x7 hardware support with FortiCare and FortiGuard threat intelligence subscriptions as bundled with this configuration. Tested and guaranteed; available via quote.
