Sophos XG 210 Rev. 3

Entry-level unified threat management (UTM) appliance designed for small office and branch office deployments. Originally sold by Sophos with their XG Firewall OS, the hardware is a standard x86_64 system capable of running any Linux distribution.

Platform

Platform specifications
Manufacturer	Sophos
Model	XG 210 Rev. 3
Form Factor	1U rack-mount
Architecture	x86_64
Release Year	2016
End of Life	2023-06-30 (End of hardware support. Software support ended 2024-03-31.)

Processor

Processor specifications
CPU	Intel Celeron G3900
Microarchitecture	Skylake
Cores / Threads	2 / 2
Base Frequency	2.8 GHz
L1d Cache	64 KiB (per core)
L1i Cache	64 KiB (per core)
L2 Cache	512 KiB (per core)
L3 Cache	2 MiB (shared)
Instruction Sets	x86_64, SSE, SSE2, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AES-NI
Virtualization	VT-x
TDP	51 W

Memory

Memory specifications
Type	DDR4
Speed	2133 MHz
Installed Capacity	8 GiB
Max Capacity	64 GiB
Slots	4
ECC Supported	No

Storage

Storage controllers
AHCI	Intel Q170/Q150/B150/H170/H110/Z170/CM236 (4 ports, SATA III (6 Gb/s))

Networking

Network interfaces
Copper Ports	6× Intel I211 Gigabit Ethernet
Fiber Ports	2× Intel I210 Gigabit (SFP)
PCIe Switch	Pericom Semiconductor PI7C9X2G404

Expansion

Expansion slots
FleXi Port	Expansion slot for additional network interfaces

Chipset & Controllers

Chipset and controller specifications
Chipset	Intel H110 (100 Series)
USB 3.0	Intel 100 Series xHCI (2 front ports)
Integrated Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 510
Audio	Intel 100 Series HD Audio

Firmware

Firmware specifications
Type	UEFI
Vendor	American Megatrends Inc.
Version	5.11
Release Date	2018-04-12

Physical

Physical specifications
Dimensions	438 × 292 × 44 mm (W × D × H)
Weight	~5.1 kg
Rack Units	1U
Front Panel	Multi-function LCD display, 2x USB 3.0 ports

Power & Thermal

Power and thermal specifications
Power (Idle)	52 W
Power (Full Load)	78 W
Operating Temp	0–40°C

Port Mapping

Network interface port mapping
Physical Label	Linux Interface	PCI Bus	Type
LAN (Port 1)	enp2s0	02:00.0	copper
WAN (Port 2)	enp3s0	03:00.0	copper
HA (Port 3)	enp4s0	04:00.0	copper
e3 (Port 4)	enp5s0	05:00.0	copper
e4 (Port 5)	enp6s0	06:00.0	copper
e5 (Port 6)	enp9s0	09:00.0	copper
e6 (Port 7, SFP)	enp10s0	0a:00.0	fiber
e7 (Port 8, SFP)	enp11s0	0b:00.0	fiber

Notes

Hardware Bypass: Hardware bypass on port pairs 1/2 and 3/4 for Bump-in-the-wire or inline TAP scenarios. Traffic flows through port pairs when device loses power.

FleXi Port Expansion: Expansion slot for additional network interfaces. Available modules: 8x additional 1Gbps copper ports, fiber interface modules.

LCD Display: Multi-function LCD display. Non-functional under Linux (Not reverse engineered).

Memory Upgrade: Current: 8GB (2x 4GB DIMMs in Channel A and B DIMM0 slots). Maximum supported: 64GB (4x 16GB DIMMs) (DDR4-2133 unbuffered DIMMs).

References

XG 210 Product Brief (archived)

Datasheet · Original marketing material, archived by Sophos
Intel Celeron G3900 Specifications (available)

Specification
Intel I210/I211 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Datasheet (available)

Datasheet
Sophos XG Firewall End-of-Life Announcement (available)

Announcement · Hardware EOL: June 30, 2023