The PA-501 Next-Generation firewall builds on the PA-400 Series foundation with focused enhancements designed to address a wider range of small-scale deployment use cases, including branch offices, retail environments, and managed security services. The PA-501 offers seven RJ-45 ports for flexible connectivity and delivers 500 Mbps of threat prevention performance, aligning security capability with cost-conscious deployments.

The PA-501 has 128 GB of onboard storage and supports local logging. Additionally, Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and high-availability support simplify deployment and operational continuity across distributed environments.

The PA-501 is supported starting with PAN-OS 12.1.4-h2 and can be managed through CLI, Firewall Web Interface, Strata Cloud Manager, or Panorama, ensuring consistency with existing operational models.