SonicWall TZ480 03-SSC-6980 firewall appliance

Small-business firewall with Gen 8 security

The SonicWall TZ480 is a desktop-form-factor network security appliance built for small organisations and distributed enterprises that operate SD-Branch sites. It ships with a two-year Advanced Protection Security Suite covering threat prevention, content filtering and centralised cloud management. Eight copper gigabit ports, two multi-rate SFP ports and USB-C console access provide the connectivity baseline.

Suited to SD-Branch deployments needing unified

Network teams who want Zero-Touch Deployment, single-pane-of-glass control through Network Security Manager and integrated switching or Wi-Fi 6 access-point control will fit this model. Buyers needing modular expansion slots, high-density multi-gigabit uplinks beyond the two SFP ports or carrier-grade redundant power supplies should evaluate other platforms.

4 Gbps firewall inspection throughput

The headline inspection figure is 4 Gbps, with application inspection, threat prevention and VPN throughput each rated at 2 Gbps and IPS throughput at 2.2 Gbps. This capacity ceiling determines whether the appliance can sustain the required traffic mix without becoming a bottleneck.