Data Sheet

FortiGate 900G Series

FG-900G and FG-901G

Highlights AI/ML Security and Deep Visibility

Gartner Magic Quadrant The FortiGate 900G Series NGFW combines AI-powered
Leader for both Network
Firewalls and WAN Edge security and machine learning to deliver Threat Protection
Infrastructure.

Security-Driven
at any scale. Get deeper visibility into your network and see
Networking FortiOS
delivers converged
applications, users, and devices before they become threats.
networking and security.
Powered by a rich set of AI/ML security capabilities that extend into an integrated security
State-of-the-Art
fabric platform, the FortiGate 900G Series delivers secure networking that is broad, deep, and
Unparalleled Performance
automated. Secure your network end to end with advanced edge protection that includes
with Fortinet’s patented /
web, content, and device security, while network segmentation and secure SD-WAN reduce
SPU / vSPU processors.
complexity and risk in hybrid IT networks.
Enterprise Security
with consolidated AI / Universal ZTNA automatically controls, verifies, and facilitates user access to applications,
ML-powered FortiGuard reducing lateral threats by providing access only to validated users. Ultra-fast Threat
Services. Protection and SSL Inspection provides security at the edge you can see without impacting
performance.
Deep Visibility
into applications, users, IPS NGFW Threat Protection Interfaces
and devices beyond
traditional firewall 26 Gbps 22 Gbps 20 Gbps Multiple 25 GE SFP28, 10 GE SFP+, GE SFP
techniques. Slots and GE RJ45
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FortiOS Everywhere
FortiOS, Fortinet’s Advanced Operating System
FortiOS enables the convergence of high performing networking and security across the
Fortinet Security Fabric. Because it can be deployed anywhere, it delivers consistent and
Available in context-aware security posture across network, endpoint, and multi-cloud environments.

FortiOS powers all FortiGate deployments whether a physical or virtual device, as a container,
or as a cloud service. This universal deployment model enables the consolidation of many
technologies and use cases into a simplified, single policy and management framework. Its
organically built best-of-breed capabilities, unified operating system, and ultra-scalability
Appliance
allows organizations to protect all edges, simplify operations, and run their business without
compromising performance or protection.

FortiOS dramatically expands the Fortinet Security Fabric’s ability to deliver advanced AI/
ML-powered services, inline advanced sandbox detection, integrated ZTNA enforcement,
and more, provides protection across hybrid deployment models for hardware, software, and
Virtual Software-as-a-Service with SASE.

FortiOS expands visibility and control, ensures the consistent deployment and enforcement of
security policies, and enables centralized management across large-scale networks with the
following key attributes:

• Interactive drill-down and topology viewers that display real-time status

Hosted
• On-click remediation that provides accurate and quick protection against threats and abuses
• Unique threat score system correlates weighted threats with users to prioritize investigations

Cloud

Container

Intuitive easy to use view into the network and Visibility with FOS Application Signatures
endpoint vulnerabilities

FortiConverter Service
FortiConverter Service provides hassle-free migration to help organizations transition from a
wide range of legacy firewalls to FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls quickly and easily.
The service eliminates errors and redundancy by employing best practices with advanced
methodologies and automated processes. Organizations can accelerate their network protection
with the latest FortiOS technology.

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FortiGuard Services
Network and File Security
Services provide protection against network-based and file-based threats. This consists of
Intrusion Prevention (IPS) which uses AI/M models to perform deep packet/SSL inspection
to detect and stop malicious content, and apply virtual patching when a new vulnerability is
discovered. It also includes Anti-Malware for defense against known and unknown file-based
threats. Anti-malware services span both antivirus and file sandboxing to provide multi-
layered protection and are enhanced in real-time with threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs.
Application Control enhances security compliance and offers real-time application visibility.

Web / DNS Security

Services provide protection against web-based threats including DNS-based threats, malicious
URLs (including even in emails), and botnet/command and control communications. DNS
filtering provides full visibility into DNS traffic while blocking high-risk domains, and protects
against DNS tunneling, DNS infiltration, C2 server ID and Domain Generation Algorithms (DGA).
URL filtering leverages a database of 300M+ URLs to identify and block links to malicious sites
and payloads. IP Reputation and anti-botnet services prevent botnet communications, and
block DDoS attacks from known sources.

SaaS and Data Security

Services address numerous security use cases across application usage as well as overall
data security. This consists of Data Leak Prevention (DLP) which ensures data visibility,
management and protection (including blocking exfiltration) across networks, clouds, and
users, while simplifying compliance and privacy implementations. Separately, our Inline Cloud
Access Security Broker (CASB) service protects data in motion, at rest, and in the cloud.
The service enforces major compliance standards and manages account, user and cloud
application usage. Services also include capabilities designed to continually assess your
infrastructure, validate that configurations are working effectively and secure, and generate
awareness of risks and vulnerabilities that could impact business operations. This includes
coverage across IoT devices for both IoT detection and IoT vulnerability correlation.

Zero-Day Threat Prevention

Zero-day threat prevention entails Fortinet’s AI-based inline malware prevention, our most
advanced sandbox service, to analyze and block unknown files in real-time, offering sub-
second protection against zero-day and sophisticated threats across all NGFWs. The service
also has a built-in MITRE ATT&CK® matrix to accelerate investigations. The service focuses
on comprehensive defense by blocking unknown threats while streamlining incident response
efforts and reducing security overhead.

OT Security
The service provides OT detection, OT vulnerability correlation, virtual patching, OT signatures,
and industry-specific protocol decoders for overall robust defense of OT environments and
devices.

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Secure Any Edge at Any Scale

Powered by Security Processing Unit (SPU)
Traditional firewalls cannot protect against today’s content- and connection-based threats
because they rely on off-the-shelf hardware and general-purpose CPUs, causing a dangerous
performance gap. Fortinet’s custom SPU processors deliver the power you need—up to
520Gbps—to detect emerging threats and block malicious content while ensuring your network
security solution does not become a performance bottleneck.

ASIC Advantage

Network Processor 7 NP7 Content Processor 9 CP9

Network Processors operate inline to deliver Content Processors act as co-processors
unmatched performance and scalability to offload resource-intensive processing
for critical network functions. Fortinet’s of security functions. The ninth generation
breakthrough SPU NP7 network processor of the Fortinet Content Processor, the
works in line with FortiOS functions to CP9, accelerates resource-intensive SSL
deliver: (including TLS 1.3) decryption and security
functions while delivering:
• Hyperscale firewall, accelerated session
setup, and ultra-low latency • Pattern matching acceleration and
• Industry-leading performance for VPN, fast inspection of real-time traffic for
VXLAN termination, hardware logging, and application identification
elephant flows • IPS pre-scan/pre-match, signature
correlation offload, and accelerated
antivirus processing

Centralized Network and Security

Management at Scale
FortiManager, the centralized management
solution from Fortinet, enables integrated
management of the Fortinet security fabric,
including devices like FortiGate, FortiSwitch,
and FortiAP. It simplifies and automates the
oversight of network and security functions
across diverse environments, serving as
Intuitive view and clear insights into network the fundamental component for deploying
security posture with FortiManager Hybrid Mesh Firewalls.

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Use Cases
Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)
• FortiGuard Labs’ suite of AI-powered Security Services—natively integrated with your
NGFW—secures web, content, and devices and protects networks from ransomware and
sophisticated cyberattacks
• Real-time SSL inspection (including TLS 1.3) provides full visibility into users, devices, and
applications across the attack surface
• Fortinet’s patented SPU (Security Processing Unit) technology provides industry-leading
high-performance protection

Secure SD-WAN
• FortiGate WAN Edge powered by one OS and unified security and management framework
and systems transforms and secures WANs
• Delivers superior quality of experience and effective security posture for work-from-any
where models, SD-Branch, and cloud-first WAN use cases
• Achieve operational efficiencies at any scale through automation, deep analytics, and
self-healing

Universal ZTNA
• Control access to applications no matter where the user is and no matter where the
application is hosted for universal application of access policies
• Provide extensive authentications, checks, and enforce policy prior to granting application
access—every time
• Agent-based access with FortiClient or agentless access via proxy portal for guest or BYOD

Segmentation
• Dynamic segmentation adapts to any network topology to deliver true end-to-end
security—from the branch to the datacenter and across multi-cloud environments
• Ultra-scalable, low latency, VXLAN segmentation bridges physical and virtual domains
with Layer 4 firewall rules
• Prevents lateral movement across the network with advanced, coordinated protection from
FortiGuard Security Services detects and prevents known, zero-day, and unknown attacks

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Hardware
FortiGate 900G Series

HA 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 X1 X3 X5 — ULL — X7
Interfaces
FortiGate 900G

1. 1 x 2.5/1 GE RJ45 HA Port

USB USB CONSOLE

2. 1 x GE RJ45 Management
BLE
MGMT 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 X2 X4 X6 — ULL — X8

Port
1 2 3 4 5 6 3. 16 x GE RJ45 Ports
4. 8 x GE SFP Slots
5. 4 x 10GE/GE SFP+/SFP
Slots
SSD2

SSD1 PWR2 PWR1 6. 4 x 25GE/10GE SFP28/SFP+

FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5

ULL (ultra-low latency) Slots

NP7 CP9 1U TPM 25GE AC

DUAL
/ 960GB

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

The FortiGate 900G Series features a dedicated module that hardens physical networking
appliances by generating, storing, and authenticating cryptographic keys. Hardware-based
security mechanisms protect against malicious software and phishing attacks.

Access Layer Security

FortiLink protocol enables you to converge security and the network access by integrating
the FortiSwitch into the FortiGate as a logical extension of the NGFW. These FortiLink enabled
ports can be reconfigured as regular ports as needed.

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Specifications
FG-900G FG-901G FG-900G FG-901G
Interfaces and Modules Dimensions and Power
Hardware Accelerated 25 GE SFP28 / 10 GE 4 Height x Width x Length (inches) 1.5 x 17.0 x 15.0
SFP+ Ultra Low Latency Slots
Height x Width x Length (mm) 44.45 x 432 x 380
Hardware Accelerated 10 GE SFP+ / GE SFP 4
Slots Weight 15.98 lbs (7.25 kg) 16.53 lbs (7.5 kg)

Hardware Accelerated GE SFP Slots 8 Form Factor Rack Mount, 1RU

(supports EIA/non-EIA standards)
Hardware Accelerated GE RJ45 Slots 16
AC Power Supply 100–240VAC, 50/60 Hz
2.5 GE / GE HA Port 1
AC Current (Maximum) 6A@100VAC
GE Management Port 1
Power Consumption (Average / Maximum) 134 W / 252 W 144 W / 264 W
USB Ports (Client / Server) 2/2
Heat Dissipation 861 BTU/h 902 BTU/h
Console Port 1
Power Supply Efficiency Rating 80Plus Compliant
Onboard Storage No 2x 480 GB
Redundant Power Supplies Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Yes (Hot Swappable) (comes with 2PSU default)
Included Transceivers 2x SFP SX Operating Environment and Certifications
System Performance — Enterprise Traffic Mix Operating Temperature 32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C)
IPS Throughput 2 26 Gbps Storage Temperature -31°F to 158°F (-35°C to 70°C)
NGFW Throughput 2, 4 22 Gbps Humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing
Threat Protection Throughput 2, 5 20 Gbps Noise Level 58 dBA
System Performance and Capacity Forced Airflow Side and Front to Back
IPv4 Firewall Throughput 164 / 163 / 153 Gbps Operating Altitude Up to 10 000 ft (3048 m)
(1518 / 512 / 64 byte, UDP)
Compliance FCC Part 15 Class A, RCM, VCCI, CE,
IPv6 Firewall Throughput 164 / 163 / 153 Gbps UL/cUL, CB
(1518 / 512 / 86 byte, UDP)
Certifications USGv6/IPv6
Firewall Latency (64 byte, UDP) 3.78 / 2.5 μs*
Firewall Throughput (Packet per Second) 229.5 Mpps * Latency based on Ultra Low Latency (ULL) ports.
Concurrent Sessions (TCP) 16 Million
New Sessions/Second (TCP) 720 000
Firewall Policies 10 000
IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte)1 55 Gbps
Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 2000
Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 50 000
SSL-VPN Throughput6 10 Gbps
Concurrent SSL-VPN Users 10 000
(Recommended Maximum, Tunnel Mode)
SSL Inspection Throughput 16.7 Gbps
(IPS, avg HTTPS)3
SSL Inspection CPS (IPS, avg. HTTPS)3 18 000
SSL Inspection Concurrent Session 1.6 Million
(IPS, avg HTTPS)3
Application Control Throughput (HTTP 64K)2 74.8 Gbps
CAPWAP Throughput (HTTP 64K) 70 Gbps
Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum) 10 / 10
Maximum Number of FortiSwitches 96
Supported
Maximum Number of FortiAPs 1024 / 512
(Total / Tunnel)
Maximum Number of FortiTokens 5000
High Availability Configurations Active-Active, Active-Passive, Clustering

Note: All performance values are “up to” and vary depending on system configuration.
1
IPsec VPN performance test uses AES256-SHA256. 4
NGFW performance is measured with Firewall, IPS and Application Control enabled.
2
IPS (Enterprise Mix), Application Control, NGFW and Threat Protection are measured 5
Threat Protection performance is measured with Firewall, IPS, Application Control and
with Logging enabled. Malware Protection enabled.
3
SSL Inspection performance values use an average of HTTPS sessions of different 6
Uses RSA-2048 certificate.
cipher suites.

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Subscriptions
Bundles

Enterprise Unified Threat Advanced Threat

Service Category Service Offering A-la-carte ​ Protection Protection Protection
FortiGuard Security IPS Service • • • •
Services
Anti-Malware Protection (AMP) — Antivirus, Mobile Malware, Botnet, • • • •
CDR, Virus Outbreak Protection and FortiSandbox Cloud Service
URL, DNS & Video Filtering Service • • •
Anti-Spam • •

AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service • •

Data Loss Prevention Service 1 • •

OT Security Service (OT Detection, OT Vulnerability correlation, Virtual •

Patching, OT Signature / Protocol Decoders) 1
Application Control included with FortiCare Subscription

CASB SaaS Control included with FortiCare Subscription

SD-WAN and SASE SD-WAN Underlay Bandwidth and Quality Monitoring Service •
Services
SD-WAN Overlay-as-a-Service for SaaS-based overlay network •
provisioning
SD-WAN Connector for FortiSASE Secure Private Access •

FortiSASE subscription including cloud management and 10Mbps •

bandwidth license 2
NOC and SOC FortiGuard Attack Surface Security Service (IoT Detection, IoT • •
Services Vulnerability Correlation, and Security Rating Updates) 1
FortiConverter Service • •

Managed FortiGate Service •

FortiGate Cloud (SMB Logging + Cloud Management) •

FortiManager Cloud •
FortiAnalyzer Cloud •
FortiAnalyzer Cloud with SOCaaS •
FortiGuard SOCaaS •
Hardware and FortiCare Essentials 2 •
Software Support
FortiCare Premium • • • •
FortiCare Elite •
Base Services Internet Service (SaaS) DB Updates
GeoIP DB Updates
included with FortiCare Subscription
Device/OS Detection Signatures
Trusted Certificate DB Updates
DDNS (v4/v6) Service

1. Full features available when running FortiOS 7.4.1

2. Desktop Models only

FortiGuard Bundles
FortiGuard Labs delivers a number of security intelligence services to augment the FortiGate firewall platform.
You can easily optimize the protection capabilities of your FortiGate with one of these FortiGuard Bundles.

FortiCare Services
Fortinet prioritizes customer success through FortiCare Services, optimizing the Fortinet Security Fabric solution.
Our comprehensive lifecycle services include Design, Deploy, Operate, Optimize, and Evolve. The FortiCare
Elite, one of the service variants, offers heightened SLAs and swift issue resolution with a dedicated support
team. This advanced support option includes an Extended End-of-Engineering-Support of 18 months, providing
flexibility. Access the intuitive FortiCare Elite Portal for a unified view of device and security health, streamlining
operational efficiency and maximizing Fortinet deployment performance.

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Ordering Information
Product SKU Description
FortiGate 900G FG-900G 4x 25G SFP28 slots, 4x 10GE SFP+ slots, 17x GE RJ45 ports (including 1x MGMT port,
16x switch ports), 1x 2.5G HA port, 8x GE SFP slots, SPU NP7 and CP9 hardware accelerated,
dual AC PSU.
FortiGate 901G FG-901G 4x 25G SFP28 slots, 4x 10GE SFP+ slots, 17x GE RJ45 ports (including 1x MGMT port,
16x switch ports), 1x 2.5G HA port, 8x GE SFP slots, SPU NP7 and CP9 hardware accelerated,
2x 480 GB onboard SSD storage, dual AC PSU.
Optional Accessories
AC Power Supply SP-FG400F-PS AC power supply for FG-400/401F, FG-600/601F, and FG-900/901G power cable SP-FGPCOR-
XX sold separately.
Transceivers
1 GE SFP LX Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-LX 1 GE SFP LX transceiver module for all systems with SFP and SFP/SFP+ slots.
1 GE SFP RJ45 Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-GC 1 GE SFP RJ45 transceiver module for all systems with SFP and SFP/SFP+slots.
1 GE SFP SX Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-SX 1 GE SFP SX transceiver module for all systems with SFP and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ RJ45 Transceiver Module FN-TRAN-SFP+GC 10 GE SFP+ RJ45 transceiver module for systems with SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, Short Range FN-TRAN-SFP+SR 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, short range for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, Long Range FN-TRAN-SFP+LR 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, long range for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, Extended Range FN-TRAN-SFP+ER 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, extended range for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, 30km Long Range FN-TRAN-SFP+BD27 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, 30km long range single BiDi for systems with SFP+ and SFP/
SFP+ slots (connects to FN-TRAN-SFP+BD33, ordered separately).
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, (connects to FN- FN-TRAN-SFP+BD33 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, 30km long range single BiDi for systems with SFP+ and SFP/
TRAN-SFP+BD27, ordered separately) SFP+ slots (connects to FN-TRAN-SFP+BD27, ordered separately).
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, 80km Extreme Long FN-TRAN-SFP+ZR 10 GE SFP+ transceiver module, 80km extreme long range, for systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+
Range slots.
10 GE SFP+ Transceiver Module, Extended Range FS-TRAN-SFP+ER 10 GE SFP+ transceivers, extended range for all systems with SFP+ slots.
25 GE SFP28 Transceiver Module, Short Range FN-TRAN-SFP28-SR 25 GE SFP28 transceiver module, short range for all systems with SFP28 slots.
25 GE SFP28 Transceiver Module, Long Range FN-TRAN-SFP28-LR 25 GE SFP28 transceiver module, long range for all systems with SFP28 slots.
40 GE QSFP+ Transceiver Module, Short Range FN-TRAN-QSFP+SR 40 GE QSFP+ transceivers, short range for all systems with QSFP+ slots.
Cables
10 GE SFP+ Active Direct Attach Cable, 10m / 32.8 ft SP-CABLE-ADASFP+ 10 GE SFP+ active direct attach cable, 10m / 32.8 ft for all systems with SFP+ and SFP/SFP+ slots.
25 GE SFP28 Passive Direct Attach Cable FN-CABLE-SFP28-1 25 GE SFP28 passive direct attach cable 1m for systems with SFP28 slots.
25 GE SFP28 Passive Direct Attach Cable FN-CABLE-SFP28-3 25 GE SFP28 passive direct attach cable 3m for systems with SFP28 slots.
25 GE SFP28 Passive Direct Attach Cable FN-CABLE-SFP28-5 25 GE SFP28 passive direct attach cable 5m for systems with SFP28 slots.

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