Description
The FortiGate 40F series provides a fast and secure SD-WAN solution in a compact fanless desktop form factor for enterprise branch offices and mid-sized businesses.
FortiGate 40F Series
Fast and secure SD-WAN in a compact fanless desktop form factor.
Next Generation Firewall and Secure SD-WAN
The FortiGate/FortiWiFi 40F series provides a fast and secure SD-WAN solution in a compact fanless desktop form factor for enterprise branch offices and mid-sized businesses. Protects against cyber threats with system-on-a-chip acceleration and industry-leading secure SDWAN 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.
Compact and Efficient Design: The FortiGate 40F is designed for small to mid-sized businesses and enterprise branch offices, featuring a compact, fanless desktop form factor that ensures quiet operation and minimizes space usage.
Robust Connectivity Options: Equipped with 5 GE RJ45 ports, including 1 WAN port and 4 internal ports, this model provides essential connectivity and flexibility for various network configurations in a small-scale environment.
High-Performance Security: Offers up to 1 Gbps IPS throughput and 600 Mbps threat protection throughput, using Fortinet’s purpose-built security processor technology to deliver industry-leading performance and protection for SSL encrypted traffic.
Advanced Threat Protection: Integrated with Fortinet’s AI-powered FortiGuard Labs, the FortiGate 40F offers comprehensive cybersecurity, identifying and mitigating both known and unknown threats to maintain robust security across your network.
Simplified Management and Deployment: Features a user-friendly management console that provides comprehensive network automation and visibility, coupled with Zero Touch Integration with Fortinet’s Security Fabric for easy deployment.
Secure SD-WAN Ready: Supports secure direct Internet access and dynamic WAN path steering, ensuring consistent business application performance and accelerated multi-cloud access, ideal for businesses transitioning to SaaS models.
Streamlined Network Management: Features such as the FortiLink protocol allow seamless integration of security and network management, enabling centralized control and simplified operations across all networked FortiGate devices.
Highly Scalable and Secure SD-WAN: Delivers exceptional quality of experience and enhanced security posture for diverse deployment scenarios from branch offices to large-scale enterprise environments, supported by Fortinet’s patented security processing unit (SPU) technology.
| Firewall | IPS | NGFW | Threat Protection | Interfaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 800 Mbps | 600 Mbps | Multiple GE RJ45 | WiFi variants |


The industry’s highest-performing cybersecurity platform, powered by FortiOS, with a rich ecosystem designed to span the extended digital attack surface, delivering fully automated, self-healing network security.
Broad: Coordinated detection and enforcement across the entire digital attack surface and lifecycle with converged networking and security across edges, clouds, endpoints and users
Integrated: Integrated and unified security, operation, and performance across different technologies, location, deployment options, and the richest Ecosystem
Automated: Context aware, self-healing network & security posture leveraging cloud-scale and advanced AI to automatically deliver near-real-time, user-to-application coordinated protection across the Fabric
FortiOS, Fortinet’s leading operating system enable the convergence of high performing networking and security across the Fortinet Security Fabric delivering consistent and context-aware security posture across network endpoint, and clouds. The organically built best of breed capabilities and unified approach allows organizations to run their businesses without compromising performance or protection, supports seamless scalability, and simplifies innovation consumption. The release of FortiOS 7 dramatically expands the Fortinet Security Fabric’s ability to deliver consistent security across hybrid deployment models consisting on appliances, software and As-a-Service with SASE, ZTNA and other emerging cybersecurity solutions.
FortiGuard Labs offers real-time intelligence on the threat landscape, delivering comprehensive security updates across the full range of Fortinet’s solutions. Comprised of security threat researchers, engineers, and forensic specialists, the team collaborates with the world’s leading threat monitoring organizations and other network and security vendors, as well as law enforcement agencies.
Fortinet is dedicated to helping our customers succeed, and every year FortiCare services help thousands of organizations get the most from their Fortinet Security Fabric solution. We have more than 1,000 experts to help accelerate technology implementation, provide reliable assistance through advanced support, and offer proactive care to maximize security and performance of Fortinet deployments.



The RM-FR-T14 gives you the ability to mount your Fortinet desktop firewall in a 19″ rack. The rack is tailored specifically for the listed models to guarantee a perfect fit. In addition, the connections are brought to the front for easy access. The power supply is fixed to prevent an accidental loss of power.
Assembly will take about 5 minutes. Simply slide your Fortinet device in the kit, place the retainers, connect the supplied cables to the keystones and fix the power supply to the rack.
| Rack Mount Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Rackmount.IT |
| Model | Fortinet |
| For Use | FortiGate 40F |
| Color | RAL 9003 Signal White |
| Height | 1U |
| Dimensions (height × width × depth) | 44 × 482 × 217 mm |
| Number of connections brought to the front | 6 |
| Console port to the front | Yes |
| Cables | 6 × 0.5m cables |
| Couplers | 6 × RJ45 couplers |
| What's in the box | FortiRack + RJ45 couplers Cables Assembly materials Installation guide |
FortiGate / FortiWifi 40F

Interfaces
The FortiGate 40F Series includes a USB port that allows you to plug in a compatible third-party 3G/4G USB modem, providing additional WAN connectivity or a redundant link for maximum reliability.
Designed for small environments, you can place it on a desktop or wall-mount it. It is small, lightweight yet highly reliable with a superior MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure), minimizing the chance of a network disruption.
FortiLink protocol enables you to converge security and the network access by integrating the FortiSwitch into the FortiGate as a logical extension of the NGFW. These FortiLink enabled ports can be reconfigured as regular ports as needed.
Specifications
| FortiGate 40F | FortiWifi 40F | |
|---|---|---|
| GE RJ45 WAN / DMZ Ports | 1 | |
| GE RJ45 Internal Ports | 3 | |
| GE RJ45 FortiLink Ports | 1 | |
| GE RJ45 PoE/+ Ports | - | |
| Wireless Interface | - | Single Radio (2.4GHz/5GHz) 802.11 /a/b/g/n/ac-W2 |
| USB Ports | 1 | |
| Console (RJ45) | 1 | |
| Onboard Storage | - | |
| Included Transceivers | - | |
| FortiGate 40F | FortiWifi 40F | |
|---|---|---|
| IPS Throughput | 1 Gbps | |
| NGFW Throughput | 800 Mbps | |
| Threat Protection Throughput | 600 Mbps | |
| FortiGate 40F | FortiWifi 40F | |
|---|---|---|
| Firewall Throughput (1518 / 512 / 64 byte UDP packets) | 5/5/5 Gbps | |
| Firewall Latency (64 byte UDP packets) | 2.97 u03bcs | |
| Firewall Throughput (Packets Per Second) | 7.5 Mpps | |
| Concurrent Sessions (TCP) | 700,000 | |
| New Sessions/Second (TCP) | 35,000 | |
| Firewall Policies | 5,000 | |
| IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte) | 4.4 Gbps | |
| Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels | 200 | |
| Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels | 250 | |
| SSL-VPN Throughput | 490 Mbps | |
| Concurrent SSL-VPN Users (Recommended Maximum, Tunnel Mode) | 200 | |
| SSL Inspection Throughput (IPS, avg. HTTPS) | 310 Mbps | |
| SSL Inspection CPS (IPS, avg. HTTPS) | 320 | |
| SSL Inspection Concurrent Session (IPS, avg. HTTPS) | 55,000 | |
| Application Control Throughput (HTTP 64K) | 990 Mbps | |
| CAPWAP Throughput (HTTP 64K) | 3.5 Gbps | |
| Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum) | 10 / 10 | |
| Maximum Number of FortiSwitches Supported | 8 | |
| Maximum Number of FortiAPs (Total / Tunnel Mode) | 16 / 8 | |
| Maximum Number of FortiTokens | 500 | |
| High Availability Configurations | Active / Active, Active / Passive, Clustering | |
| FortiGate 40F | FortiWifi 40F | |
|---|---|---|
| Height x Width x Length (inches) | 1.5 x 8.5 x 6.3 | |
| Height x Width x Length (mm) | 38.5 x 216 x 160 | |
| Weight | 2.2 lbs (1 kg) | |
| Form Factor | Desktop | |
| Input rating | 12Vdc, 3A | |
| Power Required | Powered by External DC Power Adapter, 100u2013240V AC, 50/60 Hz | |
| Power Consumption (Average / Maximum) | 7.74 W / 9.46 W | 14.6 W / 16.6 W |
| Maximum Current | 100V AC / 0.2A, 240V AC / 0.1A | |
| Heat Dissipation | 52.55 BTU/hr | 56.64 BTU/hr |
| FortiGate 40F | FortiWifi 40F | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Temperature | 32u2013104u00b0F (0u201340u00b0C) | |
| Storage Temperature | -31u2013158u00b0F (-35u201370u00b0C) | |
| Humidity | 10u201390% non-condensing | |
| Noise Level | Fanless 0 dBA | |
| Operating Altitude | Up to 7,400 ft (2,250 m) | |
| Compliance | FCC, ICES, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI, UL/cUL, CB | |
| Certifications | ICSA Labs: Firewall, IPsec, IPS, Antivirus, SSL-VPN | |
| FortiGate 40F | FortiWifi 40F | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple (MU) MIMO | - | 3 x 3 |
| Maximum Wi-Fi Speeds | - | 1300 Mbps @ 5 GHz, 450 Mbps @ 2.4 GHz |
| Maximum Tx Power | - | 20 dBm |
| Antenna Gain | - | 3.5 dBi @ 5GHz, 5 dBi @ 2.4 GHz |
Products
| FortiGate 40F Base Appliance | ||
| FortiGate-40F Firewall - 5 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports, Ideal for Small Businesses (Appliance Only, No Subscription) | #FG-40F | |
| FortiGate-40F Hardware plus FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) | ||
| Includes: Hardware Unit, FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades, Enterprise Services Bundle (IPS, AI-based Inline Malware Prevention, Advanced Malware Protection, Inline CASB Database, Data Loss Prevention, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam, Attack Surface Security, and FortiConverter Service) plus term of contract | ||
| FortiGate-40F Hardware plus 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) | #FG-40F-BDL-950-12 | |
| FortiGate-40F Hardware plus 3 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) | #FG-40F-BDL-950-36 | |
| FortiGate-40F Hardware plus 5 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) | #FG-40F-BDL-950-60 | |
| FortiGate-40F Advanced Threat Protection | ||
| FortiGate-40F 1 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) | #FC-10-0040F-928-02-12 | |
| FortiGate-40F 3 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) | #FC-10-0040F-928-02-36 | |
| FortiGate-40F 3 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) | #FC-10-0040F-928-02-60 | |
| FortiGate Cloud | ||
| Cloud-based single-pane-of-glass management, analytics and one-click VPN deployment. | ||
| FortiGate-40F 1 Year FortiGate Cloud Standard Subscription, includes Management, Analysis and 1 Year Log Retention | #FC-10-0040F-131-02-12 | |
| FortiGate-40F 3 Year FortiGate Cloud Standard Subscription, includes Management, Analysis and 1 Year Log Retention | #FC-10-0040F-131-02-36 | |
| FortiGate-40F 5 Year FortiGate Cloud Standard Subscription, includes Management, Analysis and 1 Year Log Retention | #FC-10-0040F-131-02-60 | |
| FortiGate-40F Unified Threat Protection (UTP) | ||
| Includes: FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades, UTP Services Bundle (IPS, AV, Botnet IP/Domain, Mobile Malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including Virus Outbreak and Content Disarm & Reconstruct, Application Control, Web & Video Filtering and Antispam Service) | ||
| FortiGate-40F 1 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) | #FC-10-0040F-950-02-12 | |
| FortiGate-40F 3 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) | #FC-10-0040F-950-02-36 | |
| FortiGate-40F 5 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) | #FC-10-0040F-950-02-60 | |
Pricing Notes:
Resources
Both models share identical firewall performance and security feature sets. The FortiWifi 40F adds an integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2 wireless access point, making it suitable for small offices that need both wired and wireless connectivity from a single appliance.
Yes. Secure SD-WAN is built directly into FortiOS at no additional licence cost. The 40F supports dual WAN links with application-aware path selection, SLA monitoring, and automatic failover.
For most deployments, the UTP (Unified Threat Protection) bundle is the recommended starting point - it includes IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, antispam, and FortiCare support.
The FortiGate 40F series provides a fast and secure SD-WAN solution in a compact fanless desktop form factor for enterprise branch offices and mid-sized businesses.