Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance

Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance

Brand: Sophos | Category: Network Security

SKU: XG5ZTCHUS | Part #: XG5ZTCHUS | MPN: XG5ZTCHUS

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About the Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance

The Sophos XGS 5500 is a high-performance next-generation firewall appliance designed for large enterprise data centers, telecom environments, and distributed security architectures. Built on Sophos's unified threat management platform, it delivers advanced threat protection including intrusion prevention, application control, SSL/TLS inspection, and sandboxing across sustained throughput loads, with support for multiple concurrent security processes without performance degradation.

The appliance integrates synchronized security across network, endpoint, and email layers through Sophos Central management console, enabling coordinated threat response and unified policy enforcement. Hardware acceleration and multi-core processing support line-rate performance on encrypted traffic inspection, critical for organizations managing high-volume data flows with mandatory security policy enforcement.

Ideal for

  • Regional data center perimeter security for healthcare networks with multi-site patient record systems and regulatory compliance requirements
  • Telecom infrastructure protection for carrier-grade network traffic inspection and DDoS mitigation
  • Enterprise headquarters gateway securing high-volume internet-bound traffic across mixed workloads (cloud, SaaS, on-premises applications)
  • Branch aggregation point consolidating security for 50+ distributed office locations into centralized managed security policy
  • Application delivery network security enforcing granular protocol inspection and threat prevention on streaming and transactional services
  • Hybrid cloud gateway managing encrypted traffic to multiple cloud service providers with real-time threat prevention

Technical specifications

ManufacturerSophos
ModelXGS 5500
Manufacturer Part NumberXG5ZTCHUS
Product CategoryNext-Generation Firewall Appliance
Form Factor1U rackmount
Throughput (Firewall)11.5 Gbps
Throughput (HTTPS Inspection)3.5 Gbps
Throughput (IPS)3.5 Gbps
Concurrent Connections4,000,000
New Connections Per Second100,000
Memory16 GB DDR4
StorageSSD internal storage
Network Interfaces8 x 1GbE + 2 x 10GbE ports
Management InterfaceSophos Central console + local web UI
Threat ProtectionIntrusion Prevention (IPS), Application Control, DPI-SSL, Sandboxing, Malware Detection
Launch Date2022 Q1
Maximum Power Consumption550W
Operating Temperature0°C to 40°C
Regulatory ComplianceFCC, CE, UL

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Technical Specifications

BrandSophos
CategoryNetwork Security
SKUXG5ZTCHUS
Part NumberXG5ZTCHUS
ConditionNew
ModelXGS 5500
Manufacturer Part NumberXG5ZTCHUS
Product CategoryNext-Generation Firewall Appliance
Form Factor1U rackmount
Throughput (Firewall)11.5 Gbps
Throughput (HTTPS Inspection)3.5 Gbps
Throughput (IPS)3.5 Gbps
Concurrent Connections4,000,000
New Connections Per Second100,000
Memory16 GB DDR4
StorageSSD internal storage
Network Interfaces8 x 1GbE + 2 x 10GbE ports
Management InterfaceSophos Central console + local web UI
Threat ProtectionIntrusion Prevention (IPS), Application Control, DPI-SSL, Sandboxing, Malware Detection
Launch Date2022 Q1
Maximum Power Consumption550W
Operating Temperature0°C to 40°C
Regulatory ComplianceFCC, CE, UL

Frequently Asked Questions about Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance

What does the Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance do?

The Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance provides perimeter and east-west security for enterprise networks. Typical deployments cover branch SD-WAN, datacenter firewalls, and segmented zones for PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 compliance environments.

What are the headline specs of the Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance?

Key specifications for the Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance: new condition; manufacturer Sophos; model XGS 5500; manufacturer part number XG5ZTCHUS; product category Next-Generation Firewall Appliance; form factor 1U rackmount; throughput (firewall) 11.5 Gbps. Manufacturer part number XG5ZTCHUS. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.

Is the Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance compatible with my infrastructure?

The Sophos XGS 5500 Next-Gen Firewall Appliance is sized by firewall and threat-prevention throughput, number of users or sites, and interface needs. Share your bandwidth, user count and required security services with your RFQ and our team will confirm the right model and subscription bundle.