The FW6 Series units come with a VESA mount kit and a wire harness for mounting a 2.5″ drive (SSD recommended) internally.įor more information on tested OS compatibility with the Vault, please see this link. The enclosure also comes with pre-drilled holes for an available wireless kit ( available here). On the hardware side, they come with SSDs throughout and absolutely no fans, so you can place Vaults anywhere. Like all Protectli Vaults, they are fully open source ready and operating system agnostic. Its all aluminum enclosure (no plastic here) is a giant heat sink, keeping the CPU cool. The 4 Port Vaults (FW4B, FW4C) come in the same chassis as our 2 Port Vault, but allow for additional ethernet connections. The Vault is fanless so it has no moving parts, which results in an incredibly durable platform that can be used in less than ideal environments. The Vault uses standard Intel components (including Intel NIC ports) which results in compatibility with a variety of operating systems, including a number of open source firewall projects. The Kaby Lake CPU supports AES-NI, Intel’s Hardware Acceleration for Encryption. The FW6 is based on a 6 network port design that leverages a low power, but versatile Intel Kaby Lake i5-7200U CPU. Thanks for checking out the article on the best pfSense hardware.The Vault is a small form factor PC built for use as a firewall / router. Whether you want to purchase a stand-alone device or an individual NIC that will allow you to run pfSense as a virtual machine or on old hardware, you have tons of options. However, there is an endless amount of hardware that you can use pfSense on, these are just some of my personal favorites. This applies to all Protectli Vault and Vault Pro units: FW2B, FW4B, FW4C, VP2410, FW6A, FW6B, FW6C, FW6D, FW6E, VP4630, VP4650. In my opinion, the Protectli FW4B is the best pfSense hardware you can purchase if you don’t want to use a Netgate device. This article looked at the best pfSense hardware.
This CPU supports AES-NI, Intel’s Hardware Acceleration for Encryption. The FW4B is based on a 4 network port design that leverages a low power, but versatile Intel Celeron J3160 CPU. This is a great option for people who are interested in using pfSense with existing hardware.Ĭlick here to purchase the Intel I350 Gigabit NIC Conclusion – Best pfSense Hardware The Vault is a small form factor PC built for use as a firewall / router. This device has two ports, and you’ll be able to use one as your WAN (connected from your modem) and one as your LAN (connected to your switch). Protectli Vault FW4B - 4 Port, Firewall Micro Appliance/Mini PC - Intel Quad Core, AES-NI, 8GB RAM, 120GB mSATA SSD COMPATIBILITY: No OS pre-installed.
An inexpensive Intel I350 NIC can be installed in the device you have (assuming you have a PCIe slot available) which you can then use inside of pfSense. If you have an old device laying around or you’d like to install pfSense on a virtual machine, there’s no reason to purchase new hardware (unless you would like the form factor).
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