AV Throughput Removed From DataSheets

So, I am sure some of you have been running around a little bit like chickens with your heads cut off about that fact that the data sheets no longer list the AV throughput. Don’t worry, this is by design. They are switching to NGFW values for these to compete with Palo Alto and the likes in the NGFW market. Don’t worry, AV throughput is about to be useless anyways as 5.4 comes more mainstream. the 5.4 code is SO MUCH better on speed and reliability that even if they kept the AV numbers they would have to retest the hardware to get new numbers.

Official Fortinet Response:

“The Proxy AV specification will no longer be presented and removed from all existing FortiGate data sheet starting from 15th January 2016. An archive of old data sheets will be available. We’ll be replacing these specifics with more widely used NGFW values. The new data sheet should be out 28th January and Product Matrix updated in February Edition.”

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Michael Pruett, CISSP has a wide range of cyber-security and network engineering expertise. The plethora of vendors that resell hardware but have zero engineering knowledge resulting in the wrong hardware or configuration being deployed is a major pet peeve of Michael's. This site was started in an effort to spread information while providing the option of quality consulting services at a much lower price than Fortinet Professional Services. Owns PacketLlama.Com (Fortinet Hardware Sales) and Office Of The CISO, LLC (Cybersecurity consulting firm).

One thought on “AV Throughput Removed From DataSheets

  1. Ersin YASAR

    Hello I Use Fortianalyzer and want to take a report for web usage
    with User-Category Description and browstime
    Can you help me how can i take a report like this

    Reply

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