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Manufacturer identifier: XSM4348S
The XSM4348S suits a 10Gb network with substantial copper and fiber connectivity. Its strongest case is preserving those interfaces within a managed, stackable design; it is less compelling when the next refresh requires powered endpoints or 25Gb access.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: XSM4328CV
XSM4328CV combines 24 multi-gigabit PoE+ access ports with four 25Gb connections. It is attractive for dense AV racks, but its 720W expanded power figure and 576W redundant budget describe different operating conditions.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: XSM4556
The XSM4556 offers dense 25Gb access and 100Gb aggregation with modular power and cooling included. Its strongest role is a substantial optical AV backbone, where MLAG design and multicast recovery matter more than an easy first connection.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: ICX8200-48PF
ICX8200-48PF combines 48 Gigabit PoE+ ports, a 740W budget and four 25Gb-capable uplink or stacking interfaces. It fits a dense conventional edge, but fixed power and software entitlement distinguish it from more resilient or higher-speed 8200 variants.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-30G
FortiGate 30G is a compact physical NGFW for small branches that combines firewalling, SD-WAN, VPN, and optional FortiGuard security services in the FortiOS platform.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-50G
FortiGate 50G is a branch NGFW that consolidates security inspection, routing, VPN, and secure SD-WAN on FortiOS, with several related storage, wireless, cellular, and PoE variants available separately.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-70G
FortiGate 70G is a compact branch firewall positioned above the 50G, delivering FortiOS-based NGFW, VPN, segmentation, and secure SD-WAN functions for distributed sites.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-80F
FortiGate 80F is a widely deployed branch NGFW family that brings firewall, VPN, SD-WAN, switching control, and subscription security into a desktop platform with multiple hardware variants.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-120G
FortiGate 120G is a midrange physical NGFW for larger branches and campus edges, combining accelerated security inspection with FortiOS networking, segmentation, secure SD-WAN, and ZTNA functions.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-200G
FortiGate 200G is a rack-oriented midrange NGFW for enterprise edge and campus deployments, pairing Fortinet acceleration with FortiOS security, segmentation, VPN, and SD-WAN services.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-900G
FortiGate 900G is a high-throughput enterprise firewall platform for demanding campus, data-center edge, and internet gateway roles, with accelerated inspection and high-speed networking under FortiOS.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-60F
FortiGate 60F is a compact, fanless branch NGFW that combines FortiOS firewalling, secure SD-WAN, VPN, application control, and optional FortiGuard security services in a desktop appliance.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-100F
FortiGate 100F is a rack-mountable NGFW for midsize to large branches and campus edges, combining accelerated security processing with FortiOS routing, segmentation, VPN, and secure SD-WAN.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-400F
FortiGate 400F is a high-performance midrange NGFW for enterprise campus and data-center edges, with accelerated inspection, high-speed interfaces, segmentation, secure SD-WAN, and FortiOS management.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-600F
FortiGate 600F is a high-performance enterprise NGFW for campus, internet-edge, and data-center roles, providing accelerated inspection, high-speed networking, segmentation, and integrated FortiOS security services.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-1000F
FortiGate 1000F is a high-throughput NGFW for data centers, hybrid IT, internet edges, and large campuses, using Fortinet acceleration and FortiOS to combine inspection, segmentation, VPN, and security services.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: FG-1800F
FortiGate 1800F is a high-throughput data-center and large-enterprise NGFW designed for hybrid mesh firewall architectures, with accelerated inspection, high-speed interfaces, and FortiOS security and segmentation.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: MX67-HW
A compact, cloud-managed security and SD-WAN appliance for small branches, with dual WAN, a stateful Layer 7 firewall, Auto VPN, and published capacity for up to 50 users.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: MX68-HW
A small-branch Meraki appliance that combines cloud-managed firewalling and SD-WAN with ten Gigabit LAN ports, including two PoE+ ports, while retaining the MX67-class published performance envelope.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: MX75-HW
A flagship small-branch Meraki appliance for up to 200 users, with 1 Gbps published firewall throughput, 500 Mbps site-to-site VPN throughput, dual copper WAN, an SFP uplink, and two PoE LAN ports.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: MX95-HW
A rack-mountable medium-to-large branch security and SD-WAN appliance for up to 500 users, with 2 Gbps firewall throughput and a mix of 2.5 GbE copper and 10 GbE SFP+ connectivity.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: MX105-HW
A large-branch Meraki appliance for up to 750 users, rated at 3 Gbps firewall and 1 Gbps site-to-site VPN throughput, with 10 GbE SFP+ and 2.5 GbE copper interfaces.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: MX250-HW
A 1U Meraki security and SD-WAN appliance for large branches, campuses, or data-center headends, rated for up to 2,000 users with 4 Gbps firewall and 1 Gbps site-to-site VPN throughput.
Read the analysisManufacturer identifier: MX450-HW
The largest planned Meraki MX in this batch, intended for large branches, campuses, or data-center headends and published for up to 10,000 users, 6 Gbps firewall throughput, and 2 Gbps site-to-site VPN throughput.
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