Spark Firewall 2500 Series

Solution ID: sk183193
Technical Level: Basic

Product: Spark Firewall
Version: Hardware
OS: Gaia Embedded
Platform: 2500
Last Modified: 2026-04-30

Solution

For 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 / 2590 Appliances

Table of Contents

1. 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 / 2590 Security Gateways:
   1. Overview
   2. Key Features - Hardware
   3. Downloads
   4. Documentation
2. Known Limitations and Resolved Issues
3. Revision History

Important Note: To see the latest firmware release, refer to:

• sk183406 - Spark Firewall Appliances - Releases R82.00.X

(1) 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 / 2590 Security Gateways

(1-A) Overview of 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 / 2590 Security Gateways

Check Point's Small and Medium Business Appliances are high performance, integrated devices offering Firewall, VPN, Anti-Virus, Application Control, URL Filtering, Email Security, and SandBlast Zero-Day Protection, all in compact form factors that are simple to configure and manage.

Advanced Security, Uncompromising Performance

Check Point's 2500 Series Security Gateways are now available. The 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 appliances include, respectively, six (6) 1-Gigabit or ten (10) Ethernet ports, and are available in Wired and WiFi flavors. The 2580 appliance is Wired and includes 12 ports.

The 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 Security Gateways deliver enterprise-grade security in a series of simple and affordable, all-in-one security solutions to protect small and medium business customers and enterprise branches from cyber theft.

The 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 / 2590 Security Gateways offer integrated, multi-layered security in a compact desktop form factor. Setup can be done in minutes using pre-defined security policies and our step-by-step configuration wizard.

The 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 / 2590 Security Gateways are conveniently manageable locally through a Web interface, centrally by the Check Point Spark Firewall Management service in Infinity Portal, or centrally by Check Point's management systems: Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server, SmartLSM, and Smart-1 Cloud.

Comprehensive Protection

• Next Generation Firewall
• Site-to-Site VPN
• Remote Access VPN
• Application Control and Web Filtering
• IoT device discover and security
• Intrusion Prevention
• Anti-Virus
• Anti-Bot
• Anti-Spam
• SandBlast Threat Emulation (sandboxing)
• Device Recognition
• Email Inspection
• Smart Accel

(1-B) Key Features - Hardware

2530 / 2550 Security Gateways

• Wired, WiFi7 and WiFi7 + 5G flavors.
• 6x1GbE LAN, 1x1GbE copper/fiber WAN 1x1GbE copper/fiber DMZ ports.
• New look and feel, fanless design, aluminum-based design.
• Front panel LEDs indication (4 LEDs).
• Power button.
• Dual band concurrent 2x2 802.11be WiFi7.
• USB Type-C console port.
• USB 3.0 Port.
• Dual SIM (Nano and Micro)
• SD Card support
• Threat Prevention performance – 1,000 Mbps (CPEnt).

2560 / 2570 Security Gateways

• Wired, WiFi7 and WiFi7+5G flavors (see description below).
• 8x1GbE LAN, 1x1GbE WAN ports, 1x1GbE / SFP DMZ, 2x 10GbE SFP LAN ports.
• Dual band concurrent 2.4GHz and 6GHz 2x2 802.11be WiFi7 module + 5GHz 4x4 one band non-concurrent 802.11be WiFi7 module.
• New look and feel, lightweight, fanless, Aluminum-based design.
• Front panel LEDs indication (4/5 LEDs).
• USB Type-C console port.
• USB 3.0 Port.
• SD Card support.
• Threat Prevention performance – 2,600 Mbps (CPEnt).
• Dual power supply inputs

2530 / 2550 and 2560 / 2570 Enhanced WiFi7 - Features and Capabilities

2530 / 2550 Gateways include enhanced 2x2 WiFi design.
2560 / 2570 Gateways include enhanced 2x2, 4x4 WiFi design.
Wi-Fi Cryptography: supports WPA, WPA2 and WPA3.

WiFi7: Comparison between 2530 / 2550 and 2560 / 2570:

2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 - 4G / LTE / 5G

See sk180545.

2580 Security Gateways

• Wired model
• 8x1GbE LAN ports, 2x2.5GbE ports, 1x10GbE RJ45 + SFP WAN ports, 1x10GbE RJ45 + SFP DMZ ports.
• New look and feel, lightweight, Aluminum-based design.
• Front panel LEDs indication (4/5 LEDs).
• USB Type-C + RJ45 console port.
• USB 3.0 Port.
• SD Card support
• Threat Prevention performance 3250Mbps

2590 Security Gateways (EA)

• Wired model
• 16x1GbE LAN ports, 8x1 GbE SFP ports, 2x2.5GbE ports, 1x1GbE RJ45 + SFP WAN ports, 1x1GbE RJ45 + SFP DMZ ports, and 1x10GbE SFP ports.
• New look and feel, lightweight, Aluminum-based design.
• Front panel LEDs indication (4/5 LEDs).
• USB Type-C + RJ45 console port.
• USB 3.0 Port.
• SD Card support
• Threat Prevention performance 5500Mbps

(1-C) Downloads

Refer to:

• sk183406 - Spark Firewall Appliances - Releases R82.00.X

(1-D) Documentation

(2) Known Limitations and Resolved Issues

• sk183400 - Spark Firewall R82.00.X Known Limitations
• sk183419 - Spark Firewall R82.00.X Resolved Issues and Enhancements

(3) Revision History

Article Properties

Access Level: General
Status: Approved
Date Created: 2025-03-03
Last Modified: 2026-04-30