
Legend: S — Standard, O — Optional, N — Not Available
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| Specifications | SonicWALL WXA 4000 | SonicWALL WXA 2000 | SonicWALL WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance | SonicWALL WXA 500 Live CD |
| Platform | Hardware appliance | Hardware appliance | Virtual appliance (VMware) | Software/CD |
| Maximum Users* | 240 | 120 | 360* | 20 |
| Maximum Connections* | 1200 | 600 | 1800* | 100 |
| Caching Concurrent Connections* | 1200 | 600 | 1800 | 100 |
| Features | SonicWALL WXA 4000 | SonicWALL WXA 2000 | SonicWALL WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance | SonicWALL WXA 500 Live CD |
| Byte Caching | S | S | S | S |
| Web Caching | S | S | S | S |
| Protocols | SMB, CIFS, FTP, HTTP, TCP | |||
| TCP/File Compression | S | S | S | S |
| Signed SMB | S | S | S | S |
| CIFS/SMB Acceleration | S | S | S | S* |
| Management | Requires SonicOS 5.8.1 or later | |||
| SNMP | S | S | S | S |
| Syslog | S | S | S | S |
| Management | GUI | GUI | GUI | GUI |
| Hardware | SonicWALL WXA 4000 | SonicWALL WXA 2000 | SonicWALL WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance | SonicWALL WXA 500 Live CD |
| Form | Hardened SonicWALL® Linux® OS | |||
| Rack-mount Chassis | 1 RU | 1 RU | N | N |
| CPU | Intel® Dual Core™ 2.0GHz | Intel® 2.0GHz | N | N |
| RAM | 4GB | 2GB | N | N |
| Hard Drive | 2 x 250GB | 250GB | N | N |
| Redundant Disk Array (RAID) | RAID 1 | N | N | N |
| Dimensions | 17.0 x 16.4 x 1.7 in (43.18 x 41.59 x 4.44 cm) | 17.0 x 16.4 x 1.7 in (43.18 x 41.59 x 4.44 cm) | N | N |
| Weight | 16 lb/7.26 kg | 16 lb/7.26 kg | N | N |
| WEEE Weight | 16 lb/7.37 kg | 16 lb/7.37 kg | N | N |
| Power Consumption (Watts) | 101 | 86 | N | N |
| BTUs | 344 | 293 | N | N |
| MTBF (Years) | 14.27 | 14.27 | N | N |
| Virtual Appliance | SonicWALL WXA 4000 | SonicWALL WXA 2000 | SonicWALL WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance | SonicWALL WXA 500 Live CD |
| Hypervisor | N | N | ESX and ESXi (version 4.0 and newer) | N |
| Operating System Installed | N | N | Hardened SonicLinux | N |
| Minimum CPU | N | N | 2 x 1.6GHz | N |
| Allocated Memory | N | N | 4GB | N |
| Applied Disk Size | N | N | 250GB | N |
| VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide | N | N | VMware Hardware Capability Guide | N |
| WXA 500 Live CD Only | SonicWALL WXA 4000 | SonicWALL WXA 2000 | SonicWALL WXA 5000 Virtual Appliance | SonicWALL WXA 500 Live CD |
| Minimum CPU | N | N | N | Pentium® 4 or higher |
| External Storage | N | N | N | CD/DVD ROM Bay |
| Allocated Memory | N | N | N | Minimum of 2GB RAM |
| Allocated Storage | N | N | N | Minimum of 80GB hard disk |
| Storage Controller | N | N | N | SATA controller with support for IDE emulation |
| Additional Requirements | N | N | N | Monitor/Keyboard |
Regulatory Information:
Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment

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Find Out More
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