High Availability

Some of our Netgate customers may be seeking to purchase our security gateways with the intention of configuring them as high availability (HA) pairs. This is done in our new store a little differently than our previous store.

Below we will provide you with two instruction sets as to how a customer would purchase their desired high availability pairs for our 1U rack systems.

Netgate 8300:

The Netgate 8300 can be configured in an HA pair by following these steps: 

1. Visit the Netgate 8300 product page
2. Choose your various “Expansion Card”, “Power Supply” and “Software Support” options
3. Choose Extend product protection plan if desired
4. After making your dropdown selections you will need to change your quantity to “2”
5. Add them to your cart
6. Proceed to checkout

To learn how to configure your pfSense Plus software for high availability use you can view our documentation here.

Netgate 8200 or Netgate 6100 or Netgate 4200:

The Netgate 8200, Netgate 6100, Netgate 4200 can be configured in an HA pair by following these steps:

1. Visit the Netgate 8200, Netgate 6100, or Netgate 4200 product pages
2. Select your desired “Base” or “Max” model
3. Select your desired “Power Cord” option
4. Select your desired “Software Support” option
5. Choose Extend product protection plan if desired
6. After making your dropdown selections you will need to change your quantity to “2”
7. Add them to your cart
8. Proceed to checkout

To learn how to configure your pfSense Plus software for high availability use, you can view our documentation here.

If you have any questions regarding your high availability purchase feel free to contact us at sales@netgate.com.