The SonicWALL NSA 3500 is ideal for small-to-midsize business of up to 150+ users and supports SonicWALLs full range of security and VPN services.
SonicWALL NSA 3500 is a next-generation United Threat Management platform, utilizing a breakthrough multi-core hardware design with 4 cores and 6 GbE interfaces to deliver real-time internal and external network protection without compromising performance, The NSA 3500 is well-suited for corporate, branch office and distributed environments requiring threat prevention, rapid deployment and lowered TCO.
The NSA 3500 combines high-speed intrusion prevention, file and content inspection and powerful application firewall capabilities with an extensive array of advanced networking and configuration flexibility features in an accessible, affordable platform that is easy to deploy and manage in a wide variety of environments.
SonicWALL’s next generation security
Scalable multi-core hardware and reassembly-free deep packet inspection
Stateful high availability and load balancing
High performance and lowered TCO
Advanced routing services and networking features
Standards-based Voice over IP (VoIP)
Secure distributed wireless LAN services
Onboard Quality of Service (QoS)
| Performance | 3500 Compare Range |
|---|---|
Firewall Throughput (SPI)![]() |
1.5 Gbps |
Gateway AV Throughput![]() |
350 Mbps |
Intrusion Prevention Throughput![]() |
750 Mbps |
Full UTM Throughput![]() |
240 Mbps |
3DES VPN Throughput![]() |
625 Mbps |
| Concurrent Connections | 128000 |
| Connections / second | 7000 |
| Hardware | 3500 Compare Range |
| 10/100/1000 Interfaces (Gigabit) | 6 |
| Rack-Mountable | |
| 3g Support | |
| Wireless b/g | Option2 |
| Wireless n | Option2 |
| Certification | 3500 Compare Range |
| ICSA Certified | |
| PCI Compliance | |
| EAL4 | |
| Services | 3500 Compare Range |
SPI Firewall![]() |
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GAV![]() |
Option1 |
IPS![]() |
Option1 |
| Content Filtering | Option1 |
RBL Spam Blocking![]() |
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| Spam Filtering | Option1 |
Client AV Enforcement![]() |
Option1 |
| Licensing | 3500 Compare Range |
| Local User Limit | Unlimited |
| Site-to-Site VPN (inc) | 800 |
| Site-to-Site VPN (max) | 800 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (inc) | 50 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (max) | 1000 |
| VPN Client - SSL (inc) | 2 |
| VPN Client - SSL (max) | 30 |
| Mobile VPN - PPTP (inc) | N/A |
| Mobile VPN - PPTP (max) | N/A |
| Features | 3500 Compare Range |
| Zones | ? |
| VoIP Security | |
| Policy-based Routing | |
| WAN Failover | |
| Load Balancing | |
| Onboard QoS | |
| Wireless Guest Services | Option2 |
| Model Upgradable | |
| Centralised Management | Option1 |
| Performance | 240 | 2400 | 3500 | 4500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Firewall Throughput (SPI)![]() |
600 Mbps | 775 Mbps | 1.5 Gbps | 2.75 Gbps |
Gateway AV Throughput![]() |
115 Mbps | 160 Mbps | 350 Mbps | 690 Mbps |
Intrusion Prevention Throughput![]() |
195 Mbps | 275 Mbps | 750 Mbps | 1.4 Gbps |
Full UTM Throughput![]() |
110 Mbps | 150 Mbps | 240 Mbps | 600 Mbps |
3DES VPN Throughput![]() |
150 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 625 Mbps | 1.0 Gbps |
| Concurrent Connections | 250001 | 48000 | 128000 | 450000 |
| Connections / second | 2000 | 4000 | 7000 | 10000 |
| Hardware | 240 | 2400 | 3500 | 4500 |
| 10/100 Interfaces (Ethernet) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/100/1000 Interfaces (Gigabit) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Rack-Mountable | ||||
| 3g Support | ||||
| Wireless b/g | Option1 | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 |
| Wireless n | Option1 | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 |
| Certification | 240 | 2400 | 3500 | 4500 |
| ICSA Certified | ||||
| PCI Compliance | ||||
| EAL4 | ||||
| Services | 240 | 2400 | 3500 | 4500 |
SPI Firewall![]() |
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GAV![]() |
Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
IPS![]() |
Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
| Content Filtering | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
RBL Spam Blocking![]() |
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| Spam Filtering | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
Client AV Enforcement![]() |
Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
| Licensing | 240 | 2400 | 3500 | 4500 |
| Local User Limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Site-to-Site VPN (inc) | 25 | 75 | 800 | 1500 |
| Site-to-Site VPN (max) | 501 | 75 | 800 | 1500 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (inc) | 2 | 10 | 50 | 500 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (max) | 25 | 250 | 1000 | 3000 |
| VPN Client - SSL (inc) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| VPN Client - SSL (max) | 15 | 25 | 30 | 30 |
| Mobile VPN - PPTP (inc) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mobile VPN - PPTP (max) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Features | 240 | 2400 | 3500 | 4500 |
| Zones | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| VoIP Security | ||||
| Policy-based Routing | ||||
| WAN Failover | ||||
| Load Balancing | ||||
| Onboard QoS | ||||
| Wireless Guest Services | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 |
| Model Upgradable | ||||
| Centralised Management | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
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