Description
Fortinet FortiGate 700G Series (FG-700G / FG-701G)
High-performance enterprise NGFW + Secure SD-WAN + Segmentation with 25G uplinks (NP7 + CP10)
The FortiGate 700G Series is a 1RU enterprise firewall built for campus core/edge, data-center segmentation, and high-throughput WAN edge deployments where you need serious inspection throughput (including SSL) and 25GbE interface optionswithout turning security into a bottleneck.
At-a-glance performance (Enterprise Traffic Mix)
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IPS: 38 Gbps
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NGFW: 29 Gbps
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Threat Protection: 26 Gbps
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SSL Inspection (IPS avg HTTPS): 14 Gbps
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IPsec VPN (512B): 55 Gbps
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SSL-VPN: 8 Gbps
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Concurrent Sessions: 16 million
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New Sessions/sec: 700,000
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Firewall Throughput (IPv4/IPv6): 164 / 163 / 145 Gbps
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Firewall Policies: 10,000
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VDOMs: 10 default / up to 50
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Max FortiAPs: 1024 total / 512 tunnel
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Max FortiSwitches: 96
Translation for customers: this is for environments where you want full-featured inspection at tens of gigabits, and still keep headroom for growth.
Interfaces (designed for enterprise switching + fast uplinks)
From the spec and front-panel layout:
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4 x 25GE SFP28 (25G/10G capable)
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4 x 10GE SFP+ (FortiLink slots)
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16 x 1GE SFP
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8 x 5G / 2.5G RJ45 (multi-gig)
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Dedicated ports: 1 x 2.5G/GE HA + 1 x 1G MGMT
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2 x USB-A 3.0, RJ45 Console
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Included transceivers: 2 x 1G SFP SX
This makes it easy to:
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uplink to core at 25G,
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connect multi-gig access (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 uplinks),
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keep lots of 1G SFP for mixed campus/DC networks.
Hardware features (what makes it 700G class)
SPU acceleration: NP7 + CP10
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NP7: hyperscale firewall + fast session setup + VPN/VXLAN acceleration + low latency.
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CP10: accelerates content/security processing (pattern matching, IPS pre-scan, signature correlation).
Platform hardening
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TPM
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Signed Firmware Hardware Switch
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FortiSentry (hardware module): out-of-band filesystem integrity monitoring (nice differentiator for security-conscious customers)
Availability and power
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Dual internal AC PSU (non-swappable) for 1+1 redundancy
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1RU rack, forced airflow (side/front-to-back)
Model difference: FG-700G vs FG-701G
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FG-700G: No onboard storage
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FG-701G: 960GB onboard SSD (2 x 480GB)
If you’re positioning for customers who want local logging/reporting buffers, the 701G is the cleaner story.
Physical & power (quick spec)
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Form factor: 1RU
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Dimensions: 44.45 x 432 x 342 mm
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Weight: 3.5 kg
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Power: 230W avg / 283W max (700G), 240W avg / 295W max (701G)
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Noise: 59 dBA
View data sheet: FortiGate 700G Series Data Sheet