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Fortinet FortiGate 3501G

The FortiGate 3500G with 3.84 TB of SSD fitted - the same 400 GE ports, keeping its own log history.

NGFW + SD-WANNP7 + CP102 x 400GE QSFP-DD2 x 1.92TB SSDFortiSentry
Without onboard storage FortiGate 3500G
  • Two 1.92 TB SSDs for local logging
  • 125 Gbps IPS and 105 Gbps threat protection throughput
  • Two 400 GE QSFP-DD ports and four 100 GE QSFP28 slots
  • 595 Gbps firewall throughput and 179 million concurrent sessions
  • 112 Gbps SSL inspection across 18 million sessions
Ordering information

Hardware & subscription options

Every orderable Fortinet part number for this appliance, grouped by licensing tier. Pick the line you need and we will quote it — hardware, licence term and support in one place.

Appliance Only

The FortiGate hardware on its own, with no FortiCare or FortiGuard contract attached.

Fortinet FortiGate 3501G Appliance

  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G Base Appliance FortiGate-3501G 2 x 400 GE QSFP-DD slots, 4 x 100 GE QSFP28 ports and 30 x 25 GE SFP28 slots (including 28 ports and 2 HA ports), 2 x 10GE RJ45 management ports, 2 x 1.92 TB onboard SSD storage, SPU NP7 and CP10 hardware accelerated, dual AC power supplies. #FG-3501G
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Hardware Bundle - Enterprise Protection

The appliance supplied with FortiCare Premium support and the Enterprise service bundle - the widest set of FortiGuard services.

Fortinet Hardware Bundle - Enterprise Protection (Hardware and Services Together)

  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection - 1 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-809-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection - 3 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-809-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection - 5 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-809-60
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Hardware Bundle - Unified Threat Protection (UTP)

The appliance supplied with FortiCare Premium support and the UTP service bundle - the usual starting point for a new unit.

Fortinet Hardware Bundle - Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (Hardware and Services Together)

  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) - 1 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-950-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) - 3 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-950-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) - 5 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-950-60
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Hardware Bundle - Sovereign SASE

The appliance supplied with FortiCare Premium support and the Sovereign SASE Security Inspection Service, for an inspection estate that has to stay inside a jurisdiction.

Fortinet Hardware Bundle - Sovereign SASE (Hardware and Services Together)

  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and the Sovereign SASE Security Inspection Service - 1 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-1082-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and the Sovereign SASE Security Inspection Service - 3 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-1082-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium and the Sovereign SASE Security Inspection Service - 5 Year #FG-3501G-BDL-1082-60
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Enterprise Protection

The Enterprise service bundle bought against hardware you already own,
or renewed at the end of a term.

Fortinet Enterprise Protection (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)

  • Fortinet Enterprise Protection for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-809-02-12
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  • Fortinet Enterprise Protection for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-809-02-36
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  • Fortinet Enterprise Protection for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-809-02-60
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Unified Threat Protection (UTP)

The UTP service bundle bought against hardware you already own,
or renewed at the end of a term.

Fortinet Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)

  • Fortinet Unified Threat Protection (UTP) for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-950-02-12
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  • Fortinet Unified Threat Protection (UTP) for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-950-02-36
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  • Fortinet Unified Threat Protection (UTP) for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-950-02-60
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Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

The lightest of the three bundles: IPS, antivirus, sandboxing and application control, without the web filtering and antispam that UTP adds.

Fortinet Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)

  • Fortinet Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-928-02-12
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  • Fortinet Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-928-02-36
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  • Fortinet Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-928-02-60
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FortiCare Support

Support contracts on their own: ticket handling, hardware replacement and firmware upgrades.

Fortinet FortiCare Support (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)

  • Fortinet FortiCare Premium Support for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-247-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiCare Premium Support for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-247-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiCare Premium Support for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-247-02-60
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  • Fortinet FortiCare Elite Support for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-284-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiCare Elite Support for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-284-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiCare Elite Support for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-284-02-60
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Fortinet FortiCare Support Renewal / Upgrade (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)

  • Fortinet Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite for FortiGate 3501G (existing FortiCare Premium contract required) - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-204-02-12
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  • Fortinet Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite for FortiGate 3501G (existing FortiCare Premium contract required) - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-204-02-36
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  • Fortinet Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite for FortiGate 3501G (existing FortiCare Premium contract required) - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-204-02-60
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Individual Security Services

Single FortiGuard services, for adding one capability rather than a whole bundle.

Fortinet Individual Security Services (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)

  • Fortinet FortiGuard IPS Service for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-108-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard IPS Service for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-108-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard IPS Service for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-108-02-60
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard URL, DNS and Video Filtering Service for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-112-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard URL, DNS and Video Filtering Service for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-112-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard URL, DNS and Video Filtering Service for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-112-02-60
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  • Fortinet Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for FortiGate 3501G - antivirus, mobile malware and FortiGate Cloud Sandbox - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-100-02-12
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  • Fortinet Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for FortiGate 3501G - antivirus, mobile malware and FortiGate Cloud Sandbox - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-100-02-36
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  • Fortinet Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for FortiGate 3501G - antivirus, mobile malware and FortiGate Cloud Sandbox - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-100-02-60
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-577-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-577-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-577-02-60
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard Data Loss Prevention Service for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-589-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard Data Loss Prevention Service for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-589-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard Data Loss Prevention Service for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-589-02-60
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard OT Security Service for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-159-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard OT Security Service for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-159-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiGuard OT Security Service for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-159-02-60
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  • Fortinet FortiConverter Service for FortiGate 3501G - one-time configuration migration - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-189-02-12
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Cloud and Managed Services

Cloud logging, SD-WAN orchestration and services run by Fortinet on your behalf.

Fortinet Cloud and Managed Services (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)

  • Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud for FortiGate 3501G - cloud-based central logging and analytics - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-585-02-12
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  • Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud for FortiGate 3501G - cloud-based central logging and analytics - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-585-02-36
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  • Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud for FortiGate 3501G - cloud-based central logging and analytics - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-585-02-60
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  • Fortinet Managed FortiGate Service for FortiGate 3501G - 24x7 setup, network and policy change management - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-660-02-12
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  • Fortinet Managed FortiGate Service for FortiGate 3501G - 24x7 setup, network and policy change management - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-660-02-36
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  • Fortinet Managed FortiGate Service for FortiGate 3501G - 24x7 setup, network and policy change management - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-660-02-60
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  • Fortinet SOCaaS for FortiGate 3501G - 24x7 managed log monitoring, incident triage and SOC escalation - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-464-02-12
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  • Fortinet SOCaaS for FortiGate 3501G - 24x7 managed log monitoring, incident triage and SOC escalation - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-464-02-36
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  • Fortinet SOCaaS for FortiGate 3501G - 24x7 managed log monitoring, incident triage and SOC escalation - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-464-02-60
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  • Fortinet SD-WAN Service Bundle with FortiCare Premium for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1329-02-12
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  • Fortinet SD-WAN Service Bundle with FortiCare Premium for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1329-02-36
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  • Fortinet SD-WAN Service Bundle with FortiCare Premium for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1329-02-60
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  • Fortinet SD-WAN Service Bundle for FortiGate 3501G - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1389-02-12
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  • Fortinet SD-WAN Service Bundle for FortiGate 3501G - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1389-02-36
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  • Fortinet SD-WAN Service Bundle for FortiGate 3501G - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1389-02-60
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  • Fortinet Sovereign SASE Security Inspection Service for FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium (requires a Sovereign SASE Cloud Orchestrator subscription) - 1 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1082-02-12
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  • Fortinet Sovereign SASE Security Inspection Service for FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium (requires a Sovereign SASE Cloud Orchestrator subscription) - 3 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1082-02-36
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  • Fortinet Sovereign SASE Security Inspection Service for FortiGate 3501G with FortiCare Premium (requires a Sovereign SASE Cloud Orchestrator subscription) - 5 Year #FC-10-G35G1-1082-02-60
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Licensing

What each FortiCare and FortiGuard option includes

Fortinet licensing separates the hardware, the support contract and the security services. These are the combinations you will see in the part numbers above.

Hardware plus FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection

Hardware unit, FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the Enterprise services bundle - IPS, AI-based inline malware prevention, advanced malware protection, inline CASB database, data loss prevention, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, antispam, attack surface security, and FortiConverter Service - for the term of the 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, and the UTP services bundle - IPS, AV, botnet IP and domain, mobile malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including virus outbreak and content disarm and reconstruct, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, and antispam - for the term of the contract.

Enterprise Protection

FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the Enterprise services bundle: IPS, AI-based inline malware prevention, advanced malware protection, inline CASB database, data loss prevention, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, antispam, attack surface security, and FortiConverter Service.

Unified Threat Protection (UTP)

FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the UTP services bundle: IPS, AV, botnet IP and domain, mobile malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including virus outbreak and content disarm and reconstruct, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, and antispam.

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the Advanced Threat Protection bundle: IPS, AV, botnet IP and domain, mobile malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including virus outbreak and content disarm and reconstruct, and application control.

FortiCare Essential Support

FortiCare Essential ticket handling, hardware replacement, firmware and general upgrades, and application control.

FortiCare Premium Support

FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and application control.

FortiCare Elite Support

FortiCare Premium support with FortiCare Elite ticket handling.

Fortinet Licensing Explained — how the appliance, the support contract and the security services fit together.

Notes

Some services are sold on annual contracts only, with no multi-year part number available. We confirm the available terms when we quote.

Upgrading or extending an existing FortiCare contract is quoted separately - send us the serial number and we will price the upgrade.

Technical specifications

Fortinet FortiGate 3501G Specifications

Fortinet published maximums, measured under the test conditions noted below.

Interfaces and Modules

FortiGate 3501G — Interfaces and Modules specifications
Hardware Accelerated 400 GE QSFP-DD / 200 GE QSFP56 / 100 GE QSFP28 / 40 GE QSFP+ Ports2
Hardware Accelerated 100 GE QSFP28 / 40 GE QSFP+ Slots4
Hardware Accelerated 25 GE SFP28 / 10 GE SFP+ / GE SFP Slots30
10 GE / GE RJ45 Management Ports2
USB Ports (Client / Server)1
Console Port1
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Yes
Signed Firmware Hardware SwitchYes
FortiSentryYes
Included Transceivers2 x SFP+ (SR 10 GE)
Onboard Storage2 x 1.92 TB SSD

System Performance - Enterprise Traffic Mix

FortiGate 3501G — System Performance - Enterprise Traffic Mix specifications
IPS Throughput125 Gbps
NGFW Throughput115 Gbps
Threat Protection Throughput105 Gbps

System Performance and Capacity

FortiGate 3501G — System Performance and Capacity specifications
IPv4 Firewall Throughput (1518 / 512 / 64 byte, UDP)595 / 590 / 420 Gbps
IPv6 Firewall Throughput (1518 / 512 / 86 byte, UDP)595 / 590 / 420 Gbps
Firewall Latency (64 byte, UDP)2.96 µs
Firewall Throughput (Packet per Second)630 Mpps
Concurrent Sessions (TCP)179 Million
New Sessions/Second (TCP)1.1 Million
Firewall Policies200,000
IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte)163 Gbps
Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels40,000
Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels200,000
SSL-VPN Throughput9.8 Gbps
Concurrent SSL-VPN Users (Recommended Maximum, Tunnel Mode)30,000
SSL Inspection Throughput (IPS, avg HTTPS)112 Gbps
SSL Inspection CPS (IPS, avg HTTPS)112,345
SSL Inspection Concurrent Session (IPS, avg HTTPS)18 Million
Application Control Throughput (HTTP 64K)197 Gbps
CAPWAP Throughput (HTTP 64K)Not yet published by Fortinet
Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum)10 / 500
Maximum Number of FortiSwitches Supported300
Maximum Number of FortiAPs (Total / Tunnel)4,096 / 2,048
Maximum Number of FortiTokens20,000
Maximum Number of FortiClients50,000
High Availability ConfigurationsActive-Active, Active-Passive, Clustering

Dimensions and Power

FortiGate 3501G — Dimensions and Power specifications
Height x Width x Length (mm)88.5 x 442.5 x 529.3
Height x Width x Length (inches)3.5 x 17.4 x 20.8
Weight37 lbs (16.8 kg)
Form Factor (supports EIA/non-EIA standards)Rack Mount, 2 RU
AC Power Supply100-240V AC, 60-50 Hz
AC Current (Maximum)12A@100V, 9A@240V
Power Consumption (Average / Maximum)688 W / 993 W
Heat Dissipation3386 BTU/h
Redundant Power SuppliesHot Swappable, default dual AC PSU for 1+1 redundancy
Power Supply Efficiency Rating80+ Compliant

Operating Environment and Certifications

FortiGate 3501G — Operating Environment and Certifications specifications
Noise Level70.4 dBA
Operating Temperature32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C)
Storage Temperature-31°F to 158°F (-35°C to 70°C)
Humidity5% to 90% non-condensing
Forced AirflowFront to Back
Operating AltitudeUp to 10 000 ft (3048 m)
ComplianceFCC Part 15 Class A, ISED, CE, VCCI, PSE, BSMI, ANATEL, UL/cUL
CertificationsUSGv6/IPv6
Notes

All performance figures are stated by Fortinet as maximums and vary with system configuration.

IPS, application control, NGFW and threat protection figures are measured with logging enabled. NGFW is firewall, IPS and application control; threat protection adds malware protection.

IPsec VPN performance is tested with AES256-SHA256. SSL inspection figures are an average across HTTPS cipher suites.

Onboard storage is 2 x 1.92 TB SSD, 3.84 TB in total, which both the datasheet and the catalogue agree on.

Fortinet has not yet published a CAPWAP throughput figure for this series, so the row is marked rather than filled with a guess.

The G-series platforms also carry a Sovereign SASE tier - as a hardware bundle and as a subscription - which the F-series models do not.

Two 10 GE SFP+ SR transceivers are included with the appliance. Any other optics, QSFP modules and direct attach cables are quoted separately.

Part numbers are Fortinet catalogue SKUs listed for reference. Availability, term and lead time are confirmed at quote.

Overview

FortiGate 3501G

The FortiGate 3500G with 3.84 TB of SSD fitted - the same 400 GE ports, keeping its own log history.

The 3500G With Storage Fitted

Every performance figure here matches the FortiGate 3500G. The 3501G adds two 1.92 TB SSDs - 3.84 TB in total - so a core firewall running 179 million concurrent sessions holds its own log history rather than depending on a reachable FortiAnalyzer.

Where the SSL Numbers Matter

A hundred and twelve Gbps of SSL inspection across eighteen million concurrent inspected sessions, at 112,345 connections a second. On a platform doing internal segmentation that is usually the binding constraint rather than raw firewall throughput.

FortiSentry and the Signed Firmware Switch

FortiSentry is an out-of-band module that watches the FortiOS filesystem for unauthorised change, physically isolated from the operating system it monitors. A signed firmware hardware switch and a TPM sit alongside it.

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