Netgate 8300 pfSense+ Security Gateway

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Netgate 8300 pfSense+ Security Gateway

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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.


Please note that the MAX variant of the Netgate 8300 sold by Netgate includes two power supplies. We offer the option to purchase either one or two, with a reduced price for the single PSU option. To add an additional power supply, please select it from the "Power Supply" drop-down menu.

 

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)
CPU Cores 8-core
Physical Network I/O ports (4) 10GbE SFP+ cage ports
(4) 1GbE SFP cage ports
(3) 2.5GbE RJ-45 "direct" (unswitched) Intel i226 ethernet ports
Storage 512 GB NVMe 2280 M-Key M.2 SSD
Memory 16 GB DDR4, ECC, 2400MHz via 2x 8 GB 1G x 72-Bit UDIMM
(expandable to 32 GB via 2x 16 GB UDIMM)
Physical Expansion Card Slots 2x m.2 M-Key slots for NVMe SSD storage via custom vertical PCIe riser card
1x PCIe 3.0 x8 slot
Supports half-length low profile cards and “up-plugging” of x16 cards
(limited to x8 speeds)
1x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot
Supports full-height three-quarter-length cards
Console Port 1x RJ45 auto-detect console port
Cisco pinout USB-A to RJ45 console cable included
Management Port 1x IPMI management port via dedicated RJ45
USB Ports 2 x USB 3.2 jacks (USB-A female)
RTC (battery) CR2032 (20mm) lithium coin cell onboard, 3VDC
LED 3x RGB LEDs – software/firmware controllable via Aspeed AST2620 BMC
Power Buttons / Switches 1x illuminated push button (front) - software controlled
1x mechanical toggle switch (rear)
Enclosure 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)
Certifications CE, CB, FCC (Class A), ISED (Class A), RoHS, UL, ACMA, UKCA

LOW TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

  • 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 Snort for 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
  • OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (DCO)
  • Intel IPsec Multi-Buffer (IIMB)
  • Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT)

User Authentication & System Security:

  • User and group-based privileges
  • LDAP authentication
  • Automatic lockout after repeated attempts
  • Optional key-based SSH access
  • Traffic and bandwidth shaping
  • Captive portal with user data transfer quotas
  • External RADIUS authentication [w/pkg]

Configuration:

  • Setup wizard for initial configuration
  • Encrypted automatic backup to Netgate server
  • Easy configuration backup/restore
  • Multi-language support

Monitoring & Reporting:

  • Customizable dashboard with widgets
  • Local monitoring graphs
  • Remote logging
  • Network usage monitoring [w/pkg]
  • Network diagnostics [w/pkg]
Transceiver Model Interface type Distance Tested
SFP+ 10GBASE-T 80M COPPER RJ-45 TRANSCEIVER RJ45 80m
SFP+ 10GBase-SR Transceiver Duplex LC Connector 300m
10Gtek SFP+ 10GBASE-T Copper 30m RJ-45 Transceiver RJ45 30m
FS SFP+ 10GBASE-T Copper 30m RJ-45 Transceiver RJ45 30m
SFP+ 10GBASE-LR 10km Transceiver Duplex LC Connector 10Km

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