Fortinet FortiGate 51E
Secure SD-WAN Next Generation Firewall

Overview:

The FortiGate/FortiWiFi 50E series provides an application-centric, scalable, and secure SDWAN solution in a compact fanless desktop form factor for enterprise branch offices and midsized businesses. Protects against cyber threats with system-on-a-chip acceleration and industry-leading secure SD-WAN in a simple, affordable, and easy to deploy solution. Fortinet’s Security-Driven Networking approach provides tight integration of the network to the new generation of security.

Security

• Identifies thousands of applications inside network traffic for deep inspection and granular policy enforcement
• Protects against malware, exploits, and malicious websites in both encrypted and non-encrypted traffic
• Prevents and detects against known and unknown attacks using continuous threat intelligence from AI-powered FortiGuard Labs security services

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

Networking

• Delivers advanced networking capabilities that seamlessly integrate with advanced layer 7 security and virtual domains (VDOMs) to offer extensive deployment flexibility, multi-tenancy and effective utilization of resources
• Delivers high-density, flexible combination of various high-speed interfaces to enable best TCO for customers for data center and WAN deployments

Management

• Includes a Management Console that is effective, simple to use, and provides comprehensive network automation & visibility.
• Provides Zero Touch Integration with Security Fabric’s Single Pane of Glass Management
• Predefined compliance checklist analyzes the deployment and highlights the best practices to improve overall security posture

Security Fabric

• Enables Fortinet and Fabric-ready partners’ products to provide broader visibility, integrated end-to-end detection, threat intelligence sharing and automated remediation

Highlights

Hardware:

Fabric Security:

Specifications:

Note: All performance values are "up to" and vary depending on system configuration. IPsec VPN performance is based on 512 byte UDP packets using AES-256+SHA1.
1. IPS performance is measured using 1 Mbyte HTTP and Enterprise Traffic Mix.
2. SSL Inspection is measured with IPS enabled and HTTP traffic, using TLS v1.2 with AES256-SHA.
3. Application Control performance is measured with 64 Kbytes HTTP traffic.
4. NGFW performance is measured with IPS and Application Control enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix.
5. Threat Protection performance is measured with IPS and Application Control and Malware protection enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix.
6. CAPWAP performance is based on 1444 byte UDP packets.

Rackmount:

The RM-FR-T9 is a rack mount kit for the FortiGate 30E, FortiGate 50E and FortiGate 51E. The rack mount kit makes your FortiGate 30E, FortiGate 50E and FortiGate 51E fit in a 19" Rack. The RM-FR-T9 has all the RJ45 connections from the rear on the front panel, including the console connection. The rack mount kit matches the color of the FortiGate.

Documentation:

Download the Fortinet FortiGate/FortiWiFi 51E Series Data Sheet (PDF).