{"id":15410,"date":"2020-04-28T14:17:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=15410"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:25:11","slug":"watchguard-t-firewalls-vs-m-firewalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/watchguard-t-firewalls-vs-m-firewalls\/","title":{"rendered":"WatchGuard Firewalls: Comparing the T-Series vs M-Series Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15410\" class=\"elementor elementor-15410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9328f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9328f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6b8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad6b8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve ever looked into WatchGuard firewalls before, then you know they have a wide range of options for various business network environments. Their firewalls range from smaller to enterprise-level networks, with a seamless security ecosystem to match.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking to make a choice, then you\u2019ll need to understand the full variety of what their hardware is built for. This article offers a summarized look at the business firewall options from WatchGuard between the T-Series and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M-Series lineups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cbda5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18cbda5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cad581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cad581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T-Series Firebox appliances use a compact desktop form factor for space-conscious deployments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M-Series firewalls use a rackmount design for larger network infrastructure<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The T185 reaches 5.7 Gbps firewall throughput, making it the top T-Series option<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The M6850 reaches 104 Gbps firewall throughput, offering enterprise-level protection<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare network capacity and scalability rather than choosing solely based on your business size<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eee0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eee0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WatchGuard Firewalls at a Glance\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67596d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67596d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of which series you\u2019re considering from WatchGuard, both can deliver substantial business network protection. However, what you\u2019re trying to weigh here is the specifics in features, specs, and deployment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For starters, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/t-series.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the T-Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is known for its compact desktop approach. The compact form factor is a big selling point for smaller operations, or those who aren\u2019t working with a dedicated IT team.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other side of this, you have the M-Series, which includes rackmount designs, focusing on more enterprise-level support. Instead of listing every single model, I\u2019m going to offer a range of options from both sides of Firebox WatchGuard appliances.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e629f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e629f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WatchGuard T-Series Compact Business Firewall\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c8433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4c8433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re operating within a smaller to mid-size business environment, I\u2019d say you would lean more toward the T-Series. The desktop form factor is great for smaller offices or those simply looking for an overall space-conscious deployment. In the table below, you can gain a general idea of the range that comes with these <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WatchGuard firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cf4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"12cf4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-215\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-215\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/t-series\/t125.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>T125<\/strong><\/a><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/t-series\/t145.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>T145<\/strong><\/a><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/t-series\/t185.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>T185<\/strong><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">660 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.34 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5.7 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">480 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">680 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1.14 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3,850,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3,850,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3,850,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Branch Office VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VLAN Capacity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unrestricted<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Unrestricted<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881c562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881c562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This gives you an idea of what you\u2019re working with, and the scalability any growing business needs. In the spirit of any other firewall comparison, you want to dig a bit deeper, even if this seems like more than enough. There\u2019s more than one reason the M-Series exists, and the numbers always help showcase the differences.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d3f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d3f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M-Series Higher-Performance WatchGuard Firewalls\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7577c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7577c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you feel like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/network-security-best-practices\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your network demands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are closer to what the M-Series has to offer, you\u2019re in good hands on this side too. The table below highlights several performance and capacity specs you can compare against the T-Series hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36cddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d36cddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-216\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-216\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series\/m290.html\" target=\"_blank\">M290<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series\/m495.html\" target=\"_blank\">M495<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series\/m6850.html\" target=\"_blank\">M6850<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5.8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">37 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">104 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.4 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">32 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3,500,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">67,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Branch Office VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">75<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">800<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VLAN Capacity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">800<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9329f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e9329f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6596a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6596a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with this information alone, it\u2019s easy to tell how these firewalls would be relevant for larger networks. Don\u2019t get me wrong, that\u2019s a pretty vast jump, meaning you have plenty of space to grow with one of the most well-known firewall vendors on the market.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a27d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a27d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Series of WatchGuard Firewalls is Right for You?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b0784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00b0784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The short version is that T-Series firewalls are great for the smaller offices that need hardware they can grow with. Of course, you still have multiple performance levels to choose from here, giving those just starting out the flexibility they need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the M-Series, you\u2019re dealing with the midsize to distributed enterprise crowd. The specs I laid out above show you the steep range in this lineup alone. Nevertheless, if you\u2019re trying to get aligned with the right side, there are several steps you\u2019ll need to consider internally.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profile your network by reviewing bandwidth, traffic, connected devices, and applications<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare firewall and VPN throughput, connections, VPN tunnels, and VLAN requirements<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan for growth by thinking about future needs around bandwidth, user support, locations, segmentation, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/benefits-of-next-generation-firewalls\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remote access<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine whether the T-Series or M-Series better matches your range in overall requirements<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select a model that can handle expected demand without biting off more than you can chew<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, once you get close to the right firewall model, know that WatchGuard has the room you need to grow securely. You also don\u2019t want to overlook the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ecosystem as a whole<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which includes a range of forward-thinking security features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2da27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2da27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18860\" alt=\"Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-768x128.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d8939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1d8939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e952d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e952d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Wrap Up\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34527a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34527a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The T-Series and M-Series WatchGuard firewalls are meant to serve different network demands. With the T-Series, it emphasizes compact deployment and management, while the M-Series leans into greater overall performance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, comparing your real-world network demands to the specs and scalability of the hardware is how you end up on the right path. You can also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rely on our team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of network engineers at Firewalls.com for straightforward advice on which model is best for your operation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5a7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0b5a7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef70a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ef70a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7423598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7423598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e1e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"d2e1e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2211\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f83cae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f83cae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b239d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b239d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, the T-Series models have a sizable range of firewall and VPN throughput specs in the lineup, giving you plenty of room to grow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2212\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2212\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When Should a Business Consider a WatchGuard M-Series Firewall? 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