DATA SHEET

FortiGate® 600E Series Next Generation Firewall

Secure SD-WAN
Secure Web Gateway
FG-600E and FG-601E IPS

The FortiGate 600E series provides an application-centric, scalable, and secure SD-WAN
solution with Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) capabilities for mid-sized to large enterprises
deployed at the campus or branch level. Protects against cyber threats with system-on-a-chip
acceleration and industry-leading secure SD-WAN in a simple, affordable, and easy to deploy
solution. Fortinet’s Security-Driven Networking approach provides tight integration of the
network to the new generation of security.

Security Networking
n Identifies thousands of applications inside network traffic n Delivers advanced networking capabilities that seamlessly
for deep inspection and granular policy enforcement integrate with advanced layer 7 security and virtual
n Protectsagainst malware, exploits, and malicious domains (VDOMs) to offer extensive deployment
websites in both encrypted and non-encrypted traffic flexibility, multi-tenancy and effective utilization of
resources
n Prevent and detect against known and unknown attacks
n Delivers high-density, flexible combination of various
using continuous threat intelligence from AI-powered
FortiGuard Labs security services high-speed interfaces to enable best TCO for customers
for data center and WAN deployments
Performance
n Delivers industry’s best threat protection performance and Management
n Includes a management console that is effective, simple
ultra-low latency using purpose-built security processor
(SPU) technology to use, and provides comprehensive network automation
and visibility
n Providesindustry-leading performance and protection for
n Provides Zero Touch Integration with Fortinet’s Security
SSL encrypted traffic
Fabric’s Single Pane of Glass Management
Certification n Predefined compliance checklist analyzes the deployment
n Independently tested and validated for best-in-class
and highlights best practices to improve overall security
security effectiveness and performance posture
n Received unparalleled third-party certifications from NSS Security Fabric
Labs n Enables Fortinet and Fabric-ready partners’ products
to provide broader visibility, integrated end-to-end
detection, threat intelligence sharing, and automated
remediation

Firewall IPS NGFW Threat Protection Interfaces

36 Gbps 10 Gbps 9.5 Gbps 7 Gbps Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP, and 10 GE SFP+ Slots

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DEPLOYMENT

N
 ext Generation Secure SD-WAN
Firewall (NGFW)
§ Reduce the complexity and maximize your ROI by § Consistent business application performance with
integrating threat protection security capabilities into accurate detection, dynamic WAN path steering on any
a single high-performance network security appliance, best-performing WAN transport
powered by Fortinet’s Security Processing Unit (SPU)
§ Accelerated multi-cloud access for faster SaaS adoption
§ Full visibility into users, devices, and applications across with cloud-on-ramp
the entire attack surface and consistent security policy
enforcement irrespective of asset location § Self-healing networks with WAN edge high availability,
sub-second traffic switchover-based and real-time
§ Protect against network exploitable vulnerabilities bandwidth compute-based traffic steering
with industry-validated IPS that offers low latency and
optimized network performance § Automated overlay tunnels provides encryption and
abstracts physical hybrid WAN making it simple to manage.
§ Automatically block threats on decrypted traffic using the
industry’s highest SSL inspection performance, including § Simplified and intuitive workflow with SD-WAN orchestrator
the latest TLS 1.3 standard with mandated ciphers for management and zero touch deployment

§ Proactively block newly discovered sophisticated § Enhanced analytics both real-time and historical provides
attacks in real-time with AI-powered FortiGuard Labs visibility into network performance and identifies anomalies
and advanced threat protection services included in the § Strong security posture with next generation firewall and
Fortinet Security Fabric real- time threat protection

Secure Web Gateway (SWG) IPS

§ Secure web access from both internal and external risks,

§ Purpose-built security processors delivering industry
even for encrypted traffic at high performance
validated IPS performance with high throughput and low
§ Enhanced user experience with dynamic web and video latency
caching 
§ Deploy virtual patches at the network level to protect
§ Block and control web access based on user or user against network exploitable vulnerabilities and optimize
groups across URLs and domains network protection time
§ Prevent data loss and discover user activity to known and § Deep packet inspection at wire speeds offers unparalleled
unknown cloud applications  threat visibility into network traffic including traffic
§ Block DNS requests against malicious domains  encrypted with the latest TLS 1.3

§ Multi-layered advanced protection against zero-day § Proactively block newly discovered sophisticated attacks
malware threats delivered over the web in real-time with advanced threat protection provided by
the intelligence services of the Fortinet Security Fabric

FortiSandbox
CAMPUS Advanced Threat
Protection
SD-WAN Orchestrator
Centralized Provisioning &
Automated Overlay Management
FortiAP
Secure Access FortiSwitch
Point Secure Access
Switch ENTERPRISE
FortiAP
Secure Access
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BRANCH
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Analytics-powered
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FortiAnalyzer
Analytics-powered
Security & Log Management

Large Campus Network Deployment Enterprise Branch Deployment

(NGFW) (Secure SD-WAN)

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HARDWARE

FortiGate 600E/601E
SFP
HA 1 3 5 7 9 11 S1 VW1 X1

FortiGate 600E USB

CONSOLE
SFP+

MGMT 2 4 6 8 10 12 S2 VW2 X2

1 2 3 4 5 6

100-240VAC
6-3A 50/60Hz

Interfaces Hardware Features

/
1. 1x USB Port
2. 1x Console Port
3. 2x GE RJ45 MGMT/HA Ports NP6 CP9 1U 10GE
AC
DUAL 480GB
4. 8x GE RJ45 Ports
5. 8x GE SFP Slots
6. 2x 10 GE SFP+ Slots

Network Processor
Powered by SPU Fortinet’s new, breakthrough SPU NP6 network processor
works inline with FortiOS functions delivering:
§ Fortinet’s custom SPU processors
deliver the power you need to detect § Superior firewall performance for IPv4/IPv6, SCTP and
malicious content at multi-Gigabit multicast traffic with ultra-low latency
speeds
§ VPN, CAPWAP and IP tunnel acceleration
§ Other security technologies cannot protect against
§ Anomaly-based intrusion prevention, checksum offload,
today’s wide range of content- and connection-
and packet defragmentation
based threats because they rely on general-purpose
CPUs, causing a dangerous performance gap § Traffic shaping and priority queuing
§ SPU processors provide the performance needed
to block emerging threats, meet rigorous third-party Content Processor
certifications, and ensure that your network security
Fortinet’s ninth generation custom SPU CP9 content
solution does not become a network bottleneck
processor works outside of the direct flow of traffic and
accelerates the inspection.

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FORTINET SECURITY FABRIC

Security Fabric
The industry’s highest-performing cybersecurity platform,
powered by FortiOS, with a rich ecosystem designed to Fabric Management Fabric Security
Center Operations
span the extended digital attack surface, delivering fully
automated, self-healing network security. NOC SOC

§ Broad: Coordinated detection and enforcement across the

entire digital attack surface and lifecycle with converged
networking and security across edges, clouds, endpoints,
Adaptive Cloud
and users  Security

§ Integrated: Integrated and unified security, operation,

and performance across different technologies, location,
Zero Trust
Access

deployment options, and the richest ecosystem

FORTI OS
§ Automated: Context aware, self-healing network and
security posture leveraging cloud-scale and advanced AI
to automatically deliver near-real-time, user-to-application
coordinated protection across the Fabric 
Security-Driven Open
The Fabric empowers organizations of any size to secure and Networking Ecosystem

simplify their hybrid infrastructure on the journey to digital FortiGuard

Threat Intelligence
innovation.

FortiOS™
Operating System
FortiOS, Fortinet’s leading operating system enable the The release of FortiOS 7 dramatically expands the Fortinet
convergence of high performing networking and security Security Fabric’s ability to deliver consistent security across
across the Fortinet Security Fabric delivering consistent and hybrid deployment models of Hardware, Software, and
context-aware security posture across network endpoint, and Software As-a-Service with SASE and ZTNA, among others.
clouds. The organically built best of breed capabilities and
unified approach allows organizations to run their businesses
without compromising performance or protection, supports
seamless scalability, and simplifies innovation consumption.

SERVICES

FortiGuard™ FortiCare™
Security Services Services
FortiGuard Labs offer real-time intelligence on the threat Fortinet is dedicated to helping our customers succeed, and
landscape, delivering comprehensive security updates across every year FortiCare services help thousands of organizations
the full range of Fortinet’s solutions. Comprised of security get the most from their Fortinet Security Fabric solution. We
threat researchers, engineers, and forensic specialists, the have more than 1,000 experts to help accelerate technology
team collaborates with the world’s leading threat monitoring implementation, provide reliable assistance through advanced
organizations and other network and security vendors, as well support, and offer proactive care to maximize security and
as law enforcement agencies. performance of Fortinet deployments.

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SPECIFICATIONS
FG-600E FG-601E FG-600E FG-601E
Interfaces and Modules Dimensions and Power
Hardware Accelerated 10 GE SFP+ Slots 2 Height x Width x Length (inches) 1.75 x 17.0 x 15.0
Hardware Accelerated GE RJ45 8 Height x Width x Length (mm) 44.45 x 432 x 380
Interfaces
Weight 16.1 lbs (7.3 kg) 16.6 lbs (7.5 kg)
Hardware Accelerated GE SFP Slots 8
Form Factor Rack Mount, 1 RU
GE RJ45 Management Ports 2
Power Source 100–240V, 50/60 Hz
USB Ports 2
Power Consumption 129 W / 244 W
RJ45 Console Port 1 (Average / Maximum)
Onboard Storage 0 2x 240 GB SSD Current (Maximum) 6A@100V
Included Transceivers 2x SFP (SX 1 GE) Heat Dissipation 832 BTU/h
System Performance — Enterprise Traffic Mix Redundant Power Supplies Optional
(Hot Swappable)
IPS Throughput 2 10 Gbps
NGFW Throughput 2, 4 9.5 Gbps Operating Environment and Certifications

Threat Protection Throughput 2, 5 7 Gbps Operating Temperature 32–104°F (0–40°C)

Storage Temperature -31–158°F (-35–70°C)
System Performance and Capacity
Humidity 10–90% non-condensing
IPv4 Firewall Throughput 36 / 36 / 27 Gbps
(1518 / 512 / 64 byte, UDP) Noise Level 59 dBA
IPv6 Firewall Throughput 36 / 36 / 27 Gbps Forced Airflow Side and Front to Back
(1518 / 512 / 64 byte, UDP)
Operating Altitude Up to 9,843 ft (3,000 m)
Firewall Latency (64 byte, UDP) 1.54 μs
Compliance FCC Part 15 Class A, RCM, VCCI, CE,
Firewall Throughput (Packet per Second) 40.5 Mpps UL/cUL, CB
Concurrent Sessions (TCP) 8 Million Certifications ICSA Labs: Firewall, IPsec, IPS, Antivirus,
SSL-VPN, USGv6/IPv6
New Sessions/Second (TCP) 450,000
Firewall Policies 10,000
IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte) 1 20 Gbps
Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 2,000
Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 50,000
SSL-VPN Throughput 7 Gbps
Concurrent SSL-VPN Users 10,000
(Recommended Maximum, Tunnel Mode)
SSL Inspection Throughput 8 Gbps
(IPS, avg. HTTPS) 3
SSL Inspection CPS (IPS, avg. HTTPS) 3 5,500
SSL Inspection Concurrent Session 800,000
(IPS, avg. HTTPS) 3
Application Control Throughput 15 Gbps
(HTTP 64K) 2
CAPWAP Throughput (HTTP 64K) 18 Gbps
Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum) 10 / 10
Maximum Number of FortiSwitches 96
Supported
Maximum Number of FortiAPs 1,024 / 512
(Total / Tunnel)
Maximum Number of FortiTokens 5,000
High Availability Configurations Active-Active, Active-Passive, Clustering

Note: All performance values are “up to” and vary depending on system configuration.
1. IPsec VPN performance test uses AES256-SHA256. 4. NGFW performance is measured with Firewall, IPS and Application Control enabled.
2. IPS (Enterprise Mix), Application Control, NGFW and Threat Protection are measured with 5. Threat Protection performance is measured with Firewall, IPS, Application Control and
Logging enabled. Malware Protection enabled.
3. SSL Inspection performance values use an average of HTTPS sessions of different cipher
suites.

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ORDERING INFORMATION
Product SKU Description
FortiGate 600E FG-600E 2x 10 GE SFP+ slots, 10x GE RJ45 ports (including 1x MGMT port, 1x HA port, 8x switch ports), 8x GE SFP
slots, SPU NP6 and CP9 hardware accelerated.
FortiGate 601E FG-601E 2x 10 GE SFP+ slots, 10x GE RJ45 ports (including 1x MGMT port, 1x HA port, 8x switch ports), 8x GE SFP
slots, SPU NP6 and CP9 hardware accelerated, 2x 240 GB onboard SSD storage.

Optional Accessories
1 GE SFP LX Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-LX 1 GE SFP LX transceiver module for all systems with SFP and SFP/SFP+ slots.
1 GE SFP RJ45 Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-GC 1 GE SFP RJ45 transceiver module for all systems with SFP and SFP/SFP+slots.
1 GE SFP SX Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-SX 1 GE SFP SX transceiver module for all systems with SFP and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, Short Range FN-TRAN-SFP+SR 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, short range for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, Long Range FN-TRAN-SFP+LR 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, long range for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver, Extended Range FN-TRAN-SFP+ER 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, extended range for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ RJ45 Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-SFP+GC 10 GE SFP+ RJ45 transceiver module for systems with SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Active Direct Attach Cable, 10m / SP-CABLE-ADASFP+ 10 GE SFP+ active direct attach cable, 10m / 32.8 ft for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
32.8 ft
AC power supply for FG-300/301E, FG-400/401E, FG-500/501E, FG-600/601E, FAZ-200F/300F/800F and
Optional Power Supply SP-FG300E-PS
FMG-200F/300F.

BUNDLES
360 Enterprise Unified Threat Advanced Threat
Bundles
Protection Protection Protection Protection

FortiGuard FortiCare ASE 1 24x7 24x7 24x7

FortiGuard App Control Service • • • •
Bundle
FortiGuard IPS Service • • • •
FortiGuard Labs delivers FortiGuard Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) — Antivirus, • • • •
a number of security Mobile Malware, Botnet, CDR, Virus Outbreak Protection and
intelligence services to FortiSandbox Cloud Service
augment the FortiGate FortiGuard Web and Video2 Filtering Service • • •
firewall platform. You
FortiGuard Antispam Service • • •
can easily optimize the
protection capabilities of FortiGuard Security Rating Service • •
your FortiGate with one of FortiGuard IoT Detection Service • •
these FortiGuard Bundles.
FortiGuard Industrial Service • •
FortiConverter Service • •
SD-WAN Orchestrator Entitlement •
SD-WAN Cloud Assisted Monitoring •
SD-WAN Overlay Controller VPN Service •
Fortinet SOCaaS •
FortiAnalyzer Cloud •
FortiManager Cloud •

1. 24x7 plus Advanced Services Ticket Handling 2. Available when running FortiOS 7.0

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