Sophos XGS 5500 firewall
Next-generation firewall delivering 100,000 Mbps firewall throughput and 13,500 Mbps of Xstream TLS inspection. Built for a 2U enterprise edge.
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| Metric | Sophos XGS 5500 |
|---|---|
| Firewall throughput | 100,000 Mbps |
| IPS throughput | 40,000 Mbps |
| Threat protection throughput | 46,000 Mbps |
| Xstream TLS inspection | 13,500 Mbps |
| IPsec VPN throughput | 92,500 Mbps |
| Concurrent connections | 32,400,000 |
What are the Sophos XGS 5500 specifications?+
The XGS 5500 delivers 100,000 Mbps firewall throughput, 40,000 Mbps IPS, 46,000 Mbps threat protection and 13,500 Mbps of Xstream TLS inspection, supporting 32,400,000 concurrent connections.
How many users does the XGS 5500 support?+
Sophos does not publish user counts per model, so we do not quote them. Sizing depends on your internet speed, how many services you enable and how much traffic you inspect. Send us those three and we will size it against the Sophos sizing tool.
Should I size on firewall throughput or TLS inspection?+
Size on TLS inspection. Almost all web traffic is encrypted, so the 13,500 Mbps TLS figure is what limits real-world inspection. The firewall throughput figure assumes unencrypted traffic you will rarely see.
Standard or Xstream Protection?+
Xstream adds TLS 1.3 inspection, cloud sandboxing and the advanced IPS. For any site whose users browse the web, Xstream is the bundle that inspects encrypted traffic. Standard covers the base firewall plus SD-WAN and ZTNA.
Can this model be expanded later?+
Rackmount XGS models have one Flexi Port bay that takes an expansion module, including 10 Gigabit fibre, PoE and high-density copper.

