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Please see installation guide https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/52393670198675-Firewalla-Switch-Installation-Guide
Firewalla App 1.69.1 Will Support Both Switches
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REMINDERS on Firewalla Switch Pre-Sale (Tuesday, July 7 at 9AM PT)
The Pre-Sale starts July 7, 2026 at 9AM PT (USA time).
If you are in the USA, there are two available variations of each Switch model (both are the SAME production hardware):-
Pre-Sale:
- Ships Sept/Oct 2026
- Order Limit: 3 units per model; exceeding this may delay shipment
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Early Access/Beta:
- Ships around 7-10 days after order.
- Order Limit: 1 unit per model
- BETA Software
If you are outside the USA, only the Pre-Sale is available (ships Sept/Oct 2026)- See Pre-Sale terms above
- Available in UK, EU, Canada, + more. See the full list here: https://firewalla.com/products/firewalla-switch-x#shipping
- Firewalla is not responsible for VAT/Tariffs/etc. See "Shipping" for details.
REQUIREMENTS:- Firewalla Gold, Purple, or Orange series unit is required
- Firewalla Box in Router Mode
Ordering Links (sale begins 7/7/2026 at 9AM PT) -
Pre-Sale:
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Come and Get Your Firewalla Switch! Pre-Sale Starts Now
Ordering Link: https://firewalla.com/collections/firewalla-switch -
I'm excited - I already have my tracking number for my early access switch! Here's hoping that the pre-sale units are able to ship sooner rather than later (I'll have to keep my unifi switch upstairs until I get a second switch - the early access switch goes downstairs directly connected to the Gold Plus).
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BTW, some Switch X and SE/Early Access Versions will ship today! Please follow the directions at https://firewalla.com/install to install the "beta" app (1.69.1 or higher)
The majority of the early access units should be shipped by next week.
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The switch data sheets are linked from the ordering page.
https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/50525479424915-Firewalla-Switch-Products-Data-Sheet?_gl=1%2Abwy2n0%2A_gcl_au%2ANDc0Mjg4NTgzLjE3ODM0Mzc0NTQuMTUzOTgxNDM5My4xNzgzNDQwNTQyLjE3ODM0NDA1NDE.%2A_ga%2AMjA4Nzc0MDgzNi4xNzgzNDM3Mjk0%2A_ga_5CFZ2S3E53%2AczE3ODM1MjczOTQkbzQkZzEkdDE3ODM1MjczOTckajU3JGwwJGgxNzQ3NjcyOTA4It looks like the SE has passive cooling while the X has active cooling with 3 fans.
SE has a 135W external adapter and 114W POE power budget, while X has a 480W internal PSU and a 410W POE power budget.
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Unboxing the Firewalla Switch X and Switch SE:
Switch X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNv7QKdL_dM
Switch SE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChSc8eC2MnY
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Are there plans for a 16 (or 24) port version of the SE? Same specs, just double the 2.5G port count? I need over two dozen 1/2.5G PoE+ ports and not going to get 4x SEs. The 10G is perfect for my Wi-Fi 7 APs and a few servers/NAS. My dream stack would be One Switch X and two 16 port SEs or one 24 port SE.
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Can't wait to get my X. Ordered yesterday and it's already on the way as of last night.
Next step will be waiting for a 16/24 port switch option to complete everything and be 100% firewall infrastructure with a 40 port home network :P I know i'm not alone on that wish and we all know the firewalla guys are all working on it.
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We will need to wait a bit until we have better sales data from the existing switches. If the demand is high, we will look at white-labeling other switches with more or fewer ports.
Since firewalla does a lot more visibility/control than a traditional switch, with more ports, the switch ASIC needs to handle a lot more ACL's (TCAM entries), which may not easy to find. (meaning, we may have to spin a board, and that is very expensive)
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Totally understand and one of the beautiful things about Firewalla (and I sell people on it all the time) is that you all are cost conscious and doing this for the love of technology. I've lost count of the people I've converted over to your platform. I'm a CIO for a civil engineering firm and employees around the company are always coming to our team to talk about how to make their home networks more performant. "Have you met Firewalla...." (insert voice of Barney)
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I'm the same way. Folks will say: This is kind of expensive. I tell them a little up front but you don't have to pay them every year. You also get better performance and the UI is so much better than anything else out there. I'm building an ADU in the back yard and I ordered 3 switches for that. Once I get that all configured I'll update the main house. I figured I could make decisions later in the year and move one or two of those initial units around depending on what is released later.
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Personally, I think the price on both these switches is very good, even when compared against the competition not just standing on their own. These have very nice PoE budgets in them, more than typical switches. And 10g rj45 is still just expensive to do even these days long after it's release, but to include a 400w POE supply in it as well is just cherry on top. I am pleasantly surprised at the price as I expected higher like the other Firewalla products are.
But that doesn't mean you should go and raise the price Firewalla 😜
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Since firewalla does a lot more visibility/control than a traditional switch, with more ports, the switch ASIC needs to handle a lot more ACL's (TCAM entries), which may not easy to find.
I didn't think about that... I was hoping to see a white label TEG-284WS (or any 24p 1gbe + 2-4 sfp+ ports non-PoE), but given it doesn't have the same horsepower of the SE I can see that being a problem now!
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With the X and SE now purchased I think I have all the PoE ports I need (just want a lot more 1g ports so every terminated jack is patched into a switch).
That said if the 24port came with PoE I'd be able to sell the SE. I wouldn't need a whole lot of power budget (100w or so) given the X has generous budget.
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Zero POE ports needed for a 24+ port switch. Just 1/2.5G and 10gig SFP+ to go back to other switches and the X for backbone.
To be honest you guys did a great job with the X and SE. I'd imagine that anyone needing POE would use those to also isolate the devices as Camera, IoT, AP's and so on but keep the 24+ port switch for general 1/2.5G access. I'm running a TP-Link SG3428X-M2 that has 24-port 2.5g with 4 10GE SFP+. I would think with those 3 switches in your line up you've covered just about everyone to build/add/expand their needs from small to big to powerful. Creating a smaller switch than the SE would just be a waste of time/effort esp at the price point you all have it at.
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Yes I need limited PoE+ support on the 24-port switch. I have a number of lower power devices like cameras, doorbells, edge switches, smart home sensors, etc. The current 114w of the SE would be enough. However, the switch really needs to be 1/2.5G not just 1G. Most of my servers now have 2.5G. I've seen some switches that have limited number of PoE ports. So on the 24 port switch it could work to just supply PoE say the first 12 ports. Ideally just double the SE to 16 PoE, same PoE budget, and 2 10G SFP+ ports.
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Looking for a 48 port 2.5GB switch with 50% PoE++ and honestly would love a 5 port Poe powered small switch like the UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G . I have them behind every TV. https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/switching-utility/products/usw-flex-2-5g-5
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I do not think PoE would be required if using a Core X switch and SE edge switch. My plan would be to use a 1G PoE switch currently owned and active as a dedicated camera switch into a single SE port. I feel (hopefully correct) that there is no real crosstalk concern if all cameras are from same supplier.
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