{"id":33118,"date":"2026-11-11T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=33118"},"modified":"2026-11-04T11:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:40:25","slug":"sonicwall-nsa-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-nsa-review\/","title":{"rendered":"SonicWall NSa Review: Comparing the NSa 2800 vs 3800 vs 4800"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33118\" class=\"elementor elementor-33118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b73f20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b73f20\" 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-4561592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4561592\" 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;\">With any <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall NSa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> review, I have to lean into their Gen 8 lineup. This isn\u2019t solely because it\u2019s the most current, but also due to the growth path they offer companies of all sizes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Differences aside, SonicWall Gen 8 firewalls support advanced threat prevention, encrypted traffic inspection, centralized management, and the list goes on. This article focuses on what makes each of these models unique, and what you need to know to get aligned with the right model.<\/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-ea73d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea73d18\" 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-3fbb99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fbb99f\" 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;\">The NSa 2800 suits growing companies needing enterprise-level firewall protection<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NSa 3800 is best for mid-tier enterprises with demanding networks and a need for higher capacity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your network benefits from up to 20 Gbps firewall throughput with the NSa 4800<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All three support threat prevention, encrypted traffic inspection, centralized management, and more<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s crucial to compare throughput, connection limits, and interface details outside of the surface-level throughput specs<\/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-9d34823 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"9d34823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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A few of the key decision makers on your side include your existing infrastructure, IT demands, and overall network protection needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While SonicWall firewalls can definitely handle today\u2019s threats, they shouldn\u2019t be seen as the end of the line of your security strategy. The hardware is also built to easily integrate with the other SonicWall hardware, like network switches and access points. Nevertheless, knowing which firewall to start with or upgrade to requires a firewall comparison that gets to the point on what matters most.<\/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-ca6d5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca6d5fb\" 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\/category\/2026-sonicwall-cyber-deals.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29035\" alt=\"SonicWall Cyber Deals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\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-bbf3281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bbf3281\" 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-de0f864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de0f864\" 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\">A Breakdown of the SonicWall NSa 2800\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908d2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908d2ba\" 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;\">I always say with confidence that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/2800.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the NSa 2800<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an impressive step up from the 2700 from SonicWall. Not to put it down by any means, but the manufacturer has definitely put some thought into the upgrades.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick look at what you\u2019re getting out of the NSa 2800:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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-cf1e8db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf1e8db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cba52e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cba52e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e24cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5e24cd\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a08 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 million<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94befad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94befad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ff840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47ff840\" 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\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/2800.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-2800-FRONT-20240718.0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32299 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall NSa 2800 firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-2800-FRONT-20240718.0.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-2800-FRONT-20240718.0-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-2800-FRONT-20240718.0-1024x200.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-2800-FRONT-20240718.0-768x150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-2800-FRONT-20240718.0-1536x300.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/400;\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f4295 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53f4295\" 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-52e936d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52e936d\" 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;\">Security capabilities are great, but what really draws me in about Gen 8 is their stance on centralized management. This is a piece of hardware that can keep your network secure, simplify admin, and easily blend in with many other network security solutions.<\/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-6d16ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d16ffe\" 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\">What is the SonicWall NSa 3800?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061d99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"061d99f\" 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;\">As many of you might expect with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/3800.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the NSa 3800<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you\u2019re getting a bit of a jump in performance here. That being said, this also means it targets a slightly different specific use case.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most part, a lot of that can be seen in the specs:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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-cda68df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cda68df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cf5aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7cf5aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7fbc47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7fbc47\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 million<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea25f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eea25f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd60396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd60396\" 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\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/3800.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"425\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-3800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22356 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall NSa 3800 Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-3800.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-3800-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-3800-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-3800-768x159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-3800-1536x319.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/425;\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5234b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a5234b\" 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-c7d94ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d94ea\" 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;\">I can tell you based on these numbers alone that this firewall is best for mid-tier enterprises. Networks with growing traffic or remote access demands, for example. As great as the 3800 is on its own, the spec limits on this one still won\u2019t cut it for some organizations out there.<\/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-c064028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c064028\" 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\">What is the 4800 SonicWall Network Security Appliance?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2355976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2355976\" 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;\">Built for the needs of larger enterprises, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/4800.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall NSa 4800<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an excellent choice for demanding network environments. Think campus networks or a sizable corporate headquarters.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the specs on the NSa 4800 below for a quick reference point:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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-a33d0c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a33d0c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1248f17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1248f17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e3ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e3ff8\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>App Inspection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 million<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c01cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5c01cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9143fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9143fee\" 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\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/4800.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2049\" height=\"380\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-4800-FRONT-20240719.0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32301 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall NSa 4800 firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-4800-FRONT-20240719.0.jpg 2049w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-4800-FRONT-20240719.0-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-4800-FRONT-20240719.0-1024x190.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-4800-FRONT-20240719.0-768x142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Property-1-NSa-4800-FRONT-20240719.0-1536x285.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2049px) 100vw, 2049px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2049px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2049\/380;\" \/>\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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080b6c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080b6c1\" 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-5ff6e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff6e58\" 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;\">I\u2019d also like to note that this model is great for those transitioning into a distributed network environment or those who have always dealt with a hybrid or remote workforce. Rest easy knowing there are years of support ahead for this model, and the many others in the Gen 8 lineup. When the time comes, other SonicWall models will eventually hit the market, making sure your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-end-of-life\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upgrade path<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> never runs into a roadblock.<\/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-0c6b6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c6b6cc\" 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\/category.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" data-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 lazyload\" alt=\"Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality\" data-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\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/150;\" \/>\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-bab4c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bab4c1e\" 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-8e7bba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e7bba0\" 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\">SonicWall NSa 2800 vs 3800 vs 4800 Firewall Comparison\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbc267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dbc267\" 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;\">In any reliable SonicWall NSa review, you\u2019ll want to compare the details that tend to differ most. As far as security architecture and features go, these SonicWall models can look pretty similar.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you get down to the individual specs, you\u2019ll start to see where they set themselves apart. For an easy firewall comparison, give the table below a quick look to see the core differences between the NSa 2800 vs 3800 vs 4800.<\/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-2a50523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"2a50523\" 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-245\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-245\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/2800.html\" target=\"_blank\">NSa 2800<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/3800.html\" target=\"_blank\">NSa 3800<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/4800.html\" target=\"_blank\">NSa 4800<\/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\">8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">20 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">13 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">App Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">13 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">13 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">TLS\/SSL Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4.2 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPSec VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">11 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Connections (SPI)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2 million<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 million<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">6 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">50,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">90,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">140,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Storage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">128 GB<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">256 GB<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">256 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16 x 1GbE<br \/>\n3 x 10G SFP+<br \/>\n2 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x Mgmt. port<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">24 x 1GbE<br \/>\n10 x 10G SFP+ <br \/>\n2 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x Mgmt. port<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">24 x 1GbE<br \/>\n8 x 10G SFP+<br \/>\n1 x console (RJ45 to DB9)<br \/>\n2 x USB<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-245 from cache --><\/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-2aeef96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2aeef96\" 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-e690b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e690b46\" 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;\">From my long-term experience with SonicWall hardware, you don\u2019t have to sweat it too much when it comes to making the right choice. Even if you aim a little higher than what you actually need right now, that simply means you have space you can grow into.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider how cyber threats have evolved in recent years, especially with the help of AI; next-gen firewalls are a must-have. SonicWall hardware has been on the market for a long time, and the Gen 8 models are a reflection of their experience in the industry. They cover far beyond the basics in network security and make it easy for modern businesses to adapt without overhauling their entire infrastructure.<\/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-432ddd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"432ddd4\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Final Word\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280a7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280a7b9\" 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;\">While this SonicWall NSa review focuses on three primary models, these aren\u2019t your only options from the series. The NSa 2800 is great for newly growing businesses, while the 3800 and 4800 are geared more toward mid-to-large-scale enterprises.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I said before, comparing the specs isn\u2019t the whole of your decision-making, but they\u2019re a guiding light on which direction you should look. In any case, our team at Firewalls.com is here if you\u2019d simply like some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one-on-one<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> expert insight. From hardware decisions to long-term security strategy and backend support, we have you covered.<\/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-63c2367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"63c2367\" 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-40b57f1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"40b57f1\" 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-25a2ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25a2ddc\" 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-1c7b82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1c7b82e\" 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. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2980\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2980\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Main Difference Between the SonicWall NSa 2800 vs 3800 vs 4800? <\/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-2980\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1891785 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1891785\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d87840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d87840\" 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 core difference between these three SonicWall models is throughput, connection capacity, and interface details.<\/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-2981\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2981\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which SonicWall NSa Firewall is Best for a Mid-Sized Business? <\/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-2981\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac6c6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aac6c6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c625412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c625412\" 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 NSa 2800 or 3800 can be suitable here, depending on your real-world network traffic, security requirements, and expected growth. Keep in mind that businesses with heavier workloads should lean more toward the 3800 in this case.<\/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-2982\" 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-2982\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Much Firewall Throughput Does the SonicWall NSa 4800 Support? <\/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-2982\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5169815 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5169815\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde5d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dde5d75\" 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;\">With the NSa 4800, you\u2019re getting up to 20 Gbps of firewall inspection throughput and 13 Gbps of threat prevention throughput.<\/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-2983\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2983\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does the SonicWall NSa Gen 8 Firewall Support Encrypted Traffic Inspection? <\/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-2983\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bf7b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52bf7b0\" 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-917df4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"917df4e\" 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, all three models support TLS\/SSL inspection and decryption to help identify threats hidden in encrypted network traffic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2984\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2984\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can SonicWall NSa Firewalls Integrate With Other SonicWall Products? 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