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The Netgate 4100 is brand new in original box and all accessories
ideal for pro-home, small/medium businesses, or edge deployments that require flexible port configurations to support 1 to 2.5 Gbps WAN capabilities across (2) RJ45 copper / SFP fiber Combo WAN ports and (4) discrete, unswitched 2.5 Gbps RJ-45 ethernet LAN ports - all in a silent desktop form factor.
L3 Forwarding
IPERF3 Traffic: 8.15 Gbps
IMIX Traffic: 3.24 Gbps
Firewall
(10k ACLs)
IPERF3 Traffic: 4.09 Gbps
IMIX Traffic: 1.40 Gbps
IPsec VPN
(AES-GCM-128 w/QAT)
IPERF3 Traffic: 960 Mbps
IMIX Traffic: 312 Mbps
Netgate 4100 performance tests conducted with pfSense Plus software version 22.01
Network Ports: 6 Independent 1G and 2.5G Flexible WAN/LAN Configurations. Use a combination of 6 ports for maximum flexibility - with 1 and 2.5 Gbps WAN capabilities across RJ45 and SFP ports, as well as 4 discrete, unswitched 2.5 Gbps LAN ports
Storage: 16 GB eMMC (or optional 128 GB NVMe M.2 SSD with Netgate 4100 Max)
Memory: 4 GB DDR4 RAM, DDR4 memory allows more stable, higher transfer rates for memory-intensive applications (e.g. IDS/IPS).
Cooling: The passive cooling system and low power draw of the Netgate 4100 provides efficient thermal management and silent operation expected from smaller devices despite its significantly higher performance.
Up to 10 Gbps performance
Flexible 3rd-party application options
Traditional management mechanisms
Proven reliability
Complete business assurance support
All at a fraction of the cost of proprietary alternatives, pfSense Plus software is the perfect answer. Popular pfSense Plus use cases include load balancing, traffic shaping, captive portal, UTM device, DNS/DHCP Server, IDS/IPS, failover WAN, and much more.
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS:
CPU
Intel® Atom® C3338R with QAT, 2-core @ 1.8 GHz (Denverton family)
CPU Cores
Dual Core
Physical Network I/O ports
(2) Auto media detect 1 Gbps (RJ45 copper / SFP fiber) Combo WAN ports
(4) 2.5 Gbps RJ-45 "direct" (unswitched) ethernet LAN ports
Storage
16 GB eMMC (onboard - soldered) upgradable to 128 GB NVMe M.2 SSD with 4100 Max
Memory
4 GB DDR4 w/o ECC, single channel
Physical Expansion Card Slots
1x m.2 (Key-B slot) NVMe (PCIe)
Console Port
1x auto-detect console port: "Cisco pinout" RJ45 + micro-USB (micro-USB cable included with each system)
USB Ports
2x USB 3.0 jacks (USB-A female) Located on left side rear when viewed from system front
LED
3x 4-color LEDs (RGB + amber) Software / bootloader controllable via Microchip MCU
Enclosure
Desktop - Aluminum, plastic, and steel enclosure.
10 x 7.88 x 1.88 inches
254 x 200 x 47.63 mm
Mounting
Optional wall or rack mount kit
Cooling
Passive