Netgate 6100

The Netgate® 6100 with pfSense® Plus software is one of the most versatile security gateways in its class. It combines the power of an Intel C3558 quad-core CPU with integrated (QAT) QuickAssist technology & AES-NI and 8GB of memory for a fast user experience, delivering over 18Gbps of L3 routing over 8 independent 1GbE, 2.5GbE and 10GbE Flexible WAN/LAN ports. The 6100 is capable of running high-throughput firewall, routing and VPN applications. Despite its high performance, the 6100 operates completely silently with a passive cooling system and is ideal for use in homes, small and medium-sized businesses, or edge environments.

The Netgate 6100 is an ideal edge gateway solution for businesses that require versatile network connectivity with flexible WAN/LAN connections from 1 to 10 Gbps and 8 GB of DDR4 memory for exceptional throughput performance.

L3 Forwarding

• IPERF3 traffic: 18.50 Gbps
• IMIX traffic: 6.08 Gbps

Firewall

(10k ACLs)

• IPERF3 traffic: 9.93 Gbps
• IMIX traffic: 2.73 Gbps

IPsec VPN

(AES-GCM-128 w/QAT)

• IPERF3 traffic: 1.77 Gbps
• IMIX traffic: 552 Mbps

Netgate 6100 performance tests performed with pfSense Plus software version 22.01

The Netgate 6100 will also be compatible with the TNSR softwar e .TNSR is a powerful software router that provides significant performance enhancements far beyond the limits of the pfSense Plus software.

CPU: Quad-core 2.2 GHz Intel Atom CPU, with integrated AES-NI and QAT (QuickAssist Technology) significantly improves encryption throughput and increases RAM performance by up to 50%.

Network ports: (2) 10 GbE SFP+ ports, (2) 1 GbE combo ports (RJ45/SFP) and (4) discrete, non-switched 2.5 Gbps ports enable versatile WAN connectivity.

Memory:16 GB eMMC (or optional 128 GB NVMe M.2 SSD)

Memory: 8 GB DDR4 RAM, DDR4 memory enables more stable, higher transfer rates for memory-intensive applications (e.g. IDS/IPS).

Cooling:The passive cooling system and low power consumption of the Netgate 6100 ensure efficient thermal management and quiet operation, as expected from smaller devices despite significantly higher performance.

pfSense Plus software delivers the performance, flexibility, reliability and business security expected from leading secure network applications:

• Up to 10 Gbit/s performance
• Flexible options for third-party applications
• Traditional management mechanisms
• Proven reliability
• Comprehensive support for securing business

At a fraction of the cost of proprietary alternatives, pfSense Plus software is the perfect answer. Popular use cases for pfSense Plus include load balancing, traffic shaping, captive portal, UTM device, DNS/DHCP server, IDS/IPS, transparency caching proxy, web content filtering, failover WAN and more.