SonicWALL® NSA 4500 is a next generation Unified Threat Management firewall, utilizing a breakthrough multi-core hardware design with 8 cores and 6 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to deliver real-time internal and external network protection without compromising network performance for corporate networks and distributed environments. The NSA 4500 combines high-speed intrusion prevention, file & content inspection and powerful application firewall capabilities with an extensive array of advanced networking, high availability and configuration flexibility.

Model Comparison
Appliance:	NSA 3500	NSA 4500	NSA 5000
Firewall
SonicOS Version	SonicOS Enhanced 5.0 (or higher)
Stateful Throughput1	1 Gbps	1.5 Gbps	1.8 Gbps
GAV Performance1	310 Mbps	500 Mbps	680 Mbps
IPS Performance1	220 Mbps	410 Mbps	500 Mbps
UTM Performance Throughput1	170 Mbps	300 Mbps	350 Mbps
IMIX Peformance1	170 Mbps	300 Mbps	350 Mbps
Maximum Connections	128,000	450,000	600,000
New Connections/Sec	5,000	7,500	8,500
Nodes Supported	Unrestricted
Denial of Service Attack Prevention	22 classes of DoS, DDoS and scanning attacks
VPN
3DES/AES Throughput1	625 Mbps	845 Mbps	1.1 Gbps
Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels	800	1,500	2,500
Bundled Global VPN Client Licenses for Remote Access	250	500	1,000
Encryption/Authentication	DES, 3DES, AES (128, 192, 256-bit), MD5, SHA-1
Key Exchange	IKE, IKEv2, Manual Key, PKI (X.509)
L2TP/IPSec	Yes
Certificate Support	Verisign, Thawte, Baltimore, RSA Keon, Entrust, and Microsoft CA for SonicWALL-to-SonicWALL VPN
Dead Peer Detection	Yes
IPSec NAT Traversal	Yes, NAT_Tv00 and v03
Redundant VPN Gateway	Yes
Global VPN Client Platforms Supported	Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows XP, Microsoft® Vista 32-bit
Deep Packet Inspection Security Services
Deep Packet Inspection Signature Service	Comprehensive signature database. Peer- to-peer and instant messaging control and signature updates through Distributed Enforcement Architecture
Content Filtering Service (CFS) Premium Edition	HTTP URL, HTTPS IP, keyword and content scanning ActiveX, Java Applet, and Cookie blocking
Gateway-enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware	HTTP/S, SMTP, POP3, IMAP and FTP, Enforced McAfee™ Clients E-mail attachment blocking
Application Firewall	Provides application level enforcement and bandwidth control, regulate Web traffic, e-mail, e-mail attaches and file transfers, scan and restrict documents and files for key words and phrase
Networking
IP Address Assignment	Static, (DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP and PPTP client), Internal DHCP server, DHCP relay
NAT Modes	1:1, 1:many, many:1, many:many, flexible NAT (overlapping IPs), PAT, transparent mode
VLAN Interfaces (802.1q)	128	256	512
Routing	OSPF, RIPv1/v2, static routes, policy-based routing, Multicast
QoS	Bandwidth priority. maximum bandwidth, guaranteed bandwidth, DSCP marking, 802.1p
IPv6	IPv6 Ready
Authentication	XAUTH/RADIUS, Active Directory, SSO, LDAP, internal user database
User Database	500 Users	1,000 Users	1,500 Users
VoIP	Full H.323v1-5, SIP, gatekeeper support, outbound bandwidth management, VoIP over WLAN, deep inspection security, full interoperability with most VoIP gateway and communications devices
System
Zone Security	Yes
Schedules	Yes
Object-based/Group-based Management	Yes
DDNS	Yes
Management and Monitoring	Web GUI (HTTP, HTTPS), Command Line (SSH, Console), SNMP v2: Global management with SonicWALL GMS
Logging and Reporting	ViewPoint®, Local Log, Syslog
High Availability	Active/Passive with State Sync
Load Balancing	Yes, (Outgoing with percent-based, round robin and spill-over) (Incoming with round robin, random distribution, sticky IP, block remap and symmetrical remap)
Standards	TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, IPSec, ISAKMP/IKE, SNMP, DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP, PPTP, RADIUS
Wireless Standards	802.11 a/b/g, WEP, WPA, TKIP, 802.1x, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TTLS
Hardware
Interfaces	(6) 10/100/1000 Copper Gigabit Ports, 1 Console Interface, 2 USB (future Use)
Memory (RAM)	512 MB	512 MB	1 GB
Flash Memory	512 MB Compact Flash	512 MB Compact Flash	16 MB, 512 MB Compact Flash
Power Supply	Single 180W ATX Power Supply
Fans	2 Fans
Power Input	100-240Vac, 60-50Hz
Max Power Consumption	64 W	66 W	66 W
Total Heat Dissipation	219 BTU	225 BTU	225 BTU
Certifications Pending	ICSA IPSec VPN 1.0d, ICSA Firewall 4.1, FIPS 140-2 Level 2, EAL-4+
Form Factor	1U rack-mountable
Dimensions	17 x 16.75 x 1.75 in/43.18 x 42.54 x 4.44 cm
Weight:	11.30 lbs 5.14 kg
WEEE Weight:	11.30 lbs 5.14 kg
Major Regulatory	FCC Class A, CES Class A, CE, C-Tick, VCCI, Compliance MIC, UL, cUL, TUV/GS, CB, NOM, RoHS, WEEE
Environment	40-105° F, 5-40° C Humidity 10-90% non-condensing
Humidity	10-90% non-condensing

^Notes:
1 Testing Methodologies: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544 (for firewall). Actual performance may vary depending on network conditions and activated services. VPN throughput UDP traffic at 1418 byte packet size adhering to RFC 2544. UTM performance is based on HTTP tests run on the Spirent Avalanche/Reflector.