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FortiGate 61F

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FortiGate 60F Series

Fortinet FortiGate 61F

Fast and secure SD-WAN in a compact fanless desktop form factor.

The FortiGate 61F delivers 1.4 Gbps IPS throughput and 700 Mbps threat protection in a compact fanless desktop form factor with 128 GB onboard SSD storage, for enterprise branch offices and mid-sized businesses.
1.4 Gbps
IPS Throughput
700 Mbps
Threat Protection
700,000
Concurrent Sessions


Overview

Next Generation Firewall and Secure SD-WAN
The FortiGate 61F provides a fast and secure SD-WAN solution in a compact fanless desktop form factor for enterprise branch offices and mid-sized businesses. The 61F adds 128 GB onboard SSD storage over the base 60F for local logging and reporting, while delivering identical firewall and security performance with system-on-a-chip acceleration and industry-leading secure SD-WAN.

Extended Local Storage: The FortiGate 61F includes 1 x 128 GB SSD onboard storage for extended local logging, reporting, and event retention — ideal for compliance-driven branch deployments.

Extensive Connectivity Options: Designed with 10 GE RJ45 ports, including 2 WAN ports, 1 DMZ port, 2 FortiLink ports, and 5 internal ports, offering broad flexibility for diverse enterprise networking needs.

Superior Performance for Secure Networks: Features powerful system-on-a-chip acceleration delivering 1.4 Gbps IPS throughput and 700 Mbps threat protection throughput, ensuring effective defence against advanced threats.

Enhanced SSL Inspection and SD-WAN: Purpose-built security processor technology provides industry-leading SSL inspection performance and robust SD-WAN functionality for secure, high-speed network operations.

Simple and Effective Management: User-friendly management console with comprehensive network automation, visibility, and Zero Touch Integration with Fortinet Security Fabric for streamlined deployment.

Advanced Security via FortiGuard AI: Continuous threat intelligence from AI-powered FortiGuard Labs identifies and mitigates both known and unknown threats across all network traffic, encrypted or not.

Security
  • Identifies thousands of applications inside network traffic for deep inspection and granular policy enforcement
  • Protects against malware, exploits, and malicious websites in both encrypted and non-encrypted traffic
  • Prevent and detect known and unknown attacks using continuous threat intelligence from AI-powered FortiGuard Labs security services
Performance
  • Delivers industry-leading threat protection performance and ultra-low latency using purpose-built security processor (SPU) technology
  • Provides industry-leading performance and protection for SSL encrypted traffic
Networking
  • Advanced networking capabilities seamlessly integrated with layer 7 security and virtual domains (VDOMs) for deployment flexibility and multi-tenancy
  • High-density, flexible combination of high-speed interfaces for optimal TCO for data center and WAN deployments
Security Fabric
  • Enables Fortinet and Fabric-ready partner products to provide broader visibility, integrated end-to-end detection, threat intelligence sharing, and automated remediation
FirewallIPSNGFWThreat ProtectionInterfaces
10 Gbps1.4 Gbps1 Gbps700 Mbps10x GE RJ45 ports | 1 x 128 GB SSD | WiFi variants

Hardware

FortiGate / FortiWiFi 60F / 61F

FortiGate 61F

Interfaces

  1. 1x USB Port
  2. 1x Console Port
  3. 2x GE RJ45 WAN Ports
  4. 1x GE RJ45 DMZ Port
  5. 2x GE RJ45 FortiLink Ports
  6. 5x GE RJ45 Internal Ports
  7. 1x 128 GB SSD (Internal Storage)

Hardware Features

FortiGate 61F Hardware Features
Powered by Purpose-built Secure SD-WAN ASIC SOC4
  • Combines a RISC-based CPU with Fortinet’s proprietary Security Processing Unit (SPU) content and network processors for unmatched performance
  • Delivers industry’s fastest application identification and steering for efficient business operations
  • Accelerates IPsec VPN performance for best user experience on direct internet access
  • Enables best-of-breed NGFW Security and Deep SSL Inspection with high performance
  • Extends security to access layer to enable SD-Branch transformation with accelerated and integrated switch and access point connectivity
3G/4G WAN Connectivity

The FortiGate 61F 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.

Compact and Reliable Form Factor

Designed for small environments, you can place it on a desktop or wall-mount it. It is small, lightweight yet highly reliable with superior MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure), minimising the chance of a network disruption.

Secure Access Layer

FortiLink protocol enables you to converge security and 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.

Deployment

Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)
  • Reduce the complexity and maximize your ROI by integrating threat protection security capabilities into a single high-performance network security appliance, powered by Fortinet’s Security Processing Unit (SPU)
  • Full visibility into users, devices, applications across the entire attack surface and consistent security policy enforcement irrespective of asset location
  • Protect against network exploitable vulnerabilities with industry-validated IPS that offers low latency and optimized network performance
  • Automatically block threats on decrypted traffic using the Industry’s highest SSL inspection performance, including the latest TLS 1.3 standard with mandated ciphers
  • Proactively block newly discovered sophisticated attacks in real-time with AI-powered FortiGuard Labs and advanced threat protection services included in the Fortinet Security Fabric
Secure SD-WAN
  • Consistent business application performance with accurate detection, dynamic WAN path steering and optimization
  • Multi-cloud access for faster SaaS adoption with end-toend optimization
  • Simplified and intuitive workflow with FortiManger for management and zero touch deployment
  • Strong security posture with next generation firewall and real-time threat protection

Fabric Security

Security Fabric

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

The Fabric empowers organizations of any size to secure and simplify their hybrid infrastructure on the journey to digital innovation.

FortiOS™ Operating System

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.

Services
FortiGuard™ Security Services

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.

FortiCare™ Services

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.

Specifications

Technical Specifications

Hardware Specifications 7
FortiGate 60F FortiGate 61F FortiWifi 60F FortiWifi 61F
GE RJ45 WAN / DMZ Ports 2 / 1 2 / 1 2 / 1 2 / 1
GE RJ45 Internal Ports 5 5 5 5
GE RJ45 FortiLink Ports (Default) 2 2 2 2
Wireless Interface u2013 u2013 Single Radio (2.4GHz/5GHz), 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac-W2 Single Radio (2.4GHz/5GHz), 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac-W2
USB Ports 1 1 1 1
Console (RJ45) 1 1 1 1
Internal Storage u2013 1 x 128 GB SSD u2013 1 x 128 GB SSD
System Performance u2014 Enterprise Traffic Mix 3
FortiGate 60F FortiGate 61F FortiWifi 60F FortiWifi 61F
IPS Throughput 1.4 Gbps
NGFW Throughput 1 Gbps
Threat Protection Throughput 700 Mbps
System Performance 21
FortiGate 60F FortiGate 61F FortiWifi 60F FortiWifi 61F
Firewall Throughput (1518 / 512 / 64 byte UDP packets) 10/10/6 Gbps
Firewall Latency (64 byte UDP packets) 3.3 u03bcs
Firewall Throughput (Packets Per Second) 9 Mpps
Concurrent Sessions (TCP) 700,000
New Sessions/Second (TCP) 35,000
Firewall Policies 5,000
IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte) 6.5 Gbps
Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 200
Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 500
SSL-VPN Throughput 900 Mbps
Concurrent SSL-VPN Users (Recommended Maximum, Tunnel Mode) 200
SSL Inspection Throughput (IPS, avg. HTTPS) 630 Mbps
SSL Inspection CPS (IPS, avg. HTTPS) 400
SSL Inspection Concurrent Session (IPS, avg. HTTPS) 55,000
Application Control Throughput (HTTP 64K) 1.8 Gbps
CAPWAP Throughput (HTTP 64K) 8 Gbps
Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum) 10 / 10
Maximum Number of FortiSwitches Supported 16
Maximum Number of FortiAPs (Total / Tunnel Mode) 64 / 32
Maximum Number of FortiTokens 500
High Availability Configurations Active-Active, Active-Passive, Clustering
Dimensions 4
FortiGate 60F FortiGate 61F FortiWifi 60F FortiWifi 61F
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 mm
Weight 2.23 lbs (1.01 kg)
Form Factor Desktop
Radio Specifications 4
FortiGate 60F FortiGate 61F FortiWifi 60F FortiWifi 61F
Multiple User (MU) MIMO u2013 u2013 3x3 3x3
Maximum Wi-Fi Speeds u2013 u2013 1300 Mbps @ 5 GHz, 450 Mbps @ 2.4 GHz 1300 Mbps @ 5 GHz, 450 Mbps @ 2.4 GHz
Maximum Tx Power u2013 u2013 20 dBm 20 dBm
Antenna Gain u2013 u2013 3.5 dBi @ 5 GHz, 5 dBi @ 2.4 GHz 3.5 dBi @ 5 GHz, 5 dBi @ 2.4 GHz
Operating Environment and Certifications 12
FortiGate 60F FortiGate 61F FortiWifi 60F FortiWifi 61F
Power Rating 12Vdc, 3A
Power Required Powered by External DC Power Adapter, 100u2013240V AC, 50/60 Hz
Maximum Current 100Vac/1.0A, 240Vac/0.6A
Power Consumption (Average / Maximum) 10.17 W / 12.43 W 17.2 W / 18.7 W 17.2 W / 18.7 W 17.5 W / 19.0 W
Heat Dissipation 63.1 BTU/hr 63.8 BTU/hr 63.8 BTU/hr 64.8 BTU/hr
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

Products

Fortinet Products

FortiGate 61F Base Appliance
FortiGate-61F 10 x GE RJ45 ports (including 2 x WAN Ports, 1 x DMZ Port, 7 x Internal Ports), 128 GB SSD onboard storage #FG-61F
FortiGate 61F Hardware plus FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection
Includes: Hardware Unit, FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades, Enterprise Services Bundle plus term of contract
FortiGate-61F Hardware plus 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection #FG-61F-BDL-809-12
FortiGate-61F Hardware plus 3 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection #FG-61F-BDL-809-36
FortiGate-61F Hardware plus 5 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection #FG-61F-BDL-809-60
FortiGate 61F 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, UTP Services Bundle plus term of contract
FortiGate-61F Hardware plus 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FG-61F-BDL-950-12
FortiGate-61F Hardware plus 3 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FG-61F-BDL-950-36
FortiGate-61F Hardware plus 5 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FG-61F-BDL-950-60
FortiGate-61F Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium)
FortiGate-61F 1 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) #FC-10-0061F-928-02-12
FortiGate-61F 3 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) #FC-10-0061F-928-02-36
FortiGate-61F 5 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) #FC-10-0061F-928-02-60
FortiGate-61F Unified Threat Protection (UTP)
Includes: FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades, UTP Services Bundle
FortiGate-61F 1 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) #FC-10-0061F-950-02-12
FortiGate-61F 3 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) #FC-10-0061F-950-02-36
FortiGate-61F 5 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) #FC-10-0061F-950-02-60

Pricing Notes:

  • Hardware plus FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection 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
  • Hardware plus FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) Hardware Unit, 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, URL, DNS & Video Filtering and Antispam Service) plus term of contract
  • Enterprise Protection (IPS, AI-based Inline Malware Prevention, Inline CASB Database, DLP, App Control, Adv Malware Protection, URL/DNS/Video Filtering, Anti-spam, Attack Surface Security, Converter Svc, FortiCare Premium) 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)
  • Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) 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, URL, DNS & Video Filtering and Antispam Service)
  • Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades, Advanced Threat Protection Bundle (IPS, AV, Botnet IP/Domain, Mobile Malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including Virus Outbreak and Content Disarm & Reconstruct Service, Application Control)
  • FortiCare Essential Support FortiCare Essential Ticket Handling, Hardware Replacement, Firmware and General Upgrades, Application Control
  • FortiCare Premium Support FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades, Application Control
  • FortiCare Elite Support FortiCare Premium Support with FortiCare Elite Ticket Handling.
  • Prices are for one year of Premium RMA support. Usual discounts can be applied.
  • Annual contracts only. No multi-year SKUs are available for these services.
  • Contact Fortinet Renewals team for upgrade quotations for existing FortiCare contracts.
  • Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.

FAQ

Common Questions

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The FortiGate 61F is identical to the 60F in every performance and connectivity aspect, with one key addition: 1 x 128 GB onboard SSD storage for extended local logging, event retention, and reporting. Both models share the same IPS, NGFW, and threat protection throughput.

The FortiWiFi 61F adds an integrated single-radio 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2 wireless access point to the 61F, supporting both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. It is ideal for branch offices that need combined wired and wireless connectivity from a single compact appliance.

For most branch deployments, the UTP (Unified Threat Protection) bundle is the recommended starting point u00e2u20acu201d it includes IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, antispam, and FortiCare Premium support. For compliance-heavy environments, the Enterprise Protection bundle adds DLP, AI-based malware prevention, and CASB.

Yes. Secure SD-WAN is built directly into FortiOS at no additional licence cost. The SOC4 ASIC delivers hardware-accelerated application identification, path steering, and VPN performance for optimal branch SD-WAN deployments.

Description

The FortiGate 61F delivers fast and secure SD-WAN and NGFW capabilities in a compact fanless desktop form factor, with 128 GB onboard SSD for extended local logging, ideal for enterprise branch offices and mid-sized businesses.

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