Protectli Vault FW4C – 4 Port, Firewall Micro Appliance/Mini PC – Intel J3710, 2.5G Ports, AES-NI, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 120GB SSD
$349.00
Price: $349.00
(as of Dec 31, 2024 12:38:28 UTC – Details)
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Protectli is a leading provider of network security hardware, offering innovative solutions for firewalls, routers, NAS, VPNs, and more.
The trusted Vault series, a line of powerful mini PCs, are known for their reliability, versatility, and seamless integration with open-source networking solutions. These compact computers are a popular choice for both home users and businesses looking for robust and customizable network hardware.
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Why choose Protectli?
We believe in the power of open-source software and are advocates of network security. Protectli Vaults are your hardware solution that doesn’t lock you into proprietary vendors or expensive contracts.
Who are we?
Our team is made of experts with decades of experience in networking and security.
From our headquarters in the US to our offices in Canada and Germany, we build, test, and ship our products worldwide.
What is a Protectli Vault?
The Vault is a versatile mini PC built with premium components, backed by rigorous testing, and is simple to configure to your needs.
【NEWER MODEL AVAILABLE – Protectli Vault V1410】THE VAULT (FW4C): Secure your network with a compact, fanless & silent firewall. Comes with US-based Support & 30-day money back guarantee!
CPU: Intel J3710 Pentium Quad Core / 4 Thread at 1.6 GHz (Burst to 2.6 GHz), Intel AES-NI hardware support
PORTS: 4 Intel 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet NIC ports, 2x USB 3.0, 2x HDMI, 1x RJ45 COM Port
COMPONENTS: 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD
COMPATIBILITY: No OS pre-installed. All hardware tested with pfSense, untangle, OPNsense and other popular open-source software solutions.
Customers say
Customers find the product’s performance, installation process, and noise level to be positive. They mention it functions well as a firewall, is quiet, and has low power consumption. However, some customers have differing views on its speed.
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13 reviews for Protectli Vault FW4C – 4 Port, Firewall Micro Appliance/Mini PC – Intel J3710, 2.5G Ports, AES-NI, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 120GB SSD
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Versatile and Reliable for PFSense
Easily mounts to wall or desk with plenty of horsepower to run PFSense. Handles PFSense 2.7 Easy to work with before install, audible tones when power off / power on. Great replacement for my previous overpowered machine. No problems through 3+ months of uptime (minus purposeful reboots).
Amazonian –
Reliable and dependable firewall
I replaced my old Protectli firewall with this newer model and it is a perfect firewall appliance for my home network. Easy to set up and configure, and it just works. My old Protectli firewall died after running 24/7 for 9 years so if this new one last as long I’ll be happy.
Attic Man –
Awesome network appliance for OPNsense!
I bought this mini PC for being 100% compatible with OPNsense. All BIOS settings were mostly set correctly and did not have to change anything yet. Installing OPNsense was super easy, I downloaded the video vs serial version since I wanted to make sure HDMI port works and also I observed RS232 mirrored output.CPU is perfect for this device, not too powerful requiring active cooling, but powerful enough for advanced networking configuration. Bonus Intel CPU does AES in hardware.Swapped out my ASUS router/AP for this and repurposed the ASUS as an access point since the Wi-Fi radios worked great.VLANs and DDNS did not seem to affect performance and heatsink temperature never was hot, always just warm. More experimentation to hammer the device is coming next.I would not hesitate to buy another one! Completely happy with this device!
plaak –
Very satisfied, but if you’re buying this today get the newer 4 port model with the faster CPU!
I bought this about a year ago for my 1 Gbps fiber service and was very happy with it (good performance, quiet, well built, etc). However, I recently switched to 2.5 Gbps fiber service. It seems to have just enough CPU headroom to run comfortably at wire speed with basic NAT configuration, but if you’re doing VPN, packet inspection, etc. it’s bound to start slowing down the rest of the network. Protectli recently unveiled a newer 4 port router, Protectli Vault V1410, with a CPU that should be a bit more than twice as fast and for a little less money. That’s what I’d pick if I were buying today.
Willy –
Excellent product
This device is excellent. It is fast and function flawless as my firewall.
M. Belanger –
Well-Built With Excellent Support
My previous firewall, deployed on a Protectli FW4A was built like a brick, worked well and had great support, so it didn’t take much to go back to Protectli for my latest firewall. Also built like a brick and working well so far. Support was so good the first go around, I haven’t needed to try it for this one.
Nathan Dunahoo –
Great device
Been using it as a PfSense Router. Runs a little bit hot but overall a great device.
Gary Attaway –
great little firewall for Opnsense
Works great for Opnsense and so far has been reliable. I have a fairly complicated firewall setup with many aliases and blocklists and the FW4C handles it all just fine.
N. Frey –
Upgraded from the 1G model, even better than before. Works great for pfSense.
Teh Matis –
I am using this device for two months with PFSense and it is working flawlessly. My network is quite complicate with different site-to-site VPNs and heavy internet/wifi use but still 0 problems! Highly recommended!
Marcus N. –
Der Protectli Vault FW4C ist eine erstklassige Wahl für alle, die eine robuste und flexible Firewall-Hardware benötigen. Ich habe OPNsense darauf installiert, und die Kombination funktioniert hervorragend für mein Heimnetzwerk.Der Vault FW4C ist kompakt, aber leistungsstark. Das robuste Metallgehäuse sorgt nicht nur für eine gute Wärmeableitung, sondern auch für eine lange Lebensdauer des Geräts. Die lüfterlose Bauweise ermöglicht einen geräuschlosen Betrieb, was besonders angenehm ist, wenn das Gerät in Wohnräumen oder Büros eingesetzt wird.Die Installation von OPNsense verlief reibungslos. Das Gerät ist perfekt kompatibel und bietet eine hervorragende Leistung, selbst bei anspruchsvollen Firewall-Regeln, VPN-Verbindungen und umfangreichen Netzwerkaufgaben. Die vier Gigabit-Ethernet-Ports bieten genügend Anschlussmöglichkeiten, um verschiedene Netzwerkkonfigurationen abzudecken. In meinem Netzwerk hat sich die Performance als stabil und zuverlässig erwiesen, selbst bei hoher Belastung.Ein weiterer Pluspunkt ist die Vielseitigkeit des Protectli Vault FW4C. Obwohl ich mich für OPNsense entschieden habe, bietet das Gerät auch Unterstützung für andere Open-Source-Firewall-Lösungen wie pfSense, was es zu einer flexiblen Option für verschiedene Bedürfnisse macht.Insgesamt bin ich mit dem Protectli Vault FW4C und der darauf installierten OPNsense-Software äuÃerst zufrieden. Es ist die perfekte Lösung für alle, die eine leistungsfähige, sichere und leicht konfigurierbare Firewall für ihr Netzwerk suchen. Für Heim- und kleine Unternehmensnetzwerke ist diese Kombination eine klare Empfehlung. Klare 5 Sterne!
Amazon Customer –
Wordt gebruikt in plaats van mijn Ubiquiti USG die toch wel veel beperkingen had ten opzichte van PFsense op deze Protectli. Mooie nette solide box. Zeer tevreden mee
Michael –
Protectli Vault is a Mini PC that can easily be setup to run the more popular Unix variants around including FreeBSD, Ubuntu, OpenBSD, Linux and as far as I can tell, can even run some versions of the Citrix XenServer Hypervisor. It does not have a TPM chip onboard so if you want a Windows 11 system or Windows Server, you might want to consider and research Protectli’s Vault Pro (VP) series.Once the operating system is up and running, you can run any service you like on it including firewall/IPS, email server, database server, LDAP server and so on.The 4 port 2.5Gbps speeds means that the appliance can scale when the network is upgraded above the current gigabit network. That’s 2.5Gb support on the WAN interface to your ISP! Support for OpenVPN and WireGuard just means this appliance can easily have a VPN configured in a site-to-site configuration or it can simply be used as a client to a VPN provider that connects your entire home/office over a single VPN connection rather than every device having to establish its own VPN channel.I did exactly what others have done, plugged a monitor into the HDMI port (you can also opt to connect via the RJ45 console port), plugged in a keyboard and boot into an operating system/software install.At this stage, I am running OPNSense (firewall) with its Suricata IPS build (intrusion prevention) and Adware Home (privacy). I will probably play around with it some more to add a site to site VPN at some stage.With all these key services along with core services such as dhcp, cron, ntpd, etc, the Vault runs at a steady 39C/102F, chews up 3% consistently with the occasional spikes going up to 40%+ CPU utilisation.You can run everything off a graphical user interface for most Unix variants and firewall products such as OPNSense but eventually you will need to jump into issuing commands via a shell interface.Highly Recommended.