Netgate 6100 MAX pfSense+ Security Gateway

6 stars out of 5

This is my second Netgate 6100 appliance, and it's absolutely fantastic for a small business network. It allows easy segmentation of networks, which is important for security. I also have a site-to-site VPN using OpenVPN (but other options are also available), and road warrior VPN. It does take some serious effort to get it working property, but it really depends on your skill level. It's a powerful device, and in the hands of an IT inclined user, it's a marvel. If however you know nothing about networking and only need Netflix to work, there are much simpler and cheaper options out there. Netgate 6100 is excellent, and I absolutely recommend it to anyone with a small business needing moderately complex networks with VPN and top security.

Netgate 6100 Max

Received the Netgate appliance, quickly after ordering (I paid for expedited service) literally two business days- excellent. I purchased the rack mount and the device was fully mounted in the rack tray on delivery. I was able to setup the 6100 and have it running in our test lab with in 30 minutes. Referring to the on-line instructions we were operational with our rules and vlans with-in 48 hours, despite having no prior knowledge of pfSense+. Great product, value and service!

A pure beast.... What an upgrade!

I bought this to replace another network appliance (non-Netgate) that was running PfSense+. I upgraded because of the 10G SFP+ ports and to future proof my internal network. Setup was assisted by Netgate under their Zero-to-Ping program which got not only my device up and running in record time, but they also imported my previous PfSense configuration so -- other than the obvious performance increase -- the difference was unnoticeable. This device runs cool and has no issue protecting my complex network. If I were to make a recommendation for the future, that would be to increase all ports on the back to 10gig. There is no reason to limit ports to 1 or 2.5 gig these days. All in all, I am very happy and it has exceeded my expectations.