WatchGuard Firebox M295 Premium 4hr Replacement - 1U Rackmount Security Appliance with 8.5 Gbps Firewall Throughput

In a busy enterprise network operations center, a security engineer swaps out a failed firewall under a strict SLA, relying on the WatchGuard Firebox M295 Premium 4hr Replacement to restore protection with minimal downtime. This 1U rackmount appliance delivers 8.5 Gbps firewall throughput, 2.3 Gbps VPN throughput, and 1.7 Gbps UTM throughput, making it suitable for mid-sized to large distributed environments. It includes 8x 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 2x 10 Gigabit SFP+ ports, 2x USB 3.0 ports, and a console port for flexible connectivity. The appliance supports up to 3,000,000 concurrent sessions and 45,000 new sessions per second, ensuring high performance under load. It comes with a 1-year Basic Security Suite covering IPS, GAV, URL filtering, application control, and spam blocker, plus a 4-hour hardware replacement service for rapid response. Management is via WatchGuard Cloud, WatchGuard System Manager, Web UI, or CLI, providing flexibility for diverse IT teams.

Key specifications

• Firewall throughput: 8.5 Gbps
• VPN throughput: 2.3 Gbps
• UTM throughput: 1.7 Gbps
• Ports: 8x 1GbE, 2x 10GbE SFP+, 2x USB 3.0, 1x RJ45 console
• Concurrent sessions: 3,000,000; New sessions/sec: 45,000
• Form factor: 1U rackmount
• Included: 1-year Basic Security Suite and 4-hour hardware replacement

Why choose it

The Firebox M295 Premium 4hr Replacement combines high throughput with a comprehensive security suite and rapid hardware replacement, ensuring business continuity and robust threat prevention for critical network segments.

Ideal use cases

• Enterprise branch offices requiring high-speed secure connectivity
• Data center edge protection with 10GbE uplinks
• Organizations needing strict SLA compliance for hardware replacement

Good to know

The appliance supports up to 2,000 branch office VPN tunnels and 1,000 mobile VPN tunnels, enabling secure remote access at scale. It features a single power supply with optional redundancy for enhanced reliability.