Firebox M6850
Flagship firewall with high-speed firewall performance and large-scale VPN tunnel capacity
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Overview:
Uncompromising Security Headroom for the Most Demanding Networks
The Firebox M6850 is designed for organizations that are planning not just for today’s traffic, but for what comes next. As the top tier model in the Firebox High Rackmount family, the M6850 delivers the highest levels of firewall, VPN, UTM, and HTTPS inspection performance, combined with native ultra high speed networking. Built for data center edge, core infrastructure, and high-growth enterprises, the M6850 enables customers to standardize on a single firewall platform that can accommodate future increases in users, applications, and encrypted traffic without repeated hardware refreshes.
Uncompromising Speed
Deep, Continuous Security
Next-Gen Scaling
Enterprise-Grade Power
Features:
Strong Security at Every Layer
Uniquely architected to be the industry’s smartest, fastest, and most effective network security products, WatchGuard solutions deliver in-depth defenses against advanced malware, ransomware, botnets, trojans, viruses, drive-by downloads, data loss, phishing, and much more.
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Stateful Firewall |
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VPN |
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SD-WAN |
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Access Portal* |
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Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) |
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Application Control |
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WebBlocker (URL/Content Filtering) |
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spamBlocker (Anti-Spam) |
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Gateway AntiVirus |
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Reputation Enabled Defense |
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Network Discovery |
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APT Blocker |
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DNSWatch |
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IntelligentAV** |
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ThreatSync (XDR) |
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EDR Core |
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WatchGuard Cloud Log Data Retention Report Data Retention |
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365 Days 30 Days |
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Support |
Standard (24x7) |
Standard (24x7) |
Gold (24x7) |
*Not available on Firebox T115-W, T20/T20-W, T25/T25-W, or T35-R. Total Security Suite required for M270, M370, M470, M570, M670, FireboxV and Firebox Cloud. **Not available on Firebox T115-W, T20/T20-W, T25/T25-W, or T35-R.
Specifications:
| Firebox M6850 Specifications | |
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| Throughput | |
| Firewall (UDP 1518) | 104.00 Gbps |
| Firewall (IMIX) | 29.00 Gbps |
| UTM (Full Scan) | 36.50 Gbps |
| UTM (Fast Scan) | 44.00 Gbps |
| Antivirus | 43.00 Gbps |
| IPS (Full Scan) | 40.00 Gbps |
| IPS (Fast Scan) | 43.00 Gbps |
| HTTPS Content Inspection IPS (Full Scan) | 18.80 Gbps |
| VPN (UDP 1518) | 32 Gbps |
| VPN (IMIX) | 9.2 Gbps |
| Capacity | |
| Network Interfaces | 1 Gbps RJ45 x 8, 1 Gbps SFP x 6, 10 Gbps SFP+ x 10, 25 Gbps SFP28 x 4, 100 Gbps QSFP28 x 2 |
| I/O interfaces | 1 Serial/2 USB-A 3.0 |
| New connections per second | 330,000 |
| Concurrent connections | 67,000,000 |
| New connections per second (proxy) | 85,000 |
| Concurrent connections (proxy) | 5,000,000 |
| EDR Core License Included | 250 |
| WSM licenses (included) | 4 |
| EDR Core Sensors included | 250 |
| VPN Tunnels | |
| Branch Office VPN | Unrestricted |
| Mobile VPN | Unrestricted |
| Security Services | |
| Firewall | Stateful packet inspection, TLS decryption, proxy firewall |
| Application proxies | HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, TCP/UDP, POP3S, SMTPS, IMAPS, and Explicit Proxy |
| Threat protection | DoS attacks, fragmented & malformed packets, blended threats |
| Filtering options | Browser Safe Search, Google for Business |
| VPN | |
| Site to Site VPN | IKEv2, IPSec, Policy and Route Based Tunnels, TLS hub and spoke |
| Remote Access VPN | IKEv2, IPSec, L2TP, TLS |
| Visibility | |
| Logging and notifications | WatchGuard Cloud & Dimension, Syslog, SNMP v2/v3 |
| Reporting | WatchGuard Cloud includes over 100 pre-defined reports, executive summary, and visibility tools |
| Certifications | |
| Security | Pending: Common Criteria, FIPS 140-3 |
| Safety | NRTL/C, CB |
| Network | IPv6 Ready Gold (routing) |
| Hazardous substance control | WEEE, RoHS, REACH |
| Networking | |
| SD-WAN | Multi-WAN failover, dynamic path selection, jitter/loss/latency measurement |
| Dynamic Routing | RIP, OSPF, BGP |
| High Availability | Active/Passive, Active/Active |
| QoS | 802.1Q, DSCP, IP Precedence |
| Traffic Management | By policy or application |
| IP address assignment | Static, DHCP (server, client, relay), PPPoE, DynDNS |
| NAT | Static, dynamic, 1:1, IPSec traversal, policy-based |
| Link aggregation | 802.3ad dynamic, static, active/backup |
| Physical and Power Specifications | |
| Product Dimensions | 17.3" x 20.25" x 1.73" (440mm x 515mm x 44mm) |
| Shipping Dimensions | 29.25” x 23.25” x 9” (751mm x 599mm x 237mm) |
| Product Weight | 19.84 lbs (9 kg) |
| Shipping Weight | 36.38 lbs (16.5 kg) |
| Power Consumption | 374 W (Max) |
| Power | 2 x C14 inlet (90-264 VAC) 12V, 50A (600W) Hot-swappable PSU x 2 |
| Environment Specifications | |
| Operating Temperature | 32° F to 104° F / 0° C to 40° C |
| Storage Temperature | -14° F to 158° F / -10° C to 70° C |
| Operating Relative Humidity | 5% to 90% non-condensing |
| Storage Relative Humidity | 5% to 90% non-condensing |
| Operating Altitude | 0 to 9,843 ft at 95° F (3,000 m at 35° C) |
| Storage Altitude | 0 to 15,000 ft at 95° F (4,570 m at 35° C) |
| MTBF | TBD |
1 Throughput rates are determined using multiple flows through multiple ports and will vary depending on the environment and configuration. Max firewall throughput tested via direct connection using 1518-byte UDP frames based on RFC 2544 methodology. All testing performed on Fireware version 2025.1. 2 UTM throughput is measured using HTTP traffic with AV, IPS, and Application Control enabled, and does not account for all security services available on the appliance.
Documentation:
Download the Firebox M6850 (.PDF)
Pricing Notes:
- All Prices are Inclusive of GST
- Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.
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