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The Netgate® 1537 Security Gateway with pfSense® Plus software is ideal for the medium to large business data centers or server rooms. It features a 1.7 GHz, 8-core, 16-thread Intel® Xeon® D-1537 processor with AES-NI, dual 10 Gbps SFP+ ports and dual 1 Gbps RJ-45 ports. The  CPIC-8955 Cryptographic Accelerator Card with QAT (QuickAssist Technology) can be added to offload encryption processing for improved VPN throughput performance. Other expansion options include a 2- or 4-Port Intel 10 GbE card for additional SFP+ ports or a 4-Port Intel 1 GbE card for additional RJ45 ports. RAID configurations and high availability options make the Netgate 1537 an excellent choice for high-performance throughput and/or mission-critical deployment needs.

Featuring an Eight Core Intel Xeon® 1.7 GHz, upgradable memory up to 32 GB, and expandable network interfaces (up to 8 ports) the Netgate 1537 achieves up to 18.76 Gbps routing performance.

L3 Forwarding

• IPERF3 Traffic: 18.76 Gbps
• IMIX Traffic: 15.23 Gbps

Firewall

(10k ACLs)

• IPERF3 Traffic: 18.75 Gbps
• IMIX Traffic: 7.71 Gbps

IPsec VPN

(AES-GCM-128 w/QAT)

• IPERF3 Traffic: 6.50 Gbps
• IMIX Traffic: 1.68 Gbps

Netgate 1537 performance tests conducted with pfSense plus software version 21.05 RC

CPU: Eight Core Intel Xeon® 1.7 GHz, with AES-NI compatibility, significantly improves encrypted throughput and increases RAM performance by up to 50%.

Network Ports: Expandable up to 8 network ports the Netgate 1537 features (2) 10 GbE SFP+ WAN/LAN via SoC, (2) 1 GbE LAN/WAN via Intel i350-AM2, and support for a 4-Port Intel 1 GbE RJ45, or a 2- or 4-Port X710 Intel 10 GbE SFP+ expansion card.

Storage: 500 GB M.2 SSD

Memory: 8 GB DDR4 (Expandable to 32 GB ECC), DDR4 memory allows more stable, higher transfer rates for memory-intensive applications (e.g. IDS/IPS). Our hardware flexibility allows you to upgrade your memory at any time to 32 GB, future-proofing this appliance.

pfSense Plus software provides the performance, flexibility, reliability and business assurance expected from leading secure networking applications:

• Up to 10 Gbps performance
• Flexible 3rd-party application options
• Traditional management mechanisms
• Proven reliability
• Complete business assurance support

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

 

HARDWARE SPECIFICATION:

CPU	Intel “Xeon-DE” D-1537, 1.7 GHz FCBGA 1667 supported SoC
CPU Cores	Eight Cores, 16 Threads, 35W
Networking	Dual 1GbE RJ45 LAN via Intel® i350-AM2 Dual 10G SFP+ LAN via SoC Virtual Machine Device Queues reduce I/O overhead Supports 10GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Storage	500 GB M.2 SSD
Memory	8 GB ECC DDR4 RDIMM (expandable to 32 GB)
Expansion	1x PCI-E 3.0 x 16 slot M.2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 (SATA support) M Key 2242/2280 6x SATA3 (6 Gbps) ports via SoC
Other Ports	1x BMC integrated ASPEED AST2400 1x IPMI RJ45 Dedicated Port (Realtek RTL8201N PHY) 1x VGA Port (Aspeed AST2400) 1x SuperDOM power connector 1x COM Headers for TPM, GPIO, SMbus
USB Ports	2x USB 3.0 ports (front) 2x USB 2.0 ports (via header)
LED	Power LED Hard drive activity LED 2x Network activity LEDs System Overheat LED Information LED (temp., status)
Enclosure	19″ 1U Rack Mount
Form Factor	1U 1.7″x17.2″x9.8″
Cooling	200W Low-noise PS with PFC: Active CPU fan, 40mm chassis fan
Power	1x SATA DOM power connector 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 2.6 Amp MAX AC Inlet: IEC320-C14 (3 PIN) Power Cord: NEMA 5-15P to IEC320-C13
Environmental	0°C to 60°C Operating Temp 8% to 90% Operating Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
Power Consumption	20 W (idle)
Certifications	FCC, CE, RoHS, UL

 

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.
• Standard configuration with 8GB of RAM and 256GB Micron M.2 SSD.
• 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: 8,000,000 (16,000,000 with 16 GB RAM)

EASY GUI MANAGEMENT

• Manage pfSense Plus software 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 securely, or connect to the Cloud!
• Use the built-in Amazon VPC Wizard to easily establish VPN connections with your Amazon EC2 cloud.

BEST FOR:

• Medium to Large Sized Networks with 1U rack mount cabinets
• Medium to Large Sized Branch Office with heavy loads
• Managed Service Providers (MSP) / Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) On Premises Appliance
• Enterprise
• Anyone with High-Speed 10 Gigabit and/or 1 Gigabit Connections 
• Anyone with many VPN Connections
• Anyone with high speed connections who wish to configure IDS/IPS features 

 

SOFTWARE FEATURES:

pfSense Plus software is a powerful firewall, router and VPN solution that leverages a number of highly-regarded open-source projects. The software competes effectively with far more expensive, commercial alternatives and is used by hundreds of thousands of businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies all over the world. Leading secure-networking features and capabilities include:

• Ad blocker (pfBlockerNG)
• Captive Portal
• CARP / HA
• DNS Server
• DHCP Server
• HTTP transparent / web / reverse proxy (Squid)
• IP / Country block list (pfBlocker)
• IDS/IPS
• Packet capture / inspection
• Port forwarding
• QOS / rate limiters
• Software load balancer (HA Proxy)
• Traffic monitoring
• Traffic logging, statistics, and graphs
• Traffic shaping
• VLAN
• Wake-on-LAN
• Website blocker (pfBlocker)

Learn more about the power of pfSense Plus software here.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Quick Start Guide and other Manuals
• Not PoE Compatible
• Ships with US style 3 prong power cord. Easily changed to non-US style by purchasing a IEC320-C13 (3 PIN) compatible power cord (visual example).

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

• Complimentary 24×7 zero-to-ping support from Netgate Global Support
• Access to the online version of the continuously updated official pfSense book (700+ pages)
• ACB: Automatic Encrypted Configuration Backup Service
   

SUPPORT INFORMATION

• Technical assistance is available from Netgate Global Support 24x7x365. 
• TAC Lite is included with the purchase of your Netgate appliance.
• TAC Pro and TAC Enterprise SLA descriptions and pricing are available here. 
• Help is available on our community forum here.

WARRANTY INFORMATION

• One year manufacturer’s hardware warranty information is here.
• Extended warranties for US customers are available from Extend. More information on their offer and warranty policy can be viewed here.

¹ Free packages.