The SonicWALL® E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series is an industry first—using a re-assembly free deep packet inspection engine in combination with multi-core specialized security microprocessors to deliver gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware and intrusion prevention at high-speed so you don’t have to sacrifice network performance.
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- Feature Not Available| Firewall Overview | NSA E5500 | NSA E6500 | NSA E7500 |
| Application Layer Inspection | Full Layer 7 | Full Layer 7 | Full Layer 7 |
| Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall | S | S | S |
| Unlimited File Size Protection | S | S | S |
| Protocols Scanned | 50+ | 50+ | 50+ |
| ICSA Firewall Certified | S | S | S |
| EAL 4+ Certified1 | S | S | S |
| Security Services2 | NSA E5500 | NSA E6500 | NSA E7500 |
| Application Firewall | S | S | S |
| Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention (GAV/IPS) | S | S | S |
| Enforced Client Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware | S | S | S |
| Content & URL Filtering (CFS) | S | S | S |
| ViewPoint Reporting | S | S | S |
| Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service | S | S | S |
| Support Services2 | NSA E5500 | NSA E6500 | NSA E7500 |
| E-Class 24x7 Support | S | S | S |
| Firewall General | NSA E5500 | NSA E6500 | NSA E7500 |
| Interfaces | 8 Gbe, 1 HA | 8 Gbe, 1 HA | 4 Gbe, 4 SFP, 1 HA |
| Console Interface | S | S | S |
| USB Ports | Future | Future | Future |
| Management | CLI, SSH, GUI, GMS | CLI, SSH, GUI, GMS | CLI, SSH, GUI, GMS |
| Nodes Supported | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
| Included SonicOS Version | Enhanced | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Memory | 1 Gb | 1 Gb | 1 Gb |
| Visual Information Display (LCD Display) | S | S | S |
| Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels | 4,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 |
| Global VPN Clients (Bundled) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,500 |
| Global VPN Clients (Maximum) | 4,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 |
| SSL VPN NetExtender Clients (Bundled) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| SSL VPN NetExtender Clients (Maximum) | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Threat Signatures Capable | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| VLAN Interface (802.1q) | 256 | 256 | 512 |
| SonicPoints | 96 | 128 | 128 |
| Firewall/VPN Performance | NSA E5500 | NSA E6500 | NSA E7500 |
| Stateful Throughput3 | 3.9 Gbps | 5.0 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| UTM Performance | 850 Mbps | 1.59 Gbps | 1.7 Gbps |
| Gateway Anti-Virus Throughput4 | 1.0 Gbps | 1.69 Gbps | 1.84 Gbps |
| Intrusion Prevention Throughput4 | 2.0 Gbps | 2.03Gbps | 2.58 Gbps |
| 3DES/AES VPN Throughput3 | 1.7 Gbps | 2.7 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Connections | 700,000 | 750,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Connections/sec | 15,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 |
| Features | NSA E5500 | NSA E6500 | NSA E7500 |
| Logging | ViewPoint®, Local Log, Syslog | ViewPoint®, Local Log, Syslog | ViewPoint®, Local Log, Syslog |
| SNMP | S | S | S |
| Authentication | XAUTH/RADIUS, Active Directory, SSO, LDAP, Internal User Database | XAUTH/RADIUS, Active Directory, SSO, LDAP, Internal User Database | XAUTH/RADIUS, Active Directory, SSO, LDAP, Internal User Database |
| Single Sign-On | S | S | S |
| Voice over IP (VoIP) Security | S | S | S |
| Zone Security | S | S | S |
| Dynamic Routing | OSPF, RIP | OSPF, RIP | OSPF, RIP |
| Policy-based Routing | S | S | S |
| Route-based VPN | S | S | S |
| Integrated Wireless Switch & Controller | S | S | S |
| Layer 2 Wireless Bridging | S | S | S |
| Stateful High Availability | S | S | S |
| Multi-WAN | S | S | S |
| WAN/WAN Failover | S | S | S |
| Load Balancing | S | S | S |
| Active/Active UTM | S | S | S |
| Dynamic Bandwith Management | S | S | S |
| Object-based Management | S | S | S |
| Policy-based NAT | S | S | S |
| Inbound Load Balancing | S | S | S |
| Quality of Service (QoS) | S | S | S |
| IKEv2 VPN | S | S | S |
| SSL Control | S | S | S |
| IPv6 Ready | S | S | S |
| Firewall Overview | NSA E5500 TS | NSA E6500 TS | NSA E7500 TS |
| Hardware Platform | NSA E5500 | NSA E6500 | NSA E7500 |
| Deep Packet Inspection Firewall | S | S | S |
| Stateful Packet Inspection | S | S | S |
| Unlimited File Size Protection | S | S | S |
| Protocols Scanned | 50+ | 50+ | 50+ |
| SonicPoints Supported (Max) | 96 | 128 | 128 |
| ICSA Firewall Certified | S | S | S |
| Security Services | NSA E5500 TS | NSA E6500 TS | NSA E7500 TS |
| Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware & IPS | S | S | S |
| Application Firewall | S | S | S |
| Content Filtering Service (CFS) Edition | S | S | S |
| ViewPoint Reporting | S | S | S |
| E-Class Support 24x7 | S | S | S |
| Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service | O | O | O |
| Enforced Client Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware | O | O | O |
| Firewall General | NSA E5500 TS | NSA E5500 TS | NSA E5500 TS |
| Interfaces | (8) 10/100/1000 Copper Gigabit Ports, 1 GbE HA Interface, 2 USB | (8) 10/100/1000 Copper Gigabit Ports, 1 GbE HA Interface, 2 USB | (4) GbE Ports, 4 SFP (SX, LX or TX), 1 GbE HA Interface, 2 USB |
| Nodes Supported | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
| Included SonicOS Version | Enhanced | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Flash Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels | 4,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 |
| Bundled GVC Licenses (Max) | 2,000 (4,000) | 2,000 (6,000) | 2,000 (10,000) |
| Bundled SSL VPN Licenses (Max) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) |
| VLAN Interfaces | 256 | 256 | 512 |
| Firewall/VPN Performance | NSA E5500 TS | NSA E6500 TS | NSA E7500 TS |
| Stateful Throughput6 | 3.9 Gbps | 5.0 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Deep Packet Inspection Throughput7 | 850 Mbps | 1.59 Gbps | 1.7 Gbps |
| 3DES/AES VPN Throughput6 | 1.7 Gbps | 2.7 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Maximum Connections8 | 600,000 | 750,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Features | NSA E5500 TS | NSA E6500 TS | NSA E7500 TS |
| Voice over IP (VoIP) Security | S | S | S |
| Route-based VPN | S | S | S |
| Single Sign-On | S | S | S |
| Dynamic Routing | S | S | S |
| 802.11n Wireless Support via SonicPoints | S | S | S |
| Layer 2 Wireless Bridging | S | S | S |
| High Availability | S | S | S |
| Multi-WAN | S | S | S | Automated Failover & Failback | S | S | S |
| Object-based Management | S | S | S |
| Policy-based NAT | S | S | S |
| Active/Active UTM | S | S | S |
| Load Balancing | S | S | S |
| PortShield Security | S | S | S |
| Wireless Mgmt | S | S | S |
| Onboard Quality of Service (QoS) | S | S | S |
1SonicWALL NSA Series and E-Class NSA Series appliances.
2Services must be purchased separately.
3Testing Methodologies: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544 (for firewall and VPN). Actual performance may vary depending on network conditions and activated services. VPN throughput measured using UDP traffic at 1280 byte packet size adhering to RFC 2544.
4Testing using HTTP Throughput test.
5Firewall and VPN throughput measured using UPD traffic adhering to RFC 2544.
6Gateway AV/Anti-Spyware/IPS throughput measured using industry standard Spirent WebAvalanche HTTP Performance test.
7Actual maximum connection counts are lower when UTM services are enabled.
