PA-500 Series Next-Generation Firewall
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PA-500 Series Next-Generation Firewall

The PA-500 Series firewalls are designed to expand capabilities for modern enterprise branch, retail, and managed service deployments.
The PA-500 Series firewalls are Palo Alto Networks latest Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) family designed to expand capabilities for modern enterprise branch, retail, and managed service deployments. The PA-500 Series consists of the PA-510, PA-520, PA-540, PA-545-POE, PA-550, PA-555-POE, and PA-560. These devices run on PAN-OS versions 12.1.2 and later.
All PA-500 Series models support local logging. They host a wide variety of RJ-45, Multi-Gig RJ-45, SFP, and SFP+ connectivity options with threat performance of up to 6 Gbps.
  • The PA-510 features eight RJ-45 ports for connectivity and threat performance of 1.2 Gbps. The PA-520 provides eight RJ-45 ports with 1.8 Gbps in threat performance. The PA-540 has eight RJ-45 ports plus two SFP interfaces, with a threat performance of 2.2 Gbps. Both models have a convenient reset button as well as voltage monitoring.
  • The PA-545-POE, PA-550, and PA-555-POE extend on the capabilities of the previously mentioned models. They include different combinations of SFP and SFP+ ports, twelve RJ-45 ports, fail-to-wire functionality for critical network uptime, and threat throughput of 3 Gbps to up to 6 Gbps. The PA-560 expands the connectivity to a total of twenty-four ports, consisting of sixteen RJ-45 and eight SFP/SFP+ interfaces.
  • The PA-545-POE and PA-555-POE add Power over Ethernet capability to address deployment scenarios where you need to connect POE enabled devices such as IP-phones, cameras, and printers. The PA-545-POE provides 181 W PoE budget across four ports, while the PA-555-POE delivers 330 W across eight ports, supporting high-power devices like security cameras and wireless access points.
All PA-500 Series firewalls support ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning), which streamlines the onboarding and provisioning process. You can manage these firewalls using familiar PAN-OS management through the CLI, web interface, Panorama, and Strata Cloud Manager. With comprehensive security features including SSL decryption and high availability, you gain access to a powerful, versatile platform that can secure your network edge while providing the flexibility needed for modern, distributed network architectures.