The unit provides enterprise administrators a high performance secure platform to combat the changing threat landscape.
The SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E6500 is engineered to meet the needs of the expanding enterprise network by providing a high performance, scalable, multifunction threat prevention appliance.
The NSA E6500 provides enterprise administrators a high performance secure platform to combat the changing threat landscape. Using tools such as Application Firewall network administrators can take advantage of customizable protection tools that empower network administrator’s precise control and inspection over network traffic. The NSA E6500 has been engineered to take advantage of specialized multi-core processing technology, providing parallel traffic processing, in conjunction with SonicWALL’s re-assembly free deep packet inspection engine.
The NSA E6500 comes standard with eight gigabit copper Ethernet ports for deployment flexibility and includes a management LCD screen for ease of deployment. This solutions offers enterprise network administrators an array of enterprise networking features, designed to provide lowered management complexity, and unrivalled value.
Multi-Threat Protection
Business Continuity, Reliability & Network Optimisation
Lowered Management Complexity
Ultimate Flexibility
| Performance | E6500 Compare Range |
|---|---|
Firewall Throughput (SPI)![]() |
5 Gbps |
Gateway AV Throughput![]() |
1.69 Gbps |
Intrusion Prevention Throughput![]() |
2.3 Gbps |
Full UTM Throughput![]() |
1.59 Gbps |
3DES VPN Throughput![]() |
2.7 Gbps |
| Concurrent Connections | 750000 |
| Connections / second | 20000 |
| Hardware | E6500 Compare Range |
| 10/100/1000 Interfaces (Gigabit) | 9 |
| Rack-Mountable | |
| 3g Support | |
| Wireless b/g | Option2 |
| Wireless n | Option2 |
| Certification | E6500 Compare Range |
| ICSA Certified | |
| PCI Compliance | |
| EAL4+ | |
| Services | E6500 Compare Range |
SPI Firewall![]() |
|
GAV![]() |
Option1 |
IPS![]() |
Option1 |
| Content Filtering | Option1 |
RBL Spam Blocking![]() |
|
| Spam Filtering | Option1 |
Client AV Enforcement![]() |
Option1 |
Forbidden Domain List![]() |
1024 |
Allowed Domain List![]() |
1024 |
| Licensing | E6500 Compare Range |
| Local User Limit | Unlimited |
| Site-to-Site VPN (inc) | 6000 |
| Site-to-Site VPN (max) | 6000 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (inc) | 2000 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (max) | 6000 |
| VPN Client - SSL (inc) | 2 |
| VPN Client - SSL (max) | 50 |
| Mobile VPN - PPTP (inc) | N/A |
| Mobile VPN - PPTP (max) | N/A |
| Features | E6500 Compare Range |
| Zones | ? |
| VoIP Security | |
| Policy-based Routing | |
| WAN Failover | |
| Load Balancing | |
| Onboard QoS | |
| Wireless Guest Services | Option2 |
| Model Upgradable | |
| Centralised Management | Option1 |
| Performance | E5500 | E6500 | E7500 | E8500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Firewall Throughput (SPI)![]() |
3.9 Gbps | 5 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps | 8.0 Gbps |
Gateway AV Throughput![]() |
1.0 Gbps | 1.69 Gbps | 1.84 Gbps | 2.25 Gbps |
Intrusion Prevention Throughput![]() |
2.0 Gbps | 2.3 Gbps | 2.58 Gbps | 3.7 Gbps |
Full UTM Throughput![]() |
850 Mbps | 1.59 Gbps | 1.7 Gbps | 2.2 Gbps |
3DES VPN Throughput![]() |
1.7 Gbps | 2.7 Gbps | 3 Gbps | 4.0 Gbps |
| Concurrent Connections | 600000 | 750000 | 1000000 | 1500000 |
| Connections / second | 15000 | 20000 | 25000 | 80000 |
| Hardware | E5500 | E6500 | E7500 | E8500 |
| 10/100/1000 Interfaces (Gigabit) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Rack-Mountable | ||||
| 3g Support | ||||
| Wireless b/g | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 |
| Wireless n | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 | Option2 |
| Certification | E5500 | E6500 | E7500 | E8500 |
| ICSA Certified | ||||
| PCI Compliance | ||||
| EAL4+ | ||||
| Services | E5500 | E6500 | E7500 | E8500 |
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![]() |
||||
| Spam Filtering | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
Client AV Enforcement![]() |
Option1 | Option1 | Option1 | Option1 |
Forbidden Domain List![]() |
1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
Allowed Domain List![]() |
1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Licensing | E5500 | E6500 | E7500 | E8500 |
| Local User Limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Site-to-Site VPN (inc) | 4000 | 6000 | 10000 | 10000 |
| Site-to-Site VPN (max) | 4000 | 6000 | 10000 | 10000 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (inc) | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| VPN Client - IPSec (max) | 4000 | 6000 | 10000 | 10000 |
| VPN Client - SSL (inc) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| VPN Client - SSL (max) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| 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 | E5500 | E6500 | E7500 | E8500 |
| 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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