Sophos XGS 5500 2U Model XGS Series Next-Gen Firewall Appliances

Designed for growing enterprises, these 2U next-gen firewalls deliver maximum throughput, advanced protection, and business continuity. With Xstream Flow Processors for hardware acceleration, they efficiently handle encrypted, cloud-based traffic. High-speed built-in ports and optional Flexi port modules provide flexible connectivity, balancing port density with modular expansion for dynamic network environments.

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Performance

  • Firewall: 100,000 Mbps
  • TLS Inspection: 13,500 Mbps
  • Firewall IMIX: 52,000 Mbps
  • IPS: 40,000 Mbps
  • IPSec VPN: 92,500 Mbps
  • NGFW: 38,000 Mbps
  • Threat Protection: 14,000 Mbps
  • Latency (64-byte UDP): 5 µs

Connectivity

  • Ethernet Interfaces (Fixed): 8 × GE copper, 8 × SFP+ 10 GE Fiber*
  • Management Interfaces: 1 × RJ45 MGMT, 1 × COM RJ45, 1 × COM Micro-USB
  • Bypass Port Pairs (Fixed): 2
  • Other I/O: 2 × USB 3.0 (front)
  • Max Port Density (Incl. Modules): 48

Modularity

  • Flexi Port Slots: 2 + 1 for high-density module
  • Optional Flexi Port Modules:
    • 8 port GE copper
    • 8 port GE SFP Fiber*
    • 4 port 10 GE SFP+ Fiber*
    • 4 port GE copper bypass (2 pairs)
    • 2 port 40 GE QSFP+ Fiber*
    • 8 port 10 GE SFP+ Fiber*
    • 2 port GbE Fiber (LC) bypass + 4 port GbE SFP Fiber
    • 2 port 10 GbE Fiber (LC) bypass + 4 port 10 GE SFP+ Fiber
    • High-density module: 12 port GE copper + 4 port 2.5 GE copper
  • Other Optional Modules: SFP VDSL modem, Transceivers

Redundancy

  • Power Supply: 2 × hot-swap internal
  • Dual SSD: Included, with built-in hardware RAID