Your purchase includes all of these super neat things, which will help you get started with pfSense:

• Access to the online version of the continuously updated official pfSense book (700+ pages)
• ACB: Auto-Configuration Backup Service
• Monthly live education hangouts featuring in depth pfSense topics hosted by our core developers
• Access to the archive of education hangouts on YouTube

The SG-5100 desktop system is a state of the art Security Gateway with pfSense^® software, featuring the Quad Core Intel^® Atom™ C3558 2.2 GHz, with AES-NI acceleration to support a high level of I/O throughput, superior encryption handling and optimal performance per watt.  This pfSense appliance can be configured as a firewall, LAN or WAN router, VPN appliance, DHCP Server, DNS Server, and IDS/IPS with optional packages to deliver a high performance, high throughput front-line security architecture at an excellent price per gigabit.

Built with performance, versatility, and low total cost of ownership in mind, pfSense systems meet the growing needs of organizations of all sizes.

Key features:

LOW TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

• No artificial limits or add-ons required to make your system fully functional.
• No additional usage or feature based pricing. Enjoy unlimited users, unlimited firewall rules, unlimited IPsec tunnels, dual WAN, etc.
• Low power requirements to help save you money.
• This system is designed for a long deployment lifetime.

GROWS WITH YOU

• From firewall to Unified Threat Management, get all the security features you need to protect your home or business.
• Flexible configuration and support for multi-WAN, high availability, VPN, load balancing, reporting and monitoring, etc.
• Add optional packages such as Snort or Suricata for IDS/IPS and network security monitoring, Squid for optimized content delivery and SquidGuard for anti-spam/anti-phishing and URL filtering.¹
• Maximum Active Connections: 4,000,000

EASY GUI MANAGEMENT

• Manage pfSense settings through our web-based GUI.
• No fumbling with a command line interface or typing arcane commands.

SECURE REMOTE ACCESS

• Connect via encrypted Virtual Private Networks (VPN) between your offices, let mobile workers connect security, or connect to the Cloud!
• Use the built-in Amazon VPC Wizard to easily establish VPN connections with your Amazon EC2 cloud.

Best For:

• Everyone looking for great performance with no fan noise
• Situations where a rack mount system is not an option
• SMB with Medium Sized Networks
• Small to Medium Sized Branch Office with medium to heavy loads
• Managed Service Providers (MSP) / Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) On Premises Appliance
• Anyone with High-Speed Gigabit Connections
• Many VPN Connections

Software Features:

pfSense is a free, open source firewall and router platform based on FreeBSD that is functionally competitive with expensive, proprietary commercial firewalls. pfSense can be configured as a stateful packet filtering firewall, a LAN or WAN router, VPN Appliance, DHCP Server, DNS Server, or can be configured for other applications and special purpose Appliances. This next generation pfSense security appliance features include:

• Stateful packet filtering firewall or pure router
• Routing policy per gateway and per-rule for multiple WAN, failover, load balancing
• Transparent layer 2 firewall
• Support for IPV6, NAT, BGP
• Captive portal with MAC filtering, RADIUS support, etc
• VPN: IPsec, OpenVPN, PPTP
• Dynamic DNS client
• DHCP Server and Relay functions
• PPPoE Server
• Reporting and monitoring features with real time information
• Learn more about the features of pfsense