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FortiGate 201F

FortiGate 200F Series

Fortinet FortiGate 201F

Enterprise-Grade Protection for Smaller Networks

The FortiGate 201F delivers 5 Gbps IPS throughput, 3 Gbps threat protection, 3 million concurrent sessions, and 480 GB onboard SSD with NP6XLite and CP9 hardware acceleration, 16x GE RJ45, 8x GE SFP, 2x 10GE SFP+ FortiLink, 2x 10GE SFP+, and dual power supplies.
5 Gbps
IPS Throughput
3 Gbps
Threat Protection
3,000,000
Concurrent Sessions


Overview

Enterprise-Grade Protection for Smaller Networks
The FortiGate 201F delivers enterprise-grade next generation firewall and secure SD-WAN capabilities for mid-range enterprise deployments. Powered by NP6XLite and CP9 hardware acceleration, the FortiGate 201F provides 5 Gbps IPS throughput and 3 Gbps threat protection with 480 GB onboard SSD storage for extended log retention.

Hardware-Accelerated Performance: Powered by Fortinet's NP6XLite network processor and CP9 content processor, the FortiGate 201F delivers hardware-accelerated firewall, VPN, IPS, and SSL inspection at enterprise scale.

Comprehensive Connectivity: Features 16 x GE RJ45 switch ports, 1 x MGMT port, 1 x HA port, 8 x GE SFP slots, 2 x 10GE SFP+ FortiLink slots, and 2 x 10GE SFP+ slots for high-speed WAN and uplink connectivity.

Onboard SSD Storage: The FortiGate 201F includes 480 GB onboard SSD for extended local logging, compliance reporting, and event retention without relying on external logging infrastructure.

Superior Security Effectiveness: Independently tested and validated, the FortiGate 201F delivers comprehensive protection including IPS, antivirus, application control, URL filtering, and SSL inspection for enterprise campus and branch deployments.

Redundant Power Supplies: Built-in dual power supplies provide essential redundancy for mission-critical enterprise deployments, minimising downtime and ensuring business continuity.

Security Fabric Integration: Zero Touch Integration with Fortinet's Security Fabric Single Pane of Glass Management reduces complexity and accelerates deployment across distributed enterprise locations.

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 against known and unknown attacks using continuous threat intelligence from AI powered FortiGuard Labs security services
Performance
  • Delivers industry’s best threat protection performance and ultra-low latency using purpose-built security processor (SPU) technology
  • Provides industry-leading performance and protection for SSL encrypted traffic
Management
  • Includes Management Console that’s effective, simple to use, and provides comprehensive network automation & visibility
  • Provides Zero Touch Integration with Security Fabric’s Single Pane of Glass Management
  • Predefined compliance checklist analyzes the deployment and highlights best practices to improve overall security posture
Security Fabric
  • Enables Fortinet and Fabric-ready partners’ products to provide broader visibility, integrated end-to-end detection, threat intelligence sharing, and automated remediation
FirewallIPSNGFWThreat ProtectionInterfaces
27 Gbps5 Gbps3.5 Gbps3 Gbps16x GE RJ45 | 8x GE SFP | 2x 10GE SFP+ FortiLink | 2x 10GE SFP+ | 480GB SSD | Dual PSU

Hardware

FortiGate 201F

Interfaces

  1. 1x USB Port
  2. 1x Console Port
  3. 1x GE RJ45 Management Port
  4. 1x GE RJ45 HA Port
  5. 16x GE RJ45 Switch Ports
  6. 8x GE SFP Slots
  7. 2x 10GE SFP+ FortiLink Slots
  8. 2x 10GE SFP+ Slots
Content Processor (CP9)

Fortinet’s new, breakthrough SPU CP9 content processor works outside of the direct flow of traffic and accelerates the inspection of computationally intensive security features:

  • Enhanced IPS performance with unique capability of full signature matching at ASIC
  • SSL inspection capabilities based on the latest industry mandated cipher suites
  • Encryption and decryption offloading
Network Processor (NP6XLite)

The SPU NP6XLite network processor enhances firewall and VPN functions delivering:

  • Optimized firewall processing for all types of IP payloads and Ethernet frames
  • Hardware-accelerated VPN encryption
  • Anomaly-based intrusion prevention, checksum offload, and packet defragmentation
  • Traffic shaping and priority queuing
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

The FortiGate 201F features a dedicated module that hardens physical networking appliances by generating, storing, and authenticating cryptographic keys. Hardware-based security mechanisms protect against malicious software and phishing attacks.

Access Layer Security

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.

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 8
FortiGate 201F FortiGate 201E
GE RJ45 Ports 16 16
GE RJ45 Management / HA 1 / 1 1 / 1
GE SFP Slots 8 8
10GE SFP+ FortiLink Slots 2 2
10GE SFP+ Slots 2 2
USB Port 1 1
Console Port 1 1
Internal Storage u2013 1x 480 GB SSD
System Performance u2014 Enterprise Traffic Mix 3
FortiGate 201F FortiGate 201E
IPS Throughput 5 Gbps
NGFW Throughput 3.5 Gbps
Threat Protection Throughput 3 Gbps
System Performance 21
FortiGate 201F FortiGate 201E
Firewall Throughput (1518/512/64 byte) 27 / 27 / 11 Gbps
Firewall Latency (64 byte UDP) 4.78 u03bcs
Firewall Throughput (Packets Per Second) 16.5 Mpps
Concurrent Sessions (TCP) 3 Million
New Sessions/Second (TCP) 280,000
Firewall Policies 10,000
IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte) 13 Gbps
Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 2,500
Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 16,000
SSL-VPN Throughput 2 Gbps
Concurrent SSL-VPN Users (Recommended Maximum, Tunnel Mode) 500
SSL Inspection Throughput (IPS, avg. HTTPS) 4 Gbps
SSL Inspection CPS (IPS, avg. HTTPS) 3,500
SSL Inspection Concurrent Session (IPS, avg. HTTPS) 300,000
Application Control Throughput (HTTP 64K) 13 Gbps
CAPWAP Throughput (HTTP 64K) 20 Gbps
Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum) 10 / 10
Maximum Number of FortiSwitches Supported 64
Maximum Number of FortiAPs (Total / Tunnel Mode) 256 / 128
Maximum Number of FortiTokens 5,000
High Availability Configurations Active/Active, Active/Passive, Clustering
Dimensions 4
FortiGate 201F FortiGate 201E
Height x Width x Length (inches) 1.73 x 17.01 x 13.47
Height x Width x Length (mm) 44 x 432 x 342
Form Factor Ear Mount, 1 RU
Weight 9.92 lbs (4.5 kg) 10.14 lbs (4.6 kg)
Operating Environment and Certifications 12
FortiGate 201F FortiGate 201E
Power Required 100u2013240V AC, 50-60 Hz
Maximum Current 100V / 2A, 240V / 1.2A
Power Consumption (Average / Maximum) 101.92 W / 118.90 W 104.52 W / 121.94 W
Heat Dissipation 405.70 BTU/h 436.98 BTU/h
Redundant Power Supplies Yes
Operating Temperature 32u2013104u00b0F (0u201340u00b0C)
Storage Temperature -31u2013158u00b0F (-35u201370u00b0C)
Operating Altitude Up to 7,400 ft (2,250 m)
Humidity 20u201390% non-condensing
Noise Level 49.9 dBA
Compliance FCC Part 15B Class A, CE, RCM, VCCI, UL/cUL, CB, BSMI
Certifications ICSA Labs: Firewall, IPsec, IPS, Antivirus, SSL-VPN, IPv6

Products

Fortinet Products

FortiGate 201F Base Appliance
FortiGate-201F 22 x GE RJ45 ports (including 2 x WAN ports, 1 x DMZ port, 1 x Mgmt port, 2 x HA ports, 16 x switch ports with 4 SFP port shared media), 4 SFP ports, 2x 10G SFP+ FortiLinks, 480GB onboard storage, dual power supplies redundancy #FG-201F
FortiGate-201F 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-201F Hardware plus 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FG-201F-BDL-950-12
FortiGate-201F Hardware plus 3 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FG-201F-BDL-950-36
FortiGate-201F Hardware plus 5 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FG-201F-BDL-950-60
FortiGate-201F Advanced Threat Protection
IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium
FortiGate-201F 1 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium) #FC-10-F201F-928-02-12
FortiGate-201F 3 Year Advanced Threat Protection #FC-10-F201F-928-02-36
FortiGate-201F 5 Year Advanced Threat Protection #FC-10-F201F-928-02-60
FortiGate-201F FortiGate Cloud Standard Subscription
FortiGate-201F 1 Year FortiGate Cloud Standard Subscription #FC-10-F201F-131-02-12
FortiGate-201F 3 Year FortiGate Cloud Standard Subscription #FC-10-F201F-131-02-36
FortiGate-201F 5 Year FortiGate Cloud Standard Subscription #FC-10-F201F-131-02-60
FortiGate-201F Unified Threat Protection (UTP)
IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium
FortiGate-201F 1 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FC-10-F201F-950-02-12
FortiGate-201F 3 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FC-10-F201F-950-02-36
FortiGate-201F 5 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) #FC-10-F201F-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 201E adds 1 x 480 GB onboard SSD to the 201F. Both models share identical performance specifications including 5 Gbps IPS throughput, 3 Gbps threat protection, and 3 million concurrent sessions.

The FortiGate 201F uses Fortinet's NP6XLite network processor and CP9 content processor. The NP6XLite handles hardware-accelerated firewall and VPN processing, while the CP9 offloads SSL inspection and IPS signature matching.

The FortiGate 201F supports up to 64 FortiSwitches and 256 FortiAPs (128 in tunnel mode), making it suitable for large campus or branch deployments with extensive wired and wireless infrastructure.

The UTP (Unified Threat Protection) bundle is recommended for most deployments, covering IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, antispam, and FortiCare Premium. The Advanced Threat Protection bundle is also available for targeted IPS and malware protection.

Description

The FortiGate 201F delivers enterprise-grade NGFW and secure SD-WAN for mid-range enterprise deployments. Powered by NP6XLite and CP9 hardware acceleration, the 201F provides 5 Gbps IPS throughput, 3 Gbps threat protection, 16x GE RJ45, 8x GE SFP, 2x 10GE SFP+ FortiLink, 2x 10GE SFP+ slots, 480 GB onboard SSD, and dual power supplies.

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