Palo Alto PA-1500 Series — Large Branch & Small Campus NGFW
Fifth-generation (Quantum-Optimized) firewall series for smaller campuses and large distributed branch offices. 3 models (PA-1510-POE / 1520-POE / 1530-POE), 15–35 Gbps firewall and 9–27 Gbps Threat Prevention (appmix, PAN-OS 12.2). PoE on every model (485–724 W, 90 W per port), multi-gig copper and 10G/25G fiber interfaces; 1U rack.
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Specifications
- Type
- Quantum-Optimized NGFW (small campus / large branch)
- Manufacturer
- Palo Alto Networks
- Models
- PA-1510-POE, PA-1520-POE, PA-1530-POE
- Firewall throughput (appmix)
- 15 / 25 / 35 Gbps
- Threat Prevention (appmix)
- 9 / 18 / 27 Gbps
- IPsec VPN
- 7 / 14 / 18 Gbps
- Max concurrent sessions
- 1,095,000 / 1,495,000 / 1,750,000
- New sessions per second
- 140,000 / 180,000 / 220,000
- Virtual systems (base / max)
- 1/6 · 1/11 · 1/11
- PoE budget
- 485 W / 545 W / 724 W (90 W per port)
- Form factor
- 1U 19" rack
- Policy classification
- App-ID + User-ID + Content-ID
- Management
- PAN-OS + Panorama / Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)
- Cloud-delivered security services (CDSS)
- Advanced Threat Prevention, Advanced URL Filtering, Advanced WildFire, Advanced DNS Security, Advanced IP Defense
Key features
- 3 models: PA-1510-POE / PA-1520-POE / PA-1530-POE — the step above the PA-1400 Series.
- Firewall throughput (appmix): 15 / 25 / 35 Gbps; Threat Prevention: 9 / 18 / 27 Gbps (PAN-OS 12.2).
- IPsec VPN: 7 / 14 / 18 Gbps; concurrent sessions 1,095,000 / 1,495,000 / 1,750,000.
- PoE (ports 5–20): 485 W / 545 W / 724 W total, up to 90 W per port — access points, cameras and IP phones powered from the firewall.
- Interfaces: 1G copper, 1G/2.5G/5G and 10G multi-gig copper, 1G SFP, 10G SFP+; 4 × 25G SFP28 on PA-1520-POE / PA-1530-POE.
- Dedicated HA ports (2 × 1G) and HSCI (10G / 25G); active/passive and active/active HA.
- Post-quantum cryptography: decryption and site-to-site VPN with ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA.
- 1U 19" rack; PA-1530-POE ships with 2 × 1200 W power supplies, a second supply is optional on the others (AC or DC).
- Promark: sizing, PoE budget planning, installation, HA and policy design.
Typical applications
Large branch — WAN edge, IPsec/SD-WAN and PoE for Wi-Fi access points.
Small-campus internet edge — 25G uplink to the campus core.
Hospital annex — segmentation of clinical, administrative and guest networks.
Factory office building — cameras and IP phones powered through the firewall.
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