# 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)
   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](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183406)

## (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

|     |     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **2530 / 2550** | **2560 / 2570** | **2580** | **2590** |
|  |  |  |  |

### (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:

|     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Feature** | **802.11be**<br>**2530 / 2550** | **802.11be**<br>**2560 / 2570** |
| MU-MIMO | Supported | Supported |
| Adjacent Channel Bonding | **160MHz** | **160MHz** |
| Supported channel width | 20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz, 160MHz | 20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz, 160MHz, 320MHz (on the 6GHz band) |
| Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation | Supported | Supported |
| Implicit Feedback Beamforming | Supported | Supported |
| Explicit Feedback Beamforming | Supported | Supported |
| Streams | 2530 / 2550 <br>2 streams | 2560 / 2570<br>2 streams on 2.4 and<br>6 GHz<br>4 streams on 5GHz |
| Highest Modulation | **4096 QAM** | **4096 QAM** |
| MIMO Type | Multi User (MU) | **Multi User (MU)** |
| Antenna gain | 5dBi | **5dBi** |
| MCS Support | MCS13 | **MCS13** |

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

See [sk180545](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/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](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183406)

## (1-D) Documentation

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| **Document** | **Link** |
| Release Notes | - [R82.00.X Spark Firewall Release Notes](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/Quantum_Spark_R82.00.X/RN/EN/Default.htm) |
| Quick Start Guides | - [2530 / 2550 Quick Start Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/PDF/2530_2550_Appliances_QuickStartGuide.pdf)<br>- [2560 / 2570 Quick Start Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/PDF/2560_2570_Appliances_QuickStartGuide.pdf)<br>- [2580 Quick Start Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/PDF/2580_Appliance_QuickStartGuide.pdf)<br>- [2590 Quick Start Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/PDF/2590_Appliance_QuickStartGuide.pdf) |
| Getting Started Guides | 2530 / 2550<br>- [2530 / 2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/EN/Default.htm) (English)<br>- [2530/2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Traditional Chinese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/zh-TW/Default.htm)<br>- [2530/2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Portuguese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/pt-br/Default.htm)<br>- [2530/2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Spanish)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/ES/Default.htm)<br>2560 / 2570<br>- [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/EN/Default.htm) (English)<br>- [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Traditional Chinese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/zh-TW/Default.htm)<br>- [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Portuguese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/pt-br/Default.htm)<br>- [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Spanish)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/ES/Default.htm)<br>2580<br>- [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/EN/Default.htm) (English)<br>- [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Traditional Chinese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/zh-TW/Default.htm)<br>- [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Portuguese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/pt-br/Default.htm)<br>- [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Spanish)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/ES/Default.htm)<br>2590<br>- [2590 Appliance Getting Started Guide (English)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T3/EN/Default.htm) |
| Administration Guide | - [R82.00.X Spark Firewall Locally Managed Administration Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/Quantum_Spark_R82.00.X/AdminGuides_Locally_Managed/EN/Default.htm)<br>- [R82.00.X Spark Firewall Centrally Managed Administration Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/Quantum_Spark_R82.00.X/AdminGuides_Centrally_Managed/EN/Default.htm) |
| CLI Guide | - [R82.00.X Spark Firewall CLI Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/Quantum_Spark_R82.00.X/CLI/EN/Default.htm) |
| Dynamic Routing CLI Guide | - [R82.00.X Spark Firewall Dynamic Routing Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/Quantum_Spark_R82.00.X/Dynamic_Routing/EN/Default.htm) |
| Universal Rack Mount Guide | - [Universal Rack Mount Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/Rails/Default.htm) |
| SecureKnowledge Articles | - [Spark Firewall Releases R82.00.X](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183406)<br>- [Spark Firewall - FAQ](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/Quantum_Spark_FAQ/Default.htm) |
| Spark Firewall 2500 Datasheet | - [Spark Firewall 2500 Datasheet](https://www.checkpoint.com/downloads/products/quantum-spark-2500-datasheet.pdf) |

## (2) Known Limitations and Resolved Issues

- [sk183400 - Spark Firewall R82.00.X Known Limitations](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183400)
- [sk183419 - Spark Firewall R82.00.X Resolved Issues and Enhancements](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183419)

## (3) Revision History

| Date | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 14 September 2025 | Added link for sk183406 Spark Firewall R82.00.X Releases |
| 07 September 2025 | Added Traditional Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish GSGs |
| 17 July 2025 | First release of this document |

## Article Properties

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