WatchGuard Firebox Cloud XLarge Virtual Firewall Appliance with 1-Year Standard Support

The WatchGuard Firebox Cloud XLarge is a virtual firewall appliance engineered to deliver enterprise-grade security for public cloud environments, with firewall throughput up to 10 Gbps to protect high-demand workloads in AWS and Azure. It extends WatchGuard’s unified threat management capabilities into virtual private clouds, combining AES 128/192/256-bit encryption, dynamic routing, and centralized management to safeguard cloud-hosted services from evolving network threats.

Advantages

Deploying the Firebox Cloud XLarge brings the full power of WatchGuard’s security suite to cloud infrastructure without hardware constraints. It supports up to 5,000 branch office VPN tunnels and 5,000 mobile VPN tunnels, enabling secure connectivity for distributed teams. The included Basic Security Suite provides intrusion prevention, gateway antivirus, URL filtering, application control, and reputation-enabled defense, all managed through WatchGuard Cloud or WatchGuard System Manager. High availability and SD-WAN capabilities ensure resilient, optimized traffic across cloud instances.

Suitable for

• Protecting virtual private clouds (VPCs) and cloud-hosted servers in AWS or Microsoft Azure
• Securing email, web, CRM, and file storage services migrated to the cloud
• Environments requiring AES encryption and standard routing protocol support (BGP4, OSPF, RIP-1, RIP-2)
• Organizations using WatchGuard management and reporting tools for centralized visibility

Key specifications

• Encryption: AES 128-bit, 192-bit, 256-bit
• Firewall throughput: up to 10 Gbps (depends on VM resources)
• VPN throughput: up to 5 Gbps (depends on VM resources)
• Concurrent connections: up to 5,000,000
• Recommended resources: 8 vCPUs, 16 GB vRAM
• Included security suite: Basic Security Suite with IPS, GAV, WebBlocker, Application Control, SpamBlocker, RED, Network Discovery, TDR Host Sensor
• Management: WatchGuard Cloud, WatchGuard System Manager
• Subscription duration: 1 year with Standard Support

Recommendations

For cloud-first enterprises seeking a robust, software-defined security perimeter, the Firebox Cloud XLarge delivers scalable protection and centralized control, making it an ideal choice for securing mission-critical cloud workloads.