Palo Alto PA-50R Series — Ruggedized 5G NGFW for Field & Critical Infrastructure
Fanless, 5G-enabled industrial firewall series for substations, power plants, field cabinets and oil and gas facilities. Firewall, routing, switching, SD-WAN and PoE in one appliance. 4 models; 2–4 Gbps firewall, 1–2.4 Gbps Threat Prevention (appmix, PAN-OS 12.2); -40…70 °C operation, App-ID for industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3 and IEC-104.
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Specifications
- Type
- Ruggedized 5G NGFW (Quantum-Optimized)
- Manufacturer
- Palo Alto Networks
- Models
- PA-52R-5G, PA-54R-POE, PA-54R-POE-D-5G, PA-56R-POE-5G
- Firewall throughput (appmix)
- 2.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 4.0 Gbps
- Threat Prevention (appmix)
- 1.0 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 2.4 Gbps
- IPsec VPN
- 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.9 Gbps
- Max concurrent sessions
- 64,000 / 200,000 / 200,000 / 200,000
- Ports
- 8 / 12 / 12 / 16 × 1G RJ45 + 2 × 1G SFP
- PoE
- 802.3bt, 90 W per port, 225 W total (POE models)
- Cellular WAN
- 5G/LTE, dual SIM (PA-54R-POE-D-5G: dual modem)
- Operating temperature
- -40…70 °C, fanless
- Power input
- 12–48 VDC; 100–240 VAC optional
- 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
Key features
- 4 models: PA-52R-5G, PA-54R-POE, PA-54R-POE-D-5G (dual modem), PA-56R-POE-5G — new ruggedized series announced with PAN-OS 12.2.
- Firewall throughput (appmix): 2.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 4.0 Gbps; Threat Prevention: 1.0 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 2.4 Gbps.
- Integrated 5G/LTE, dual SIM; dual modem on PA-54R-POE-D-5G for active/active cellular links; optional satellite failover.
- 8–16 × 1G RJ45 + 2 × 1G SFP; 802.3bt PoE (90 W per port), 225 W total on PoE models — PTZ cameras and field sensors powered from the firewall.
- Up to 6 digital inputs/outputs (cabinet door, flooding, power-loss alarms).
- App-ID identifies and controls industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, IEC-104, Siemens S7, PROFINET, BACnet and EtherNet/IP.
- Fanless metal housing with no moving parts; -40…70 °C operation; 12–48 VDC (AC optional).
- PA-52R-5G: 1RU, DIN-rail mount optional; PA-54R: 3RU; PA-56R-POE-5G: 2RU 19" rack.
- Promark: site survey, OT segmentation, cellular/SD-WAN design and commissioning.
Typical applications
Substations and switchyards — zoning SCADA traffic, 5G link to the control center.
Gas pipeline valve and metering stations — fanless installation in field cabinets, cabinet alarms via digital inputs.
Water and wastewater facilities — secure connectivity for distributed pump stations.
Field cameras — PTZ cameras and sensors powered by PoE from the firewall.
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