Fortinet FortiWifi 61F

The Fortinet FortiWifi 61F is the wireless-equipped sibling of the FortiGate 61F: the same compact, fanless desktop next-generation firewall with secure SD-WAN and a 128 GB onboard SSD, plus a built-in single-radio (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2 access point. System-on-a-chip acceleration delivers 10 Gbps of firewall throughput, 1.4 Gbps of IPS and 700 Mbps of full threat protection.

It carries ten GE RJ45 ports — 2 WAN, 1 DMZ, 5 internal and 2 FortiLink — plus a USB port that accepts a compatible third-party 3G/4G modem for extra WAN connectivity or a redundant link. The built-in radio runs 3x3 MU-MIMO at up to 1300 Mbps on 5 GHz or 450 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, and the onboard SSD gives room for local logging.

Designed for small environments, it sits on a desk or wall-mounts, and it is fanless and silent. The two FortiLink ports let FortiSwitches join the unit as a logical extension of the firewall, reconfigurable as regular ports if not needed.

Key features

• Built-in Wi-Fi — single radio, 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2, 3x3 MU-MIMO
• 128 GB onboard SSD — local logging and storage
• 10 Gbps firewall throughput, 1.4 Gbps IPS, 1 Gbps NGFW, 700 Mbps threat protection
• 10× GE RJ45 ports — 2 WAN, 1 DMZ, 5 internal, 2 FortiLink
• Up to 1300 Mbps wireless on 5 GHz, 450 Mbps on 2.4 GHz
• IPsec VPN at 6.5 Gbps — 200 gateway-to-gateway and 500 client-to-gateway tunnels
• 700,000 concurrent sessions, 35,000 new sessions/second
• Fanless, 0 dBA desktop unit, 1.01 kg

Works with

• FortiGate entry-level firewalls
• FortiGuard licences & renewals

Frequently asked questions

Hardware only or a bundle?

Hardware only includes the appliance; the FortiGuard security services that power IPS, web filtering and threat protection are subscriptions. The bundles pair the hardware with FortiCare Premium support plus either Unified Threat Protection (UTP) or Enterprise Protection for 1, 3 or 5 years — usually the simpler and cheaper way to buy the first term.

How does this differ from the wired FortiGate 61F?

Same appliance, same 128 GB onboard SSD and the same firewall performance figures, with one addition: a built-in single radio (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2) access point, so a small site needs no separate AP. The wired FortiGate 61F has no wireless interface.

FortiWifi 60F or 61F — which one?

Both share the same firewall and radio performance. The 61F adds a 128 GB onboard SSD for local logging; the 60F has none. If the site needs on-box log retention rather than sending logs elsewhere, choose the 61F.

Sizing a FortiGate deployment? Call 0333 242 1314 or email sales@clisecure.com.