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SonicWall TZ500 UTM Firewall Appliance

The TZ500 offers a no-compromise approach to securing growing networks. TZ Series firewalls can be managed by the central office using a larger SonicWall firewall and GMS. Compare specs with our datasheets, available for all products.

The SonicWall TZ500 Series is Best For:

» An "Always-Up" network connection
» High-speed small or home networks
» Networks running DSL / Cable / or FiOS
» Teleworkers needing VPN connections

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Performance overview	SonicWall SOHO	SonicWall TZ300	SonicWall TZ400	SonicWall TZ500	SonicWall TZ600
Operating system	SonicOS 5.9.1.3	SonicOS 6.x
Security Processor	2x 400 MHz	2x 800 MHz	4x 800 MHz	4x 1 GHz	4x 1.4 GHz
Memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB
1 GbE SFP interfaces	-	-	-	-	-
1 GbE Copper interfaces	5	5	7	8	10
100 MbE Copper interfaces	-	-	-	-	-
Expansion	USB	USB	USB	USB	Expansion Slot (Rear)*, USB
Firewall inspection throughput	300 Mbps	750 Mbps	1,300 Mbps	1,400 Mbps	1,500 Mbps
Full DPI throughput	50 Mbps	100 Mbps	300 Mbps	400 Mbps	500 Mbps
Application inspection throughput	-	-	900 Mbps	1,000 Mbps	1,100 Mbps
IPS throughput	100 Mbps	300 Mbps	900 Mbps	1,000 Mbps	1,100 Mbps
Anti-malware inspection throughput	50 Mbps	100 Mbps	300 Mbps	400 Mbps	500 Mbps
IMIX throughput	60 Mbps	200 Mbps	500 Mbps	700 Mbps	900 Mbps
SSL Inspection and Decryption throughput (DPI SSL)	15 Mbps	45 Mbps	100 Mbps	150 Mbps	200 Mbps
VPN throughput	100 Mbps	300 Mbps	900 Mbps	1,000 Mbps	1,100 Mbps
Connections per second	1,800	5,000	6,000	8,000	12,000
Maximum connections (SPI)	25,000	50,000	100,000	125,000	150,000
Maximum connections (DPI)	25,000	50,000	90,000	100,000	125,000
Single Sign-On (SSO) Users	250	500	500	500	500
VLAN interfaces	25	25	50	50	50
SonicPoints supported (Maximum)	16	16	16	16	24
VPN	SonicWall SOHO	SonicWall TZ300	SonicWall TZ400	SonicWall TZ500	SonicWall TZ600
Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels	10	10	20	25	50
IPSec VPN clients (Maximum)	1 (5)	1 (10)	2 (25)	2 (25)	2 (25)
SSL VPN licenses (Maximum)	1 (10)	1 (50)	2 (100)	2 (150)	2 (200)
Virtual assist bundled (Maximum)	-	1 (30-day trial)	1 (30-day trial)	1 (30-day trial)	1 (30-day trial)
Encryption/Authentication	DES, 3DES, AES (128, 192, 256-bit), MD5, SHA-1, Suite B Cryptography
Key exchange	Diffie Hellman Groups 1, 2, 5, 14
Route-based VPN	RIP, OSPF
Certificate support	Verisign, Thawte, Cybertrust, RSA Keon, Entrust and Microsoft CA for Dell SonicWall-to-Dell SonicWall VPN, SCEP
VPN features	Dead Peer Detection, DHCP Over VPN, IPSec NAT Traversal, Redundant VPN Gateway, Route-based VPN
Global VPN client platforms supported	Microsoft® Windows Vista 32/64-bit, Windows 7 32/64-bit, Windows 8.0 32/64-bit, Windows 8.1 32/64-bit
NetExtender	Microsoft Windows Vista 32/64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 8.0 32/64-bit, Windows 8.1 32/64-bit, Mac OS X 10.4+, Linux FC3+/Ubuntu 7+/OpenSUSE
Mobile Connect	Apple® iOS, Mac OS X, Google® Android™, Kindle Fire, Windows 8.1 (Embedded)
Security services	SonicWall SOHO	SonicWall TZ300	SonicWall TZ400	SonicWall TZ500	SonicWall TZ600
Deep Packet Inspection services	Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Intrusion Prevention, DPI SSL
Content Filtering Service (CFS)	HTTP URL, HTTPS IP, keyword and content scanning, ActiveX, Java Applet, and cookie blocking bandwidth management on filtering categories, allow/forbid lists
Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware	McAfee®
Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service	Supported
Application Intelligence and Control	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Networking	SonicWall SOHO	SonicWall TZ300	SonicWall TZ400	SonicWall TZ500	SonicWall TZ600
IP address assignment	Static, (DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP and PPTP client), Internal DHCP server, DHCP relay
NAT modes	1:1, 1:many, many:1, many:many, flexible NAT (overlapping IPs), PAT, transparent mode
Routing protocols	BGP, OSPF, RIPv1/v2, static routes, policy-based routing, multicast
QoS	Bandwidth priority, max bandwidth, guaranteed bandwidth, DSCP marking, 802.1e (WMM)
Authentication	XAUTH/RADIUS, Active Directory, SSO, LDAP, Novell, internal user database, Terminal Services, Citrix
Local user database	150	250
VoIP	Full H.323v1-5, SIP
Standards	TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, IPSec, ISAKMP/IKE, SNMP, DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP, PPTP, RADIUS, IEEE 802.3
Certifications	VPNC, IPv6 (Phase 2)
Certifications pending	Common Criteria NDPP, FIPS 140-2 (with Suite B) Level 2, ICSA Firewall, ICSA Anti-virus, UC APL
Common Access Card (CAC)	Supported
Hardware	SonicWall SOHO	SonicWall TZ300	SonicWall TZ400	SonicWall TZ500	SonicWall TZ600
Form factor	Desktop
Power Supply (W)	24W external	24W external	24W external	36W external	60W external
Maximum power consumption (W)	7.9	6.9	9.2	13.47	16.17
Input power	100 to 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 1 A
Total heat dissipation	21.8 BTU	22.3 BTU	28.6 BTU	38.7 BTU	48.3 BTU
Dimensions	3.6x14.1x19cm	3.5x13.4x19cm	3.5x13.4x19cm	3.5x15x22.5cm	3.5x18x28cm
Weight	0.34 Kg	0.725 Kg	0.725 Kg	0.915 Kg	1.47 Kg
WEEE weight	0.8 Kg	1.145 Kg	1.148 Kg	1.338 Kg	1.893 Kg
Shipping weight	1.2 Kg	1.373 Kg	1.373 Kg	1.928 Kg	2.483 Kg
MTBF (Years)	58.9	56.1	54	40.8	18.4
Environment	40-105° F, 0-40° C
Humidity	5-95% non-condensing
Major regulatory complance	FCC Class A, ICES Class A, CE (EMC, LVD, RoHS), C-Tick, VCCI Class A, MSIP/KCC Class A, UL, cUL, TUV/GS, CB, Mexico CoC by UL, WEEE , REACH, ANATEL, BSMI, GOST-R
Regulatory Model	APL31-0B9	APL28-0B4	APL28-0B4	APL29-0B6	APL30-0B8
Wireless controller	SonicWall SOHO	SonicWall TZ300	SonicWall TZ400	SonicWall TZ500	SonicWall TZ600
Standards	802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac