The Enterprise Firewall Core is Ubiquiti walking into the big-firewall room and turning the price conversation upside down. A 100 Gbps-class gateway with 79 Gbps of live IDS/IPS inspection, 22,500+ clients, 5,000+ IPsec tunnels and hitless failover — the kind of spec sheet that usually wears a six-figure enterprise logo. In Australia, UniFi enterprise gateways are supplied by ARC IP Networks, an authorised Ubiquiti reseller — genuine stock, full manufacturer warranty.
What is the Enterprise Firewall Core?
The EF-Core sits at the very top of the UniFi cloud gateway range — above the Dream Machine Pro Max and even above the Enterprise Fortress Gateway. Its WAN face tells the story: a 100G QSFP28 port, a 25G SFP28 and a 10 GbE RJ45, expandable to eight WAN links. Inside, a 24-core Arm v9 processor and 32 GB of memory push 79 Gbps of traffic through full intrusion detection and prevention — the number that matters, because it's inspection speed, not just routing speed, that separates enterprise firewalls from fast routers.
It manages the whole site too: 2,250+ UniFi devices and 22,500+ clients from one console, with a 1.3″ touchscreen on the front and dual hot-swap power supplies at the back.
Who it's actually for
A 100G edge for universities, hospitals and corporate campuses on UniFi.
Client capacity and MAC table sized for thousands of users behind one edge.
5,000+ IPsec tunnels make it a serious site-to-site aggregation point.
Shadow Mode failover plus dual PSUs — no single box, no single supply.
Shopping for UniFi Cloud Gateways?
Authorised Ubiquiti reseller: genuine Australian stock, full warranty, competitive prices and price match available.
Full specifications
| Class | 100 Gbps enterprise cloud gateway, 1U rack mount |
| IDS/IPS | 79 Gbps with 95,000+ signatures (CyberSecure Enterprise) |
| Capacity | 22,500+ simultaneous clients · 2,250+ managed UniFi devices · 130,000 MAC table |
| VPN | 5,000+ concurrent IPsec tunnels |
| WAN | 1 × 100G QSFP28 + 1 × 25G SFP28 + 1 × 10 GbE RJ45 (up to 8 WAN ports) |
| Redundancy | Shadow Mode (VRRP) gateway failover · 2 × hot-swappable 550W PSUs |
| Processor / memory | 24-core Arm v9 at 2.5 GHz · 32 GB RAM · 128 GB SSD |
| Display | 1.3″ touchscreen · Ethernet + Bluetooth management |
| Power / thermals | 171W max · 585 BTU/hr · 0–40°C |
| Size / weight | 442.4 × 43.7 × 400 mm · 7.85 kg · CNC aluminium + steel |
EF-Core vs EFG: which enterprise gateway?
100G WAN · 79 Gbps IDS/IPS · 22,500+ clients · 5,000+ IPsec tunnels
Data-centre edge, carrier-style and very large campus networks.
25G-class · enterprise firewall & router for large campuses
The right ceiling for most big Australian sites — in stock at ARC IP now.
For everything smaller, our UniFi cloud gateway comparison walks the whole ladder from UCG-Ultra up, and the UDM Pro Max remains the sweet spot for demanding single sites.
Availability in Australia
The Enterprise Firewall Core has just been announced and Australian availability is rolling out. ARC IP Networks — an authorised Ubiquiti reseller in Australia — supplies UniFi enterprise gateways as genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer warranty, claimable locally, with UI Care available on eligible hardware. Enterprise and carrier buyers can open a trade account or talk to us about project pricing; our price match policy applies as always.
Register interest in the EF-Core → See the EFG — available now
Ready to buy?
Shop genuine Ubiquiti at ARC IP Networks
Authorised Ubiquiti reseller
Ubiquiti at ARC IP Networks
UniFi gateways, switches, Wi-Fi, Protect cameras and Access. Genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer's warranty, competitive prices and price match available.
Frequently asked questions
The Enterprise Firewall Core (EF-Core) is Ubiquiti's flagship 1U cloud gateway: a 100 Gbps-class firewall and router delivering 79 Gbps of IDS/IPS inspection, support for 22,500+ connected clients, 5,000+ concurrent IPsec tunnels and management of 2,250+ UniFi devices — with dual hot-swappable power supplies and Shadow Mode failover.
79 Gbps with intrusion detection and prevention enabled — using a signature set of 95,000+ rules with CyberSecure Enterprise. That means deep inspection at speeds where most firewalls fall back to plain routing.
Two layers: dual hot-swappable 550W power supplies in each unit, and Shadow Mode (VRRP) gateway failover, where a second EF-Core stands by and takes over automatically if the primary fails.
The EFG is Ubiquiti's 25G-class enterprise gateway for large campuses; the EF-Core lifts the ceiling to a 100G QSFP28 WAN port, 79 Gbps IDS/IPS and more than double the client capacity — it is aimed at data-centre edge, carrier-style and very large campus deployments.
The EF-Core has just been announced and Australian availability is rolling out. ARC IP Networks (arcip.com.au), an authorised Ubiquiti reseller in Australia, supplies UniFi enterprise gateways as genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer warranty — the EFG and UDM Pro Max are available today, and you can register interest for the EF-Core.
Who we are
About ARC IP Networks
ARC IP Networks is an Australian supplier of networking, Wi-Fi and gateway equipment, based in Blackburn, Melbourne, Victoria. We work with homeowners, installers, integrators and businesses across Australia, supplying Ubiquiti UniFi, MikroTik, TP-Link, Ruijie, Teltonika and D-Link.
We are an authorised Ubiquiti, MikroTik, TP-Link, Ruijie, Teltonika and D-Link reseller, so you get genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer's warranty, never grey imports, at competitive prices. Our team can help you choose the right equipment, and trade customers get trade accounts and project pricing on larger jobs.
- Genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer's warranty
- Competitive prices, price match available
- Trade accounts for installers, integrators and MSPs
- Australia-wide delivery; showroom in Blackburn, Mon–Fri 9–5 (demos by appointment)
Need help choosing?
Tell the ARC IP Networks team what you are trying to achieve and we will recommend the right equipment and quote it as one order.