PAN-CG-ION-7000, Palo Alto ION 7000 Hardware Appliance, Next-Gen Firewall, High throughput, 10GE interfaces

The Palo Alto ION 7000 is an enterprise-class firewall and secure SD-WAN edge device designed for branch and remote office connectivity. Supporting dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless, it delivers up to 1.3 Gbps over 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, ideal for converged security and access in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America. With integrated Gigabit Ethernet, PoE power options, and centralized management via Web UI, CLI, and SNMP, the ION 7000 helps distributors, integrators, and end users simplify secure WAN deployment and ongoing operations.

Product Features Comparison

Model	ION 7000	FG-51E-BDL-950-36	FPR1150-ASA-K9	PAN-PA-450
Brand	Palo Alto	Fortinet	Cisco	Palo Alto
Firewall Throughput	n/a	2.5 Gbps	3 Gbps	3.2 Gbps
VPN Performance	n/a	IPsec VPN Throughput(512 Byte Packets): 200 Mbps	VPN Throughput: 500 Mbps	IPSec VPN throughput: 1.0 Gbps
Interface Type and Count	1 x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)	Console (RJ45): 1; GE RJ45 Switch Ports: 5; GE RJ45 WAN Ports: 2; USB Ports: 1	Interfaces: 8 x 1GE copper, 2 x SFP; Management Ports: 1 x RJ-45, 1 x Console; USB Ports: 2 x USB 3.0	Interfaces: 10x 1G, 4x 1G SFP
Concurrent Sessions	n/a	Concurrent Sessions (TCP): 1.8 Million	Maximum Concurrent Sessions: 1,200,000	Max sessions: 307,200
Security Features	WPA/WPA2, AES	Firewall Policies: 5,000; High Availability Configurations: Active/Active, Active/Passive, Clustering	Threat Protection Throughput: 1.2 Gbps; Compliance: RoHS, CE, FCC	Threat Prevention throughput: 1.75 Gbps; Max security rules: 4,500