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Firewalla Unveils Its Fastest Firewall Yet And It’s Fast Enough For Wi-Fi 7

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Firewalla is a company that makes and designs some great firewalls for protecting home and business networks. As more homes and businesses install Wi-Fi 7 and ultrafast fiber internet services being rolled out, it may be necessary to upgrade a network’s firewall to avoid creating bottlenecks that could slow down that superfast connection.

To keep up with the internet speed increases, Firewalla has developed the Firewalla Gold Pro. Described as the world’s most affordable 10-gigabit smart firewall, this latest and most powerful addition to the Firewalla Gold line-up goes on pre-sale today for $798.

Jerry Chen is Firewalla’s founder and is acutely aware of the need for speed when it comes to protecting the latest and fastest networks. If a hardware firewall can’t keep up with the new ultrafast internet services, it can soon create a bottleneck. Chen says: “Our dedicated community is always pushing for a better network at higher speeds. The Gold Pro makes it possible to protect their homes and offices at future speeds, without monthly fees.

As small businesses and more consumers upgrade their internet services to take advantage of the new faster offerings from ISPs, the Gold Pro will provide a high level of protection without impacting connection speeds.

Firewalla Gold Pro includes two 10-gigabit and two 2.5-gigabit Ethernet interfaces to help segment the network and add redundancy. Powered by the Firewalla Software Stack and optimized for the fastest networks in homes and small businesses, the Firewalla Gold Pro can route and inspect network traffic at 10-gigabit speeds and is the reason it is able to support the kinds of speeds offered by Wi-Fi 7.

This newest and most powerful device is powered by a quad-core Intel processor and 8GB of RAM to scale with a growing network. This enables users to easily access VPNs at speeds of 2 gigabits, ensuring fast and secure networking.

Firewalla Gold Pro’s 10-gigabit ports can be used for wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks (LAN). Users can also segment their network with VLANs running at 10 gigabits or connect one port to a 10-gigabit Wi-Fi 7 access point and another to a high-speed switch. Optional rabbit ears make it easy to mount the Firewalla Gold Pro into a network rack so it can connect with existing devices.

Firewalla products are now selling across more than 100 countries. All the Firewalla Gold Pro pre-order units will come with an additional six months of warranty and shipping is expected to begin in early November.

Pricing & Availability: The Firewalla Gold Pro will start shipping in early November and is available from today at the special pre-order price of $798. The price for later orders will be higher, according to Firewalla.

More info: Firewalla.com

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