Experience unparalleled value and performance with the Netgate® 8300 Security Gateway powered by pfSense® Plus software. The Netgate 8300 is tailored for medium to large business, xSP, MSP/MSSP with high connectivity and stability requirements. This unit is enterprise-ready, featuring Netgate's most expandable chassis and hot-swappable PSUs, ensuring mission critical reliability and ease of maintenance.
This security gateway boasts a formidable 2.0 GHz, 8-core, 16-thread Intel® Xeon® D-1733NT processor with Intel AVX-512 for exceptional Firewall and VPN performance. The Netgate 8300 harnesses the power of Intel AVX-512 to accelerate VPN operations, bolstering throughput and reducing overhead while optimizing core firewall functions for enhanced network security and performance. With quad 10G SFP+ ports, quad 1G SFP ports, and triple 2.5G RJ-45 ports, plus expandability to 25G and 100G ports via PCIe cards, the Netgate 8300 future-proofs your network infrastructure, scaling effortlessly with your business.
The Netgate 8300 maximizes your investment by delivering high-performance throughput at an incredibly competitive cost per gigabit. Compared to the 1541, it boasts a remarkable 47% firewall performance gain, 100% improvement in VPN and routing throughput, and a 175% increase in port density.
This compact 1U chassis optimizes space efficiency in server rooms and data centers, ideal for mission-critical deployments requiring robust high availability options and hotswap dual-power capability. Redefine your network standards by offering superior scalability, performance, and cost efficiency that exceeds industry expectations with Netgate's 8300 Security Gateway.
CPU: Eight Core 2.0 GHz Intel Xeon CPU. Delivers 36 Gbps routing for everyday iPerf3-bidirectional traffic and over 26 Gbps of firewall throughput. Network Ports: 11 Independent 1G, 2.5G, and 10G ports. Maximum port flexibility - with 1G, 2.5G, and 10G Ethernet configurable as WAN or LAN across the combination of 11 RJ45 and SFP ports. Expandability: 1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 port for half-length low profile cards and 1 xPCIe 4.0 x16 port for full-height three-quarters length cards. Storage: 512 GB NVMe 2280 M-Key M.2 SSD. Memory: 16 GB DDR4, ECC, 2400MHz via 2x 8 GB (expandable to 32 GB via 2x 16 GB UDIMM). Power: Dual hot-swappable PSU bays. 1 x Internal 500W PSU (hot-swappable) included, 110V/240V AC input. Cooling: Active - 7x chassis fans at the rear of the enclosure
Performance Tests
L3 Forwarding
IPERF3 Traffic: 36.70 Gbps
Firewall
(10k ACLs)
IPERF3 Traffic: 26.80 Gbps
IPsec VPN
(AES-GCM-128 w/QAT)
IPERF3 Traffic: 14.60 Gbps
Netgate 8300 performance tests conducted with pfSense Plus software version 24.03
CPU
Intel Xeon D-1733NT, 8-core @ 2.0 GHz (Ice Lake Family)
Sheet steel enclosure, powder-coated finish 16.92 x 13 x 1.72 inches* 430 x 330 x 43.8 mm *excluding rack ears, handles, and hot-swap PSU protrusions
Mounting
1U rackmount - chassis is compatible with industry standard sliding rails
Cooling
Active - internal chassis cooling fans at the rear of the enclosure
Power
Dual power hot-swappable PSU bays. 1 x Internal 500W PSU 100V/240V AC input (hot-swappable) included AC Inlet: IEC320-C16 (3 pin) 1 x NEMA 5-15P to IEC320-C15 US power cord included
Environmental
Ambient temperature range of 0°C (32°F) to 40°C (104°F)
pfSense+ software updates and security patches are provided free of charge for the life of the product
No artificial limits or add-ons are needed for full functionality
Enjoy unlimited users, firewall rules, IPsec tunnels, dual WAN, and more without additional usage or feature-based pricing
Low power requirements to save money
Designed for an extended deployment lifetime
GROWS WITH YOU
Get all the security features you need to protect your business
Flexible configuration and support for multi-WAN, High Availability, VPN, load balancing, reporting and monitoring, etc
Add optional packages such as Snortfor IDS/IPS and network security monitoring.
EASY GUI MANAGEMENT
Intuitive web-based GUI includes :
Configure advanced routing, firewall rules, VPNs, multi-WAN, and traffic shaping
Dashboard with real-time traffic graphs
Detailed diagnostics and reporting tools
SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
Highly flexible, suitable for remote access and site-to-site connections, supporting a wide range of VPN types, including IPsec, OpenVPN, and WireGuard,
Simplified multi-vendor supported VPN creation and management
Secure connectivity for mobile and remote workers to the cloud
Use the Amazon VPC Wizard to easily set up VPN connections with your Amazon EC2 cloud.
Best For:
Medium-to-large sized organizations and businesses
Enterprise
Co-location, high availability use cases
Service Providers and Managed Service Providers
Router:
Policy-based routing
Multiple IP addresses per interface
Multiple WAN connections (with load balancing and failover)
Complex NAT mapping (outbound and inbound)
Concurrent IPv4 and IPv6 support
Optional multi-node High Availability (HA) clustering
Dynamic routing protocol support [w/pkg]
Firewall, Attack Prevention, & Content Filtering:
Extensive firewall rules
Stateful filtering & packet inspection
Per-interface configuration
Ethernet (layer 2) rule-based packet filtering
IP/DNS-based filtering and blacklisting [w/pkg]
IDS/IPS with Snort-based packet analyzer [w/pkg]
Layer 7 application detection and blocking [w/pkg]
Reverse proxy [w/pkg]
Geo/country blocking, IP block lists [w/pkg]
VPN:
Site-to-site and remote access VPNs
IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard®
Split tunneling
IPsec policy-based and route-based protocol support
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