Protectli Vault Pro 4 Port VP2410, Firewall Micro Appliance/Mini PC - Intel Celeron J4125, DDR4 RAM, M.2 SSD storage, AES-NI, Barebone

Has been a really solid piece of kit. I know there are cheaper alternatives, but you can tell right away the Protectli gear is superior. I messaged their support a few times about installation questions and had decent response times. Working nicely with Sophos XG Firewall Home edition installed. Worth the little extra cost for support and a warranty.

I am very pleased with my Protectli purchase, just added RAM, using onboard storage and installed pfSense. Well packaged and dispatched from stock at Amazon, my only concern was I could hear some loose inside the unit upon delivery however upon opening it to install my RAM I discovered that both of the M.2 screws were loose and rattling around inside. Yes, you can probably source a generic fanless Intel PC with multiple NICs cheaper however for the slight price premium, quality and peace of mind purchasing from a respected vendor the Protectli is value for money to me.

I’ve used Protectli in the past and have always been impressed with them, build quality, support etc are all very good, so when I needed to replace another, I brought this model as on paper, it ticks all the boxes. I also like to support Protectli (rather than a cheap Chinese box) for their contribution to documentation for *Sense, coreboot etc. This arrived and I setup with opnSense as normal, but when I tried to use the console port with my MacBook, nothing was detected. After quite a while of searching, I found the smoking gun - the Fintek USB chipset used in the Vault isn’t supported on Mac! This crucial fact was buried away as the last line on a KB article on the Protectli site - nothing on Amazon nor the product pages etc. I understand that RS232 serial ports are less common these days so understand the reason for removing it, but to replace it with a solution that doesnt have support on an not insignificant body of users is baffling, especially when there are tried and tested USB chips that work on everything, such as FTDI & CP10xx Another option could be dual RS232 / USB console, like Cisco have used for a few years… Sadly I’m returning this as console access is something I need & use, and having a dedicated laptop (or virtual machine) just to access this isn’t the answer :(

Cercavo un dispositivo che potesse risolvere i miei problemi, spendendo il giusto e andando quasi sul sicuro… A quanto pare Protectli è riuscita nel suo intento… a quasi un mese di svariate prove e test, devo dire che quest unità è davvero solida e ben performante! Il case che funge da dissipatore è un ottima idea! Situato in un posto non molto ventilato, raggiunge circa i 50 gradi sotto stress… ben fatto e bello esteticamente! L’assistenza è molto veloce e competente! Consigliato!

Quería el dispositivo para instalar OPNsense y todo ha ido perfecto, sin problemas. Al querer instalarlo en la caja de red de mi vivienda, he querido monitorizar el arrancanque del sistema por hdmi, pero no me mostraba señal en pantalla, he sacado y vuelto a meter el hdmi y no ha opuesto resistencia alguna, le cable ha entrado en la caja, lo que me ha parecido muy extraño, al echar un vistazo no había puerto, solo el agujero de la caja. Lo devuelvo esperando a que me devuelvan todo el dinero, porque no me parece que sea de calidad que a la tercera de introducir un hdmi, el puerto se caiga.

I followed the instructions online (be sure to boot UEFI only) and pfSense installed with no issue, running and happy within about 30 minutes.

.. die sich ideal für Nutzer eignet, die ihre Netzwerksicherheit verbessern möchten. Ausgestattet mit einem Intel Celeron J4125 Prozessor und 8 GB DDR4 RAM bietet dieses Gerät eine solide Leistung für die meisten Firewall-Anwendungen und Netzwerkmanagement-Aufgaben. Ein herausragendes Merkmal des VP2410 ist die Unterstützung von AES-NI, was die Verschlüsselungs- und Sicherheitsfunktionen erheblich verbessert. Dies ist besonders wichtig für Unternehmen oder Privatanwender, die Wert auf Datenschutz und Netzwerksicherheit legen. Die 120 GB M.2 SSD sorgt für schnelle Datenzugriffe und ermöglicht eine effiziente Speicherung von Protokollen und Konfigurationen. Mit vier Ethernet-Ports bietet der Protectli Vault Pro eine flexible Netzwerkverbindung, die es ermöglicht, verschiedene Netzwerke zu segmentieren oder mehrere Geräte anzuschließen. Dies ist besonders nützlich in Umgebungen, in denen eine klare Trennung zwischen verschiedenen Netzwerkzonen erforderlich ist. Ein möglicher Nachteil könnte die begrenzte Speicherkapazität von 120 GB sein, insbesondere wenn umfangreiche Protokolle oder Daten gespeichert werden müssen. In solchen Fällen könnte eine Erweiterung des Speichers in Betracht gezogen werden. Insgesamt ist der Protectli Vault Pro VP2410 eine ausgezeichnete Wahl für alle, die eine kompakte und leistungsfähige Firewall-Lösung suchen. Er bietet eine gute Balance zwischen Leistung, Sicherheit und Flexibilität und ist ideal für kleine bis mittelgroße Netzwerke. Wenn Sie Ihre Netzwerksicherheit ernst nehmen, ist dieses Gerät definitiv einen Blick wert!

I'm an advanced Linux user and IT professional so take this review within this context. Flashing Coreboot using an Ubuntu Live USB was pretty simple using their Flashli firmware and documentation. Installed pfSense 2.5 then reinstalled with pfSense 2.6 once that released using ZFS for installation. Really snappy machine and it easily handles 1Gbe utilizing the usual Firewall, NTP, DHCP, DNS, pfBlocker, HAProxy (I self host), Wireguard (VPN back into network, do enable AES-NI Crypto). Haven't tried any Layer 7 Firewall as Snort is single core and probably wouldn't perform well. This firewall can handle 1Gbe without breaking sweat so far. This router is solid, dead quiet, open standards, and a great deal especially compared to other companies products. Inexpensive TEAMGROUP hardware seems to agree with the router also. I anticipate that I'll be using this router until 2.5Gbps becomes standard. RAM: TEAMGROUP Elite 8GB Single DDR4 2400MHz PC4-19200 CL16 Unbuffered Non-ECC 1.2V SODIMM 260-Pin Laptop Notebook PC Computer Memory Module Ram Upgrade - TED48G2400C16-S01 - (1x 8GB) Single M.2 SIII: TEAMGROUP MS30 256GB with SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC M.2 2280 SATA III 6Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive SSD (Read/Write Speed up to 500/400 MB/s) Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop TM8PS7256G0C101