Firebox M400 and M500

WatchGuard Firebox M400 and M500 firewalls are designed for mid-sized and distributed enterprises. A cost effective solution, essential for companies facing demands to effectively secure networks when confronted with massive growth in bandwidth rates, encrypted traffic, video use and connection speeds.

With operating systems built on the latest generation of processors from Intel, the M400 and M500 are powerful enough to run their security scanning engines simultaneously, without causing a bottleneck in performance. This ensures network pros never have to compromise network security for performance.

Comprehensive Protection

Best-in-class security services boost protection in critical attack areas, including gateway AV, URL and web content filtering, intrusion prevention, app control and spam blocking.

Real-time Visibility

A suite of big-data style visibility and reporting tools are included at no additional cost. Use the Policy Map dashboard to quickly access active and misconfigured policies and drill down as needed. 

Maximum Network Uptime

High availability capabilities – active/active and active/passive – ensure your network is available 24/7. Buy two M400s or M500s for a high availability pair and receive 50% off the cost of the second device.

Outstanding Performance

Up to 8 Gbps firewall throughput and 1.7 Gbps UTM throughput. Turn on optional security services and still see up to 1.7 Gbps throughput.

3 Ways to Manage Your Appliance

You have the power to choose how you manage your WatchGuard appliance, including WatchGuard System Manager, the command line interface and a web UI for access from anytime, anywhere.

Quick and Secure Setup

Take advantage of innovative features like drag-and-drop VPN creation and RapidDeploy technology to quickly extend your network.

Advanced Networking

Intuitive management console enables quick copying of corporate policy across multiple appliances.

Remote Connectivity Options

Includes SSL and IPSec VPN for flexibility in remote access with support for Apple iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Application Control

Control the use of Web 2.0 and other applications on your network for tighter security, better use of bandwidth and greater productivity.