FortiGate 70F Series

Fortinet FortiGate 71F

Name: Fortinet FortiGate 71F Firewall - Data Sheet
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Fast and secure Next-Generation Firewall and SD-WAN

The FortiGate 71F delivers 1.4 Gbps IPS throughput, 800 Mbps threat protection, 1.5 million concurrent sessions, and 128 GB onboard SSD in a compact fanless desktop form factor for enterprise branch offices.

2.6 Gbps

Threat Protection

1.5 Gbps

SSL Inspection

1,500,000

Concurrent Sessions

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Overview

The FortiGate 71F series provides a fast and secure Next-Generation Firewall and 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.

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

Certification

Independently tested and validated for best-in-class security effectiveness and performance

Networking

Delivers advanced networking capabilities that seamlessly integrate with advanced layer 7 security and virtual domains (VDOMs) to offer extensive deployment flexibility, multi-tenancy and effective utilization of resources
Delivers high-density, flexible combination of various high-speed interfaces to enable best TCO for customers for data center and WAN deployments

Management

Includes a management console that is effective, simple to use, and provides comprehensive network automation and visibility
Provides Zero Touch Integration with Fortinet’s 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

Highlights

Centralized Management

Configure and manage policies centrally. Take action with rich reporting and analytics of network traffic, user activity, and threats.

VPN and Zero Trust Network Access

High IPsec VPN performance enables fast, stable, and secure access for remote employees while nsure ensuring compliance and strengthening security with zero-trust policies enforcement that verify only authorized users, devices, and applications are accessing data.

Built-in SD-WAN

predictable application performance with real-time traffic steering, self-healing networks and sub-second failover

Security Fabric Integration

Share actionable threat intelligence across the entire attack surface to build a consistent and coordinated end-to-end security posture.

Specifications

Technical Specifications

Group 1 10

	FortiGate 70F/71F
Firewall Throughput	10 Gbps
New Sessions/Sec.	35,000
Concurrent Sessions	1.5 Million
VPN	6.5 Gbps
IPS	1.4 Gbps
NGFW	1 Gbps
Threat Protection	800 Mbps
Deployment Modes	Next Generation Firewall Secure SD-WAN
Power Supply	AC Power Adapter
Interfaces	7u00d7 GE RJ45 Internal Ports 2u00d7 GE RJ45 WAN Ports 1u00d7 GE RJ45 DMZ Port

Products

Fortinet Products

FortiGate 71F Base Appliance
FortiGate-71F 10 x GE RJ45 ports (7 x Internal, 2 x WAN, 1 x DMZ), 128 GB SSD onboard storage	#FG-71F
FortiGate-71F 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-71F Hardware plus 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection	#FG-71F-BDL-809-12
FortiGate-71F Hardware plus 3 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection	#FG-71F-BDL-809-36
FortiGate-71F Hardware plus 5 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection	#FG-71F-BDL-809-60
FortiGate-71F 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-71F Hardware plus 1 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP)	#FG-71F-BDL-950-12
FortiGate-71F Hardware plus 3 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP)	#FG-71F-BDL-950-36
FortiGate-71F Hardware plus 5 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP)	#FG-71F-BDL-950-60
FortiGate-71F Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium)
FortiGate-71F 1 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-0071F-928-02-12
FortiGate-71F 3 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-0071F-928-02-36
FortiGate-71F 5 Year Advanced Threat Protection (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection Service, Application Control, and FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-0071F-928-02-60
FortiGate-71F Unified Threat Protection (UTP)
Includes: FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades, UTP Services Bundle
FortiGate-71F 1 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-0071F-950-02-12
FortiGate-71F 3 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-0071F-950-02-36
FortiGate-71F 5 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-0071F-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.

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FortiGate 70F/71F Series Datasheet

What is the difference between the FortiGate 70F and 71F?

The FortiGate 71F is identical to the 70F in all performance and connectivity aspects, with one key addition: 1 x 128 GB onboard SSD for extended local logging, event retention, and compliance reporting.

How does the FortiGate 71F compare to the FortiGate 61F?

The 71F offers higher concurrent session capacity (1.5 million vs 700,000), higher threat protection throughput (800 Mbps vs 700 Mbps), and more internal ports (7 vs 5). Both include 128 GB SSD storage. The 71F is better suited for larger branch offices with higher traffic volumes.

What subscriptions are recommended for the FortiGate 71F?

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

Is the FortiGate 71F suitable for SD-WAN?

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 SD-WAN deployments at enterprise branches.

Description

Description

The Fortinet FortiGate 71F Firewall is a high-performance next-generation firewall designed to protect enterprise branch offices, retail environments, and distributed business networks. Powered by Fortinet’s Security Processing Unit (SPU), it delivers advanced threat protection, intrusion prevention (IPS), application control, web filtering, antivirus, VPN, and Secure SD-WAN in a compact desktop appliance.

The Fortinet FortiGate 71F provides excellent performance with up to 1.4 Gbps IPS throughput, support for 1.5 million concurrent sessions, and an integrated 128 GB SSD for enhanced logging and reporting. It enables organizations to secure users, applications, and cloud connectivity while maintaining high network performance and low latency.

With centralized management through FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, administrators can simplify policy management, monitoring, and security reporting across multiple locations. The FortiGate 71F also integrates seamlessly with the Fortinet Security Fabric, providing automated threat intelligence and coordinated protection against modern cyber threats.

Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses and enterprise branch offices, the FortiGate 71F offers scalable security, reliable VPN connectivity, Secure SD-WAN capabilities, and comprehensive visibility to help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture.

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