> Source: [sk183193](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183193)
# sk183193 - Spark Firewall 2500 Series
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183193 |
| Date Created | 2025-03-03 |
| Last Modified | 2026-04-30 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Spark Firewall (Locally Managed) |
| Versions | R82.00.X, R81.10.X |
| Platform | 2500 |
## 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
Visit [Check Point's CheckMates Community](https://community.checkpoint.com) to ask questions, start a discussion, and get our experts' assistance.
**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 {#2500}
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(1-A) Overview of 2530 / 2550 / 2560 / 2570 / 2580 / 2590 Security Gateways {#2500 Overview}
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> 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.
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> ### Advanced Security, Uncompromising Performance {#Toggle_2500_Overview}
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> ### Comprehensive Protection
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> * Next Generation Firewall
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> * Site-to-Site VPN
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> * Remote Access VPN
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> * Application Control and Web Filtering
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> * IoT device discover and security
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> * Intrusion Prevention
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> * Anti-Virus
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> * Anti-Bot
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> * Anti-Spam
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> * SandBlast Threat Emulation (sandboxing)
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> * Device Recognition
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> * Email Inspection
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> * Smart Accel
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(1-B) Key Features - Hardware {#2500 Key Features Hardware}
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### 2530 / 2550 Security Gateways {#Toggle_2500_Key_Features_Hardware}
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* 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).
\*WiFi + 5G flavor on roadmap
### 2560 / 2570 Security Gateways
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* 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
(see below for 2560 / 2570 Enhanced WiFi capabilities).
* 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
\*WiFi+5G flavor on roadmap
### 2530 / 2550 and 2560 / 2570 Enhanced WiFi7 - Features and Capabilities
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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: {#Toggle_2500_Hardware_Enhanced_WiFi6}
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> | **Feature** | **802.11be** **2530 / 2550** | **802.11be** **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 2 streams
| 2560 / 2570 2 streams on 2.4 and 6 GHz 4 streams on 5GHz
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> | 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
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See [sk180545](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk180545).
### 2580 Security Gateways
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* 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)
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* 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 {#2500 Downloads}
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> * [](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk179615)[sk183406 - Spark Firewall Appliances - Releases R82.00.X](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183406)
(1-D) Documentation {#2500 Documentation}
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> | 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) * [2560 / 2570 Quick Start Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/PDF/2560_2570_Appliances_QuickStartGuide.pdf) * [2580 Quick Start Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/PDF/2580_Appliance_QuickStartGuide.pdf) * [2590 Quick Start Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/PDF/2590_Appliance_QuickStartGuide.pdf) |
> | Getting Started Guides | 2530 / 2550 * [2530 / 2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/EN/Default.htm) (English)[](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_V0_WiFi6/ES/Default.htm) * [2530/2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Traditional Chinese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/zh-TW/Default.htm) * [2530/2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Portuguese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/pt-br/Default.htm) * [2530/2550 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Spanish)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T0/ES/Default.htm) 2560 / 2570 * [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/EN/Default.htm) (English) * [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Traditional Chinese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/zh-TW/Default.htm) * [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Portuguese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/pt-br/Default.htm) * [2560/2570 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Spanish)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.2/ES/Default.htm) 2580 * [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/EN/Default.htm) (English) * [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Traditional Chinese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/zh-TW/Default.htm) * [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Portuguese)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/pt-br/Default.htm) * [2580 Appliance Getting Started Guide (Spanish)](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Appliances/GSG_T1.5/ES/Default.htm) 2590 * [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) * [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) * [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 {#2500 Known Limitations}
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> * [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 {#2500 Revision History}
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> | 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 |
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