Data Sheet

FortiGate 600E Series

Highlights Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Security with Deep Visibility

The FortiGate 600E series next-generation firewall (NGFW) combines artificial intelligence
Gartner® Magic
(AI)-powered security and machine learning (ML) to deliver threat protection at any scale.
Quadrant™ Leaders for
both Network Firewalls and
Get deeper visibility into your network and see applications, users, and devices before they
WAN Edge Infrastructure become threats.

Secure Networking with Powered by a rich set of AI/ML security capabilities that extend into an integrated security
FortiOS for converged fabric platform, the FortiGate 600E Series delivers secure networking that is broad, deep, and
networking and security automated. Secure your network end to end with advanced edge protection that includes
web, content, and device security, while network segmentation and secure SD-WAN reduce
State-of-the-art
unparalleled performance
complexity and risk in hybrid IT networks. This security fabric seamlessly extends across your
with Fortinet’s patented entire environment, including a Hybrid Mesh Firewall architecture, ensuring consistent policy
SPU and vSPU processors enforcement and threat protection across all network segments.

Enterprise security Universal zero-trust network access (ZTNA) automatically controls, verifies, and facilitates user
with consolidated AI/ access to applications, reducing lateral threats by providing access only to validated users.
ML-powered FortiGuard Ultra-fast threat protection and SSL inspection provides security at the edge you can see
services without impacting performance.
Deep visibility into
applications, users, and IPS NGFW Threat Protection Interfaces
devices beyond traditional
firewall techniques 10 Gbps 9.5 Gbps 7 Gbps Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP, and 10 GE SFP+ Slots
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Use Cases
Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)
• FortiGuard Labs’ suite of AI-Powered Security Services, natively integrated with your NGFW,
secures web, content, and devices and protects networks from ransomware, malware, zero
days, and sophisticated AI-powered cyberattacks
• Real-time SSL inspection (including TLS 1.3) provides full visibility into users, devices, and
applications across the attack surface
• Fortinet’s patented SPU technology provides industry-leading high-performance protection

Secure SD-WAN
• FortiGate WAN Edge powered by one OS and unified security and management framework
and systems transforms and secures WANs
• Delivers superior quality of experience and effective security posture for hybrid working
models, SD-Branch, and cloud-first WAN use cases
• Achieve operational efficiencies at any scale through automation, deep analytics, and self-
healing

Universal ZTNA
• Control access to applications no matter where the user is and no matter where the
application is hosted for universal application of access policies
• Provide extensive authentications, checks, and enforce policy prior to granting application
access every time
• Agent-based access with FortiClient or agentless access via proxy portal for guest or BYOD

Segmentation
• Dynamic segmentation adapts to any network topology to deliver true end-to-end security
from the branch to the data center and across multi-cloud environments
• Ultra-scalable, low latency, VXLAN segmentation bridges physical and virtual domains with
Layer 4 firewall rules
• Prevents lateral movement across the network with advanced, coordinated protection from
FortiGuard Security Services, detects and prevents known, zero-day, and unknown attacks

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FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services

FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services is part of Fortinet’s layered defense and tightly
integrated into our FortiGate NGFWs and other products. Infused with the latest threat
intelligence from FortiGuard Labs, these services protect organizations against modern attack
vectors and threats, including zero-day and sophisticated AI-powered attacks.

Network and file security

Network and file security services protect against network and file-based threats. With over
18,000 signatures, our industry-leading intrusion prevention system (IPS) uses AI/ML models
for deep packet/SSL inspection, detecting and blocking malicious content, and applying virtual
patches for newly discovered vulnerabilities. Anti-malware protection defends against both
known and unknown file-based threats, combining antivirus and sandboxing for multi-layered
security. Application control improves security compliance and provides real-time visibility into
applications and usage.

Web/DNS security
Web/DNS security services protect against DNS-based attacks, malicious URLs (including
those in emails), and botnet communications. DNS filtering blocks the full spectrum of DNS-
based attacks while URL filtering uses a database of over 300 million URLs to identify and
block malicious links. Meanwhile, IP reputation and anti-botnet services guard against botnet
activity and DDoS attacks. FortiGuard Labs blocks over 500 million malicious/phishing/
spam URLs weekly, and blocks 32,000 botnet command-and-control attempts every minute,
demonstrating the robust protection offered through Fortinet.

SaaS and data security

SaaS and data security services cover key security needs for application use and data
protection. This includes data loss prevention to ensure visibility, management, and protection
(blocking exfiltration) of data in motion across networks, clouds, and users. Our inline cloud
access security broker service protects data in motion, at rest, and in the cloud, enforcing
compliance standards and managing account, user, and cloud app usage. Services also assess
infrastructure, validate configurations, and highlight risks and vulnerabilities, including IoT
device detection and vulnerability correlation.

Zero-Day threat prevention

Zero-day threat prevention is achieved through AI-powered inline malware prevention to
analyze file content to identify and block unknown malware in real time, delivering sub-second
protection across all NGFWs. The service also integrates the MITRE ATT&CK matrix to speed
up investigations. Integrated into FortiGate NGFWs, the service provides comprehensive
defense by blocking unknown threats, streamlining incident response, and reducing security
overhead.

OT security
With over 1000 virtual patches, 1100+ OT applications, and 3300+ protocol rules, integrated
OT security capabilities detect threats targeting OT infrastructure, perform vulnerability
correlation, apply virtual patching, and utilize industry-specific protocol decoders for robust
defense of OT environments and devices.

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FortiOS Everywhere
FortiOS, Fortinet’s Real-Time Network Security Operating System
FortiOS is the operating system that powers Fortinet Security Fabric platform, enabling
enforcement of security policies and holistic visibility across the entire attack surface.
Available in FortiOS provides a unified framework for managing and securing networks, cloud-based,
hybrid, or a convergence of IT, OT, and IoT. FortiOS enables seamless and efficient
interoperation across Fortinet products with consistent and consolidated AI-powered
protection across today’s hybrid environments.
Appliance Unlike traditional point solutions, Fortinet adopts a holistic approach to cybersecurity,
aiming to reduce complexities, eliminate security silos, and improve operational efficiencies.
By consolidating security functions into a single platform, FortiOS simplifies management,
reduces costs, and enhances overall security posture. Together, FortiGate and FortiOS create
intelligent, adaptive protection to help organizations reduce complexity, eliminate security
silos, and optimize user experience.
Virtual
By integrating generative AI (GenAI), FortiOS further enhances the ability to analyze network
traffic and threat intelligence, detects deviations or anomalies more effectively, and provides
more precise remediation recommendations, ensuring minimum performance impact without
compromising security.

Learn more about what’s new in FortiOS. https://www.fortinet.com/products/fortigate/fortios

Hosted

Cloud

Intuitive easy to use view into the network and Comprehensive view of network performance,
Container endpoint vulnerabilities security, and system status

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Fortinet ASICs: Unrivaled Security, Unprecedented Performance

Powered by the only purpose-built SPU
Traditional firewalls cannot protect against today’s content and connection-based threats
because they rely on off-the-shelf general-purpose central processing units (CPUs), leaving
a dangerous security gap. Fortinet’s custom SPUs deliver the power you need to radically
increase speed, scale, and efficiency while greatly improving user experience and reducing
footprint and power requirements. Fortinet’s SPUs deliver up to 520 Gbps of protected
throughput to detect emerging threats and block malicious content while ensuring your
network security solution does not become a performance bottleneck.

Fortinet ASICs are designed to be energy-efficient, leading to lower power consumption and
improved TCO. They deliver industry-leading throughput, handle more traffic and perform
security inspections faster, reduce latency for quicker packet processing and minimize network
delays.

Fortinet SPUs are designed with integrated security functions like zero trust, SSL, IPS, and
VXLAN to name but a few, dramatically improving the performance of these functions that
competitors traditionally implement in software.

Network processor NP6

Fortinet’s new, breakthrough SPU NP6 network processor works in line with FortiOS functions
delivering:

• Superior firewall performance for IPv4/IPv6, SCTP, and multicast traffic with ultra-low latency
• VPN, CAPWAP, and IP tunnel acceleration
• Anomaly-based intrusion prevention, checksum offload, and packet defragmentation
• Traffic shaping and priority queuing

Content processor CP9

Content processors act as co-processors to offload resource-intensive processing of security
functions. The ninth generation of the Fortinet Content Processor, the CP9, accelerates
resource-intensive SSL (including TLS 1.3) decryption and security functions while delivering:

• Pattern matching acceleration and fast inspection of real-time traffic for application
identification
• IPS pre-scan/pre-match, signature correlation offload, and accelerated antivirus processing

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FortiManager
Centralized management at scale for distributed enterprises
FortiManager, powered by FortiAI, is a centralized management solution for the Fortinet
Security Fabric. It streamlines mass provisioning and policy management for FortiGate,
FortiGate VM, cloud security, SD-WAN, SD-Branch, FortiSASE, and ZTNA in hybrid
environments. Additionally, FortiManager provides real-time monitoring of the entire managed
infrastructure and automates network operation workflows. Leveraging GenAI in FortiAI, it
further enhances Day 0–1 configurations and provisioning, and Day N troubleshooting and
maintenance, unlocking the full potential of the Fortinet Security Fabric and significantly
boosting operational efficiency.

GenAI in FortiManager helps manage networks

effortlessly—generates configuration and policy
scripts, troubleshoots issues, and executes
recommended actions.

FortiConverter Service
Migration to FortiGate NGFW made easy
The FortiConverter Service provides hassle-free migration to help organizations transition
quickly and easily from a wide range of legacy firewalls to FortiGate NGFWs. The service
eliminates errors and redundancy by employing best practices with advanced methodologies
and automated processes. Organizations can accelerate their network protection with the
latest FortiOS technology.

FortiCare Services
Expertise at your service
Fortinet prioritizes customer success through FortiCare Services, optimizing the Fortinet
Security Fabric solution. Our comprehensive life-cycle services include Design, Deploy,
Operate, Optimize, and Evolve. The FortiCare Elite, one of the service offerings, provides
heightened SLAs and swift issue resolution with a dedicated support team. This advanced
support option includes an extended end-of-engineering support of 18 months, providing
flexibility and access to the intuitive FortiCare Elite portal for a unified view of device and
security health, streamlining operational efficiency and maximizing Fortinet deployment
performance.

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Hardware
FortiGate 600E Series

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. 2 x USB Ports NP6 CP9 1RU 10/GE DUAL AC 480GB

2. 1 x Console Port
3. 2 x GE RJ45 MGMT/HA Ports
4. 8 x GE RJ45 Ports
5. 8 x GE SFP Slots
6. 2 x 10 GE SFP+ Slots

Dual power supply

Power supply redundancy is essential in the operation of mission-critical networks. The
FortiGate 600E series offers dual hot swappable power slots. FortiGate 600E comes with one
hot swappable power supply by default and an additional power supply may be purchased.

Access layer security

FortiLink protocol enables you to converge security and network access by integrating the
FortiSwitch into the FortiGate as a logical extension of the firewall. These FortiLink-enabled
ports can be reconfigured as regular ports as needed.

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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 Power Supply Efficiency Rating 80Plus Compliant

Threat Protection Throughput 2, 5 7 Gbps Operating Environment and Certifications

System Performance and Capacity Operating Temperature 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)

IPv4 Firewall Throughput 36 / 36 / 27 Gbps Storage Temperature -31°F to 158°F (-35°C to 70°C)
(1518 / 512 / 64 byte, UDP) Humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing
IPv6 Firewall Throughput 36 / 36 / 27 Gbps Noise Level 59 dBA
(1518 / 512 / 64 byte, UDP)
Forced Airflow Side and Front to Back
Firewall Latency (64 byte, UDP) 1.54 μs
Operating Altitude Up to 9843 ft (3000 m)
Firewall Throughput (Packet per Second) 40.5 Mpps
Compliance FCC Part 15 Class A, RCM, VCCI, CE,
Concurrent Sessions (TCP) 8 Million
UL/cUL, CB
New Sessions/Second (TCP) 450 000
Certifications USGv6/IPv6
Firewall Policies 10 000
IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte) 1 20 Gbps
Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 2000
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 5500
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 / 50
Maximum Number of FortiSwitches 96
Supported
Maximum Number of FortiAPs 1024 / 512
(Total / Tunnel)
Maximum Number of FortiTokens 5000
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 5
Threat Protection performance is measured with Firewall, IPS, Application Control and
with Logging enabled. Malware Protection enabled.
3
SSL Inspection performance values use an average of HTTPS sessions of different
cipher suites.

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Subscriptions
Bundles

Enterprise Unified Threat Advanced Threat

Service Category Service Offering A-la-carte ​ Protection Protection Protection
FortiGuard Security IPS — IPS, Malicious/Botnet URLs • • • •
Services
Anti-Malware Protection (AMP)—AV, Botnet Domains, Mobile Malware, • • • •
Virus Outbreak Protection, Content Disarm and Reconstruct 3,
AI‑based Heurestic AV, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox
URL, DNS and Video Filtering — URL, DNS and Video 3 Filtering, • • •
Malicious Certificate
Anti-Spam • •

AI-based Inline Malware Prevention 3

• •

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) 1 • •

Attack Surface Security — IoT Device Detection, IoT Vulnerability • •

Correlation and Virtual Patching, Security Rating, Outbreak Check
OT Security—OT Device Detection, OT vulnerability correlation and •
Virtual Patching, OT Application Control and IPS 1
Application Control ------------included with FortiCare Subscription------------

Inline CASB 3 ------------included with FortiCare Subscription------------

SD-WAN and SASE SD-WAN Underlay Bandwidth and Quality Monitoring •

Services
SD-WAN Overlay-as-a-Service •

SD-WAN Connector for FortiSASE Secure Private Access •

SASE connector for FortiSASE Secure Edge Management •

(with 10Mbps Bandwidth) 2
NOC and SOC FortiConverter Service for one time configuration conversion • •
Services
Managed FortiGate Service—available 24x7, with Fortinet NOC experts •
performing device setup, network, and policy change management
FortiGate Cloud—Management, Analysis, and One Year Log Retention •
FortiManager Cloud •
FortiAnalyzer Cloud •
FortiGuard SOCaaS—24x7 cloud-based managed log monitoring, •
incident triage, and SOC escalation service
Hardware and FortiCare Essentials 2 •
Software Support
FortiCare Premium • • • •
FortiCare Elite •
Base Services Device/OS Detection, GeoIPs, Trusted CA Certificates, Internet ------------included with FortiCare Subscription------------
Services and Botnet IPs, DDNS (v4/v6), Local Protection, PSIRT Check,
Anti-Phishing

1. Full features available when running FortiOS 7.4.1.

2. Desktop Models only.
3. Not available for FortiGate/FortiWiFi 40F, 60E, 60F, 80E, and 90E series from 7.4.4 onwards.

FortiGuard Bundles
FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Bundles provide a comprehensive and meticulously curated selection of security
services to combat known, unknown, zero-day, and emerging AI-based threats. These services are designed
to prevent malicious content from breaching your defenses, protect against web-based threats, secure devices
throughout IT/OT/IoT environments, and ensure the safety of applications, users, and data. All bundles include
FortiCare Premium Services featuring 24x7x365 availability, one-hour response for critical issues, and next-
business-day response for noncritical matters.

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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 / 32.8 ft SP-CABLE-ADASFP+ 10 GE SFP+ active direct attach cable, 10m / 32.8 ft for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
Optional Power Supply SP-FG300E-PS AC power supply for FG-300/301E, FG-400/401E, FG-500/501E, FG-600/601E, FAZ-200F/300F/800F and
FMG-200F/300F.

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