Description

Fortinet FortiGate-7040E Nairobi

The FortiGate-7040E is a 6U rack -mountable ,4-slot chassis with a 80Gbps fabric and 1Gbps base backplane designed by Fortinet. The fabric backplane provides network data communication and the base backplane provides management and synch communication among the chassis slots. The FortiGate-7040E’s front panel is equipped with a chassis which is managed by two redundant management modules. Each module includes an Ethernet connection as well as two switchable console ports that provide console connections to the modules in the chassis slots. The active management module controls chassis cooling and power management and provides an interface for managing the modules installed in the chassis.

The Fortinet FortiGate – 7040E in Nairobi, Kenya is designed to safeguard the network systems of large enterprises and data center environments which require reliable protection from cyber attacks and other kinds of malware. It is a highly efficient kind of firewall since it delivers high performance Next Generation Firewall Security services to its users. The Fortinet FortiGate –  7040E boasts of a fast speed of 100Gbps, NGFW throughput integrated with simple management, making it such an extremely fast and efficient network security solution.

The Fortinet Enterprise Firewall Solution delivers end-to-end network security with one platform, one network security operating system and unified policy management with a single pane of glass for the industry’s best protection against the most advanced security threats and targeted attacks.

Next Generation Firewall provides the security gateway to the Internet for enterprises. It not only enforces security policies with granular control and visibility of users and devices for thousands of discrete applications, but also identifies and stops threats with powerful intrusion prevention beyond port and protocol that examines the actual content of your network traffic.

The Fortinet FortiGate – 7040E is packed with advanced features that makes it useful in data centers such as high availability, high throughput, as well as low latency for data center edge and core. It uses its high session scale to accommodate large network and user traffic for internet and cloud facing data centers. Its high speed interface is essential for future-proof connectivity while its compact size contributes to greener data centers.

Security Fabric Integration of the fortinet firewall FortiGate appliances, interconnected with the Fortinet Security Fabric, form the backbone of the Fortinet Enterprise Solution which controls all the security and networking capabilities across the entire FortiGate platform with one intuitive operating system. Fortinet FortiGate -7040E reduces operating expenses and saves time with a truly consolidated next generation security platform.

Fortinet FortiGate-7040E Supported Modules

• Fortinet Processor Module 7620E
  Latest purpose-built SPU CP9 accelerated processor module with superior content processing throughput and protection. Runs on FortiOS 5 the most powerful security operating system in the world.
• Fortinet Interface Module 7901E
  High performance, SPU DP2 accelerated networking blade with 32x GE/10 GE SFP/ slots.
• Fortinet Interface Module 7904E
  High performance, SPU DP2 accelerated networking blade with 8x 40 GE QSFP slots.
• Fortinet Interface Module 7910E
  High performance, SPU DP2 accelerated networking blade with 4x 100 GE CFP2 slots.
• Fortinet Interface Module 7920E
  High performance, SPU DP2 accelerated networking blade with 4x 100 GE QSFP28 slots.

FortiGate FG-7040E  Features :

• Modular Security Gateway : The Fortinet FortiGate – 7040E is equipped with hot swappable modules and supports  chassis upgradeability for easy expansion.
• Industry Leading NGFW Performance : The Fortinet FortiGate –  7040E boasts of a fast speed of 100Gbps, NGFW throughput integrated with simple management, making it such an extremely fast and efficient network security solution.
• Simplified Management and Licensing : Fortinet FG- 7040E comes with a centralized licensing that is simple and easy to manage, therefore cutting down on operational costs, while saving time.
• Virtual Domains for Segmentation : The Fortinet FortiGate – 7040E in Nairobi, Kenya is packed with multiple independent virtual domains (VDOMs), each with customized security policies, logging and controls.
• Security Processor CP9 : The Fortinet FortiGate – 7040E is powered by the latest generation of security processor technology for maximum security, higher performance, less space and less power.
• Single Pane of Glass Management :  The powerful and highly efficient Fortinet FortiGate – 7040E is equipped with a single pane of glass so as to provide its user with an easy manageability and visibility experience.

Why the Fortinet FG – 7040E ?

• It offers the most advanced security with the highest performance in its class.
• It incorporates the simplicity and management of an appliance with the best investment protection and upgradeability of a chassis system.
• The Fortinet FortiGate – 7040E comes with a centralized licensing that is tied to chassis rather than to individual blades, to reduce complexity and enhance price performance.
• It has an unparalleled network flexibility and bandwidth, with interfaces that include up to eight 100 GE ports, sixteen 40 GE ports, or sixty-four 10 GE ports.
• It is based on Fortinet’s latest Security Processor CP9 to provide superior SSL inspection acceleration. With greater than 70% of the top 10 countries’ web traffic now SSL encrypted, the 7040 provides the best performance and efficacy for encrypted HTTPS traffic.
• The Fortinet FG – 7040E is independently validated by Ixia CloudStorm 100 GE application and security test load module.

Fortinet FortiGate -7040E Specifications :