This means that a user working on their mobile device will receive the same level of protection while still seeing fast response times on their devices. The 2650’s 2.5Gb/s ports match the latest WiFi standards, delivering the fastest performance possible to the ACs. The SonicWall NSA 2650 can be coupled with the SonicWall SonicWave 432i (a 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless access point). Although the technology is improving, current WiFi speeds will always be lower than directly connected speeds. The NSA 2650 also comes with a markedly improved VPN performance with a throughput of 1.5Gb/s compared to the 2600’s 1.1Gb/s.Īnother aspect of speed in a network is its WiFi performance. In anti-malware inspection and IMIX throughput, there was an increase from 400Mb/s to 600Mb/s and 600Mb/s to 700Mb/s respectively. The performance doubled in three of the throughputs: the Full DPI throughput, Application inspection throughput, and IPS throughput (the first went from 300Mb/s to 600Mb/s and the other two went from 700Mb/s to 1.4Gb/s). For example, the firewall inspection throughput went from 1.9Gb/s to 3Gb/s with the NSA 2650. Comparing the NSA 2650 to the preceding NSA 2600, one can easily see a significant increase with the former. The best firewall in the world is no good if it is choking off performance of the total bandwidth coming into an organization the company won’t get any malware, but they won’t get any work done either. The NSA 2650 can deliver a high level of security while also delivering higher performance. With the NSA 2600, the DPI SSL connections were 1,000 for both the default and maximum, whereas the NSA 2650 has a default of 12,000 DPI SSL connections and a maximum of 13,500 connections. And where the NSA 2650 really shows improvement over its predecessor is the DPI SSL connections.
From the NSA 2600 to the NSA 2650, maximum SPI connections increased from 500K of the 2600 to 1 million and maximum DPI connections went from 250K to 500K.
The NSA 2650 is stated to deliver high-speed threat prevention over thousands of encrypted and unencrypted connections. The firewall also comes with room for expansion, consisting of an expansion module as well as a 16GB storage module with room for an optional power supply to add further redundancy. The NSA 2650 has ample connectivity with 22 ports: one console and 1GbE management port, four 2.5GbE SFP ports, four 2.5GbE ports, and twelve 1GbE ports. Like the full NSA line, the 2650 leverages SonicWall’s patented Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) engine and the new SonicOS 6.5 operating system. The SonicWall Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2650 (and the rest of the NSA line) provides threat prevention and security to mid-sized networks, branch offices, and distributed enterprises.