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WatchGuard Firewalls: Tabletop Firebox T-Series

WatchGuard’s compact T-series desktop firewalls provide unified threat management (UTM) and a host of powerful features well suited to home offices, SMBs and enterprises with multiple smaller branch offices and clients managed by MSPs.

WatchGuard’s tabletop firewall lineup features the Firebox T115-W, T125, T145, T175, the flagship T185, and specialized edge appliances like the NV5 and 5G enabled T45-CW. Designed as desktop firewalls with a small footprint for SMBs and small office deployments, these compact hardware firewalls combine AI driven threat detection with the exact same enterprise-class security protection found in the larger rack mount devices.

The T-Series delivers true Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) protection with fully integrated security services rather than just basic packet filtering, enabling organizations to seamlessly detect, prevent & respond to sophisticated cyber threats through a single, unified security architecture while maintaining total visibility & administrative control across the entire network.

Each model is cloud-ready and designed to make deployment, configuration, & ongoing security management as seamless as possible. All integrate natively with WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform, bringing each defense layer together into a single ecosystem: network security, endpoint protection & advanced threat visibility all in one.

If your environment and throughput requirements don’t demand the additional capacity of the full-size M-Series, you can be assured there will be a model in the T-Series to suit – with the exact same enterprise class protection, just sized and cost optimized for branch offices and smaller networks. Take a look at our comparison table to find the ideal model for your needs – an optional rack mounting kit is available for select models too.

What makes WatchGuard’s T-Series firewalls stand out?

Faster Threat Detection

WatchGuard’s ThreatSync XDR (Extended Detection & Response) technology enhances firewall security & visibility using AI-powered machine learning. By combining this with ThreatSync NDR (Network Detection & Response), the system spots early indicators and unusual network activity to prevent developing attacks before they spread, ensuring internal threats have nowhere to hide.

Secure Remote Access with ZTNA

Pair on-site Fireboxes with WatchGuard FireCloud for a unified hybrid security solution. This cloud-native architecture replaces vulnerable traditional VPNs with modern Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), ensuring remote workers only access specific applications they need, cutting off lateral attack paths to prevent hackers from spreading malware across your network.

Enterprise Grade Security

WatchGuard’s desktop firewalls pack all the same enterprise-grade protection into a compact form factor for small businesses, retail, and branch offices. Delivering deep packet inspection and full Unified Threat Management (UTM) defense at blazing speeds to ensure security never becomes a bottleneck for cloud-heavy business applications.

Zero-Touch Cloud Deployment

T-Series firewalls feature Zero-Touch provisioning managed via the cloud, eliminating the need for on-site IT technicians. Admins pre-configure policies centrally and ship hardware direct to the site. Once plugged in, it automatically activates and downloads its config, instantly securing your remote offices and branches.

Energy Efficient Design

Fanless, energy efficient hardware with and low power draw to support green energy initiatives in space-constrained offices – and future-proofed with advanced expansion options, including Wi-Fi 7 readiness, 5G cellular modules, and PoE+ ports to power peripherals like IP cameras and access points.

Intelligent SD-WAN Performance

Optimised dynamic path selection reduces reliance on expensive MPLS lines without sacrificing reliability. By continuously monitoring health, latency, and performance, the firewalls dynamically route critical business traffic – like VoIP, video conferencing – over the most stable, cost-effective path to ensure business continuity.

FLEXIBLE & FUTURE PROOF

The Standard Support license includes 24/7 technical support, software updates and access to WatchGuard’s central management platform.

“We designed the T Series for the real-world needs of SMBs – simple management, strong security, and no surprises.”

– Andrew Young, WatchGuard CPO.

A CLOUDS EYE VIEW OF YOUR ENTIRE NETWORK

WatchGuard Cloud provides centralised visibility and management for your T-Series firewall, enabling administrators to monitor network activity, security events and threats from anywhere. With a comprehensive suite of dashboards and reports, users can quickly identify trends, investigate anomalies and gain deeper insight into their network security posture.

WatchGuard T-Series Firewalls

The best firewall options for SMBs without the cost of larger models

Firebox T115-W

Enterprise level desktop firewall for micro-businesses, home offices and solo professionals.

The T115-W is ideal desktop firewall for micro-businesses, small home offices and similar low traffic environments. With integrated Wi-Fi 7 as standard, SD-WAN, VPN capabilities and all the exact same enterprise-grade security protection as other models in the range (including the much larger M-Series), the T115-W is an excellent choice for professional security where traffic requirements are minimal.

The T115-W delivers powerful business class firewall protection in a cost-effective, space-saving appliance for up to 5 users.

DOWNLOAD FULL T115-W DATASHEET

Firebox T45-CW

A Special model designed with 5G for smaller remote sites lacking reliable broadband.

The T45-CW is perfect for mobile kiosks, popup clinics and remote sites lacking reliable broadband. With built in dual band Wi-Fi 6 options and integrated 5G/LTE cellular it provides essential primary connectivity or automatic failover backup to ensure critical business continuity.

The Firebox T45-CW supports up to 20 users and is a great choice for those looking to secure small locations such as a temporary site, branch office, or retail POS.

WatchGuard Firebox T45-CW is perfect for pop-up clinics, mobile kiosks or remote locations lacking reliable broadband. Integrated 5G/LTE cellular provides essential primary connectivity or automatic failover as backup for critical business continuity.

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Firebox T125: Designed for small branch offices or growing retail storefronts. It offers a budget-friendly step up in processing power to handle standard UTM security scanning without bottlenecking everyday business traffic. Also available as the T125-W with WiFi 7 and antennas as shown

Firebox T125 / T125-W

An ideal desktop firewall for small branch offices & small retail storefronts

With a capacity for up to 25 users the T125 offers increased performance and throughput for growing small businesses. This model features 2.5GbE connectivity, SD-WAN, VPN and all the same advanced threat protection abilities you’ll find in the other T-Series firewalls, but with a little extra headroom to support expanding networks, cloud applications and hybrid working environments.

The T125 is available as a standard model, or as the T125-W with built in Wi-Fi 7 with antennas on the rear of the unit as shown (2 x 2 SMA external 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz antennas 1 x 1 SMA external 5 GHz antenna) – see our firewall comparison chart towards the bottom of the page for a more detailed breakdown of key differences between the models.

An optional rack mount kit (WG9032) is available for the T145 – although not recommended for the Wi-Fi 7 version due to potential wireless interference.

DOWNLOAD FULL T125 DATASHEET

Firebox T145 / T145-W

Scalable performance for growing businesses and expanding networks

The T145 targets growing businesses looking beyond entry level performance. Capable of handling up to 50 users, it’s well suited to small or medium sized office spaces.

Despite its size, the T145 is a great performer with excellent throughput and enough capacity for a wide variety of business deployments. It’s available in two versions – the standard T145, or the T145-W with Wi-Fi 7 and wireless antennas on the back. (2 x 2 SMA external 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz antennas 1 x 1 SMA external 5 GHz antenna)

An optional rack mount kit (WG9032) with ear brackets is available for the T145 – although this is not recommended for the Wi-Fi 7 variant due to potential wireless interference.

WatchGuard Firebox T145: This firewall is especially well suited to mid-sized branch offices or standard corporate remote sites. It delivers higher firewall throughput to efficiently manage multiple user connections, cloud applications, and encrypted VPN tunnels. The T145 is also available with built in Wi-Fi 7 as the T145-W.

Secures small branch offices for up to 50 users with an impressive 710 Mbps Total Security UTM throughput

Features a built-in 10 Gb SFP+ fiber port to deliver ultra-fast uplink speeds and eliminate network bottlenecks.

Scales remote work security by supporting up to 50 concurrent Mobile VPN tunnels for seamless off-site access.

Future-proofs local wireless infrastructure with optional cutting-edge integrated Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

Secures small branch offices for up to 50 users with an impressive 710 Mbps Total Security UTM throughput.

Features a built-in 10 Gb SFP+ fiber port to deliver ultra-fast uplink speeds and eliminate network bottlenecks.

Scales remote work security by supporting up to 50 concurrent Mobile VPN tunnels for seamless off-site access.

Future-proofs local wireless infrastructure with optional cutting-edge integrated Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

DOWNLOAD FULL T145/T145-W DATASHEET

Firebox T175

Taking performance to the next level as your business expands

The T175 Firebox is the next step up with with considerably higher throughput and up to 80 user capacity – ideal for organisations looking to take the next step as they expand with more traffic. The T175 features more power, more connectivity options, and 100 mobile and branch office VPN tunnels. Considering its size, this little unit packs some serious power under the hood. An optional rack mounting kit with screws and ear brackets (WG9032) is available for the T175 enabling you to install the device in a rack if required.

Take a look at our comparison chart at the bottom of the page for more detailed specs and to see the key differences between each model.

Triple the scanning muscle of the T145, delivering a massive 2.3 Gbps UTM throughput for heavy data workloads.

Seamlessly expands concurrent network capacity to comfortably protect up to 80 active on-site users.

Doubles your high-speed backbone capacity with dual 10 Gb SFP+ fiber ports for robust core network routing.

Integrates two 2.5 Gb multi-gigabit copper interfaces to easily support blazing-fast, modern high-speed WAN links.

Triple the scanning muscle of the T145, delivering a massive 2.3 Gbps UTM throughput for heavy data workloads.

Seamlessly expands concurrent network capacity to comfortably protect up to 80 active on-site users.

Doubles your high-speed backbone capacity with dual 10 Gb SFP+ fiber ports for robust core network routing.

Integrates two 2.5 Gb multi-gigabit copper interfaces to easily support blazing-fast, modern high-speed WAN links.

DOWNLOAD FULL T175 DATASHEET

Firebox T185

Top of the Line T-Series Firebox for Performance & Security

The T185 is the most powerful tabletop firewall in the current T-Series range. Designed for larger branch offices, multi-site organisations and businesses with more demanding network requirements, it combines high-performance security with flexible connectivity, making it an ideal choice for companies requiring additional bandwidth in a space saving unit without moving to a rack-mounted appliance – although optional rack mount kit (WG9041) with ear brackets is available for the Firebox T185 enabling you to install the device in a network rack if required.

At 330mm the T185 is around 100mm wider than other models in the T-Series, but it can handle significantly higher traffic volumes while running multiple security services simultaneously. This makes it a strong fit for environments where network uptime, application performance and security visibility are all critical business requirements.

WatchGuard Firebox T185 Firewall: Slightly larger than other models in the range, the T185 is engineered for high-performance mid-sized enterprise hubs or corporate headquarters. It provides maximum port density, fiber connectivity options, and top-tier throughput to handle intensive data loads and complex network segmentation.

WatchGuard’s ultimate desktop firewall, scaling up to 100 users with a staggering 7.9 Gbps firewall throughput.

Expands physical layout to four 2.5 Gb ports and includes dual PoE+ ports to power peripheral access points.

Delivers the highest Intrusion Prevention (IPS) scan speed in the desktop range at a blazing 2.41 Gbps.

Eliminates external clutter with an internal commercial-grade power supply.

WatchGuard’s ultimate desktop firewall, scaling up to 100 users with a staggering 7.9 Gbps firewall throughput.

Expands physical layout to four 2.5 Gb ports and includes dual PoE+ ports to power peripheral access points.

Delivers the highest Intrusion Prevention (IPS) scan speed in the desktop range at a blistering 2.41 Gbps.

Eliminates external clutter with an internal commercial-grade power supply.

DOWNLOAD FULL T185 DATASHEET

Special Products

Specialized Edge Security Devices

Specialized Edge Gateway for Distributed IoT, Retail POS & Micro-Offices

Firebox NV5 Cloud-Managed VPN Gateway

A special device for individual remote workers or isolated, unattended IoT edge deployments

The final device in the T-Series lineup is the Firebox NV5, engineered as a specialized, enterprise-class cloud-managed VPN gateway & SD-WAN appliance – a simplified, ultra compact solution for individual remote workers who need physical enterprise grade security at home or specialized, isolated, IoT edge endpoints like ATMs, digital signage, unattended kiosks or POS devices where a secure, direct encrypted tunnel back to a central hub or data center is required. Its exceptionally small & silent design allows it to be neatly tucked away inside tight equipment enclosures, ATM chassis and compact retail counters.

The NV5 provides a fast, reliable connection to all the data employees and devices need via a VPN configuration for BOVPN (Branch Office VPN) in WatchGuard Cloud and is maintained under a standard support license, removing any unnecessary local UTM scanning overhead to focus 100% of its processing power on raw encryption.

WatchGuard's NV5 Firebox has been engineered as a specialized, cloud-managed VPN gateway and SD-WAN appliance - ideal for remote workers or specialized edge endpoints like ATMs, digital signage, and unattended kiosks that require a secure, direct encrypted tunnel back to a central hub.

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WatchGuard Firebox T-Series Desktop Firewall Comparison Table

*WatchGuard’s T-Series Firewalls are designed with a wide range of core features common throughout the range – the table below highlights some of the key differences between each model for easy comparison. Please view the downloadable datasheets above for full detailed specifications of each model.

Firewall Comparison	Firebox NV5	Firebox T115-W	Firebox T45-CW	Firebox T125	Firebox T145	Firebox T175	Firebox T185
Ideal for	5 users	5 users	20 Users	25 Users	50 Users	80 Users	100 Users
Performance
UTM (Full Scan)	N/A	280 Mbps	557 Mbps	510 Mbps	710 Mbps	2.3 Gbps	1.83 Gbps
Firewall (UDP 1518)	N/A	1.02 Gbps	3.94 Gbps	2.28 Gbps	3.9 Gbps	10 Gbps	7.9 Gbps
VPN (UDP 1518)	200 Mbps	640 Mbps	1.58 Gbps	1.44 Gbps	1.94 Gbps	3.69 Gbps	5.8 Gbps
VPN (IMIX)	62 Mbps	210 Mbps	460 Mbps	480 Mbps	680 Mbps	1.17 Gbps	1.14 Gbps
AntiVirus	N/A	450 Mbps	874 Mbps	880 Mbps	1.06 Gbps	3.4 Gbps	3 Gbps
IPS (Full Scan)	N/A	375 Mbps	716 Mbps	725 Mbps	1.03 Gbps	2.2 Gbps	2.41 Gbps
HTTPS (Full Scan)	155 Mbps	140 Mbps	301 Mbps	270 Mbps	380 Mbps	1.45 Gbps	1 Gbps
VPN Tunnels
Branch Office VPN Tunnels	5	5	30	10	30	100	100
Mobile VPN	5	5	30	25	50	100	100
Hardware
Network Interfaces & Modules	1Gb x1	1Gb x3	1Gb x5	2.5Gb x1, 1Gb x4	2.5Gb x1, 1Gb x4, SFP/SFP+ x1	2.5Gbps RJ45 x2, 1Gbps RJ45 x4, 10Gbps SFP+ x2	1Gb x4, 2.5 Gbps x4, SFP/SFP+ x1
Wireless Modules	N/A	T115-W comes with WiFi 7	T45-CW comes with WiFi 6 and a built-in 5G cellular modem	T125-W comes with WiFi 7	T145-W comes with WiFi 7	N/A	N/A
Networking Features
VLAN	10	unlimited	30	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited
SD-WAN Dynamic Path Selection	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dimensions
Width	190 mm	205 mm	216 mm	210 mm	230 mm	235 mm	330 mm
Depth	152 mm	174 mm	204 mm	230 mm	210 mm	210 mm	212 mm
Height	32 mm	42 mm	46 mm	44 mm	44 mm	44 mm	44 mm
Weight	0.285 kg	0.80 kg	0.983 kg	2.06 kg	1.36 kg	1.65 kg	2.43 kg