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3 {% block title %}{{ _(
"Hardware") }}{% end block %}
6 <div class=
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7 <h1>{{ _(
"Hardware") }}
</h1>
10 <section class=
"container content-section">
12 IPFire is a dedicated firewall which needs its own hardware to run on.
13 On this page we will recommend some ready-to-go solutions especially
14 designed for IPFire. Get one and get started with IPFire right away
15 or take this as an inspiration for your own individual system.
19 <section id=
"ipfire-professional" class=
"container content-section">
20 <h3 class=
"text-center">
21 IPFire Premium/Professional Appliance {{ _(
"by") }}
22 <a href=
"https://www.lightningwirelabs.com">Lightning Wire Labs
</a>
26 IPFire is ready for running in companies. It powers many of them all around the world.
27 Thousands of people accessing the Internet at the same time is not a problem if the
28 hardware is powerful enough.
29 Just as important as performance is reliability. If the firewall system fails, the
30 entire company is disconnected from the Internet which hugely impacts work.
31 Industrial components and great quality in all parts of the appliance is the first
32 step to avoid downtimes caused by hardware failure which are usually very expensive.
39 The
<a href=
"https://www.lightningwirelabs.com/products/ipfire/appliances">IPFire Premium Appliance and IPFire Professional Appliance
</a>
40 by
<a href=
"https://www.lightningwirelabs.com">Lightning Wire Labs
</a> integrate well in every infrastructure of any company.
41 They are reliable and deliver the performance that is needed at all times.
45 <img src=
"{{ static_url("images/LWL/appliance-pro.jpg
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48 <div class=
"col-md-4">
50 <dt>{{ _(
"Network Controllers") }}
</dt>
51 <dd>{{ _(
"Four active Intel Networking Processors") }}
</dd>
53 <dt>{{ _(
"System Specifications") }}
</dt>
54 <dd>{{ _(
"Dual-Core Intel(R) Processor, 8GB memory") }}
</dd>
57 <ul class=
"list-unstyled">
59 {{ _(
"Powers networks up to thousands of users") }}
62 {{ _(
"Redundant storage (RAID-1)") }}
65 {{ _(
"19\" rack-mountable
") }}
70 <div class="col-md-
4 ac
">
71 <h4>{{ _("Low-Latency Throughput
") }}</h4>
74 Networks in each company need to be fast and transfer data at
75 a high speed. Equally important is the ability to transfer this
76 data with a very small latency. Active network adapters will
77 take care of the data transfer whilst the IPFire system is
78 focussing on its job which is only letting packets through
79 which are permitted to pass the firewall.
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84 <h4>{{ _("Content Filtering in Real-time
") }}</h4>
87 The built-in <a href="/features#proxy
">web proxy</a> of IPFire filters
88 content in real-time. It can block malicious or inappropriate web pages.
89 If that should be happening user-friendly this must be fast so that it
91 A fast processor and lots of system memory speed up processing the huge
92 blacklists with the forbidden web sites.
98 <section id="ipfire-eco
" class="container content-section
">
99 <h3 class="text-center
">
100 IPFire Eco Appliance {{ _("by
") }}
101 <a href="https://www.lightningwirelabs.com
">Lightning Wire Labs</a>
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5">
106 <img class="img-responsive
" src="{{ static_url(
"images/LWL/appliance-eco.jpg") }}
">
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111 For smaller companies, branch offices or start-ups:
112 Where there are not so many people accessing the Internet but throughput
113 is still important there are smaller alternatives which come with four
114 powerful network controllers but a smaller processor and therefore smaller
115 form-factor and less power consumption.
118 <table class="table table-condensed
">
122 <strong>{{ _("Processor
") }}</strong>
124 <td>{{ _("Dual-Core Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor
") }}</td>
128 <strong>{{ _("Network Controllers
") }}</strong>
130 <td>{{ _("Four active Intel Networking Processors
") }}</td>
139 The <a href="https://www.lightningwirelabs.com/products/ipfire/appliances
">IPFire Eco Appliance</a>
140 by <a href="https://www.lightningwirelabs.com
">Lightning Wire Labs</a> brings all the features<br>
141 IPFire has to offer at a small form-factor and with great power-efficiency.
146 <section id="ipfire-prime
" class="container content-section
">
148 <div class="col-md-
7">
151 {{ _("by
") }} <a href="https://www.fountainnetworks.com
">Fountain Networks</a>
154 <table class="table table-condensed
">
158 <strong>{{ _("Processor
") }}</stronG>
160 <td>{{ _("Intel(R) Haswell(R)
2957U Dual-Core @
1.4 GHz
") }}</td>
164 <strong>{{ _("Memory & Storage
") }}</strong>
166 <td>{{ _("2G system memory,
32GB SSD storage
") }}</td>
170 <strong>{{ _("Network Adapters
") }}</strong>
173 {{ _("Two Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
") }}
174 <br>& {{ _("one
802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Adapter
") }}
175 <br>({{ _("LTE/
3G modem optional
") }})
180 <strong>{{ _("Power Consumption
") }}</strong>
182 <td>{{ _("6-
10 watts
") }}</td>
188 IPFire runs on the smallest systems. Power consumption is important but you still
189 want to use all the features? A system based on a small x86 processor with a decent
190 amount of memory is enough to power IPFire in your home for the family or office.
191 One Ethernet port for the Internet connection, one for the local network, and a
192 third wireless controller which makes IPFire to be used as a wireless access point
193 as well. In this configuration, IPFire will provide excellent network connectivity
194 to everywhere in your house or apartment so that you can use all of its features
195 from anywhere with your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone.
200 The <a href="https://www.fountainnetworks.com/ipfire-duo-box
">IPFire Duo Box</a>
201 by <a href="https://www.fountainnetworks.com/
">Fountain Networks</a>
202 is a great system for starters who are searching for something small but still powerful.
207 <div class="col-md-
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1">
208 <a href="https://www.fountainnetworks.com/fountain-networks-products/ipfire-prime-box.html
">
209 <img class="img-responsive
" src="{{ static_url(
"images/LWL/appliance-prime.jpg") }}
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215 <section class="container content-section
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217 You can find more example configurations, recommended hardware and information
218 about individual components like the best network controllers and more in the
219 <a href="https://wiki.ipfire.org/en/hardware/start
">hardware section on the IPFire wiki</a>.