Fortinet Datacenter Firewalls provide high-performance network security for organizations operating business-critical applications and data across hybrid, enterprise, and hyperscale data center environments.

With CITS, organizations in Egypt can deploy FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls designed to secure modern data center infrastructure while supporting high-speed network traffic, advanced threat protection, and simplified security management.

FortiGate NGFWs combine:

• High-performance firewall protection
• AI/ML-powered FortiGuard security services
• Dynamic network segmentation
• SSL inspection
• Ransomware protection
• Centralized security management
• Hybrid data center protection
• Scalable network security

High-Performance Data Center Security

Modern data centers need to protect large volumes of traffic without creating unnecessary network bottlenecks.

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls are powered by purpose-built security processing units designed to handle large numbers of simultaneous connections while maintaining high security performance.

Across the wider FortiGate data center portfolio, the page highlights capabilities reaching:

• Up to 520 Gbps threat protection
• Up to 1.9 Tbps firewall performance

This architecture helps businesses scale security alongside increasing user, application, and network requirements.

AI/ML-Powered FortiGuard Security

FortiGate NGFWs combine high-performance hardware with AI/ML-driven security services from FortiGuard Labs.

These security capabilities help organizations identify and manage risks across hybrid IT environments while protecting workloads regardless of where they operate.

FortiGate security is designed to provide protection that is:

• Contextual
• Actionable
• Coordinated
• Automated

Simplified Security Management

FortiGate helps simplify security operations through centralized management.

Organizations can manage security through a:

• Single-pane-of-glass interface

within the Fortinet Security Fabric.

The platform can also integrate across an ecosystem of more than:

• 400 technology partners

This helps security teams streamline workflows while maintaining visibility across complex data center environments.

FortiGate 4400F

The FortiGate 4400F provides high-performance protection for large data center environments.

Performance

• Threat Protection: 75 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 70 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple 100GE / 40GE QSFP28
• Multiple 25GE / 10GE SFP28 / SFP+
• 2 x 25GE SFP28 / 10GE SFP+ HA
• Multiple 1GE RJ45

FortiGate 4200F

The FortiGate 4200F provides:

• Threat Protection: 45 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 50 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple 100GE / 40GE QSFP28
• Multiple 25GE / 10GE SFP28 / SFP+
• 2 x 10GE SFP+ HA
• Multiple 1GE RJ45

FortiGate 3980E

The FortiGate 3980E provides:

• Threat Protection: 20 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 32 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 10 x 100GE QSFP28
• 16 x 10GE SFP+
• 2 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 3960E

The FortiGate 3960E provides:

• Threat Protection: 13.5 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 30 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple 40/100GE QSFP+ / QSFP28
• 10GE SFP+
• GE RJ45

FortiGate 3600E

The FortiGate 3600E provides:

• Threat Protection: 30 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 34 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 6 x 100GE QSFP28
• 32 x 25GE SFP28
• 2 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 3500F

The FortiGate 3500F provides:

• Threat Protection: 57 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 64 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple 25GE / 10GE SFP28 / SFP+
• Multiple 100GE / 40GE QSFP28

FortiGate 3400E

The FortiGate 3400E provides:

• Threat Protection: 25 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 30 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 4 x 100GE QSFP28
• 24 x 25GE SFP28
• 2 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 3300E

The FortiGate 3300E provides:

• Threat Protection: 17 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 21 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 4 x 40GE QSFP+
• 4 x 10GE RJ45
• 16 x 10GE / 25GE SFP+ / SFP28
• 12 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 3200D

The FortiGate 3200D provides:

• Threat Protection: 15 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 20 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple GE RJ45
• Multiple 10GE SFP+ / GE SFP slots

FortiGate 3100D

The FortiGate 3100D provides:

• Threat Protection: 13 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 22 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple 10GE SFP+
• Multiple GE SFP
• Multiple GE RJ45

FortiGate 3000D

The FortiGate 3000D provides:

• Threat Protection: 13 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 19 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple 10GE SFP+
• Multiple GE SFP
• Multiple GE RJ45

FortiGate 2600F

The FortiGate 2600F provides:

• Threat Protection: 17 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 20 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 4 x 100GE QSFP28
• 16 x 25GE SFP28 / 10GE SFP+
• 16 x 10GE RJ45

FortiGate 2500E

The FortiGate 2500E provides:

• Threat Protection: 5.4 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 11.5 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 10 x 10GE SFP+
• 2 x 10GE SFP+ bypass
• 34 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 2200E

The FortiGate 2200E provides:

• Threat Protection: 11 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 17 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 4 x 40GE QSFP+
• 20 x 10GE / 25GE SFP+ / SFP28
• 12 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 2000E

The FortiGate 2000E provides:

• Threat Protection: 5.4 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 12.5 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 6 x 10GE SFP+
• 34 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 1800F

The FortiGate 1800F provides:

• Threat Protection: 9.1 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 17 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• Multiple 40GE QSFP+
• Multiple 25GE
• Multiple 10GE SFP28 / SFP+
• 2 x 10GE SFP+ HA
• Multiple 1GE SFP
• Multiple 1GE RJ45

FortiGate 1100E

The FortiGate 1100E provides:

• Threat Protection: 7.1 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 10 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 2 x 40GE QSFP+
• 4 x 25GE SFP28
• 4 x 10GE SFP+ / SFP
• 8 x 1GE SFP
• 16 x GE RJ45

FortiGate 1000D

The FortiGate 1000D provides:

• Threat Protection: 4 Gbps
• SSL Inspection Performance: 4 Gbps

Network Interfaces

• 2 x 10GE SFP+
• 16 x GE SFP
• 18 x GE RJ45

FortiGate Data Center Firewall Comparison

High-Performance Models

FortiGate 4400F

• Threat Protection: 75 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 70 Gbps

FortiGate 3500F

• Threat Protection: 57 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 64 Gbps

FortiGate 4200F

• Threat Protection: 45 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 50 Gbps

FortiGate 3600E

• Threat Protection: 30 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 34 Gbps

FortiGate 3400E

• Threat Protection: 25 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 30 Gbps

Mid-Range Data Center Models

FortiGate 3980E

• Threat Protection: 20 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 32 Gbps

FortiGate 3300E

• Threat Protection: 17 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 21 Gbps

FortiGate 2600F

• Threat Protection: 17 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 20 Gbps

FortiGate 3200D

• Threat Protection: 15 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 20 Gbps

FortiGate 3960E

• Threat Protection: 13.5 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 30 Gbps

FortiGate 3100D

• Threat Protection: 13 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 22 Gbps

FortiGate 3000D

• Threat Protection: 13 Gbps
• SSL Inspection: 19 Gbps

Security for Hybrid Data Centers

Many enterprise data centers now operate across combinations of:

• On-premises infrastructure
• Private cloud
• Public cloud
• Hybrid environments

FortiGate NGFWs are designed to help organizations apply security across these environments while maintaining visibility and protection for business-critical applications and data.

Dynamic Segmentation

Dynamic segmentation helps organizations separate network resources and workloads according to security requirements.

This approach can help limit how threats move through infrastructure while providing greater control over access between applications, systems, and network environments.

SSL Inspection

Encrypted traffic can create security visibility challenges.

FortiGate data center firewalls provide SSL inspection capabilities designed to inspect encrypted network traffic while maintaining the performance required by enterprise environments.

Across the models listed by CITS, SSL inspection performance ranges from:

• 4 Gbps on the FortiGate 1000D
• Up to 70 Gbps on the FortiGate 4400F

Threat Protection

Threat protection performance is an important factor when selecting a data center firewall.

The FortiGate models listed on this page provide threat protection ranging from:

• 4 Gbps
• Up to 75 Gbps

Organizations can therefore select a firewall according to the volume of traffic requiring inspection and the expected scale of the data center environment.

Choosing the Right FortiGate Data Center Firewall

Selecting the appropriate FortiGate model depends on the complete security and network environment.

Businesses should consider:

• Threat protection requirements
• SSL inspection performance
• Network interface requirements
• 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, or 100GE connectivity
• Data center traffic volumes
• Application requirements
• High-availability requirements
• Current infrastructure
• Expected future growth

The broad FortiGate portfolio allows organizations to choose a platform according to both current security requirements and future data center expansion.

Why Choose CITS for Fortinet Data Center Firewalls?

CITS provides Fortinet security and enterprise IT infrastructure solutions for organizations building or upgrading secure data center environments in Egypt.

CITS provides solutions across:

• Fortinet Security
• FortiGate Firewalls
• Fortinet Switching
• Wireless infrastructure
• Enterprise networking
• Servers
• Storage
• Structured cabling
• HCI
• Data center infrastructure

For organizations evaluating FortiGate Data Center Firewalls, CITS can help identify an appropriate model based on security throughput, SSL inspection requirements, network connectivity, infrastructure scale, and future growth.

CITS can also help integrate FortiGate security with the wider switching, networking, wireless, server, storage, and data center environment.

High-Performance Fortinet Security for Modern Data Centers

Fortinet Data Center Firewalls provide scalable network security for organizations operating mission-critical applications across enterprise, hybrid, and hyperscale environments.

With models ranging from the FortiGate 1000D to the high-performance FortiGate 4400F, the portfolio provides multiple levels of threat protection, SSL inspection, and network connectivity.

Combined with FortiGuard AI/ML-powered security services, dynamic segmentation, Fortinet Security Fabric integration, and centralized management, FortiGate NGFWs provide organizations with a flexible foundation for securing modern data center infrastructure.