Introducing the Firewalla Orange: All-in-one Firewalla + Dual Band Wi-Fi 7
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- All-in-one Firewalla + Dual-band Wi-Fi 7
- 2 Gigabit wired performance with inspection
- Hybrid mode: Mobile or Stationary
If you already purchased the unit, and want to join our January Beta, please use this link to fill the survey
Thank you for the strong interest! The first pre-sale batch has sold out. We’re doing our best to secure additional DDR4 (2GB) memory and plan to resume the pre-sale in early to mid-January.
Please fill out this form, and we will notify you once we are ready.
- Pre-sale Price: $349
- Discount: A small $20 coupon will be sent before the launch. Sign up here: https://firewalla.com/orange
- Availability: USA customers only
- Shipping: March or April 2026; beta units may ship earlier
- Inventory is very limited.
- Software: Orange supports the same software features as Firewalla Purple. See the Purple column in our Software Features Comparison chart for details.
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Update: 11/21/2025
The first Orange build will be extremely limited in quantity. Subsequent builds will likely be the same and limited by the amount of 2GB DDR4 memory chips we can obtain from our ODM.
The first build will be all FCC/USA due to an exceptionally short build cycle.
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Update: 11/18/2025
We are facing a 2GB DDR4 memory shortage, where a simple memory chip price has increased more than 10x. In order to bring the Orange to you at a reasonable discount, we are going to push the pre-sale date until we can secure these memory chips. Our ODM partner is working hard, and hopefully, we can start the pre-sale middle of December. (This date may be pushed even further if we can't get a batch of reasonably priced memory)
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11/4/2025
- Tentative Release date: March / April 2026, Beta units releasing earlier
- Pre-sale starts: TBD
- Survey + Additional Coupon: https://forms.gle/Gd65RCEH4EGfehot8
- Price: (TBD) (A bit more expensive than the Purple and less expensive than Gold SE)
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FAQ:
Why Build Orange?
With rising (and random) tariffs, ongoing chip shortages (CPU and DDR4), building the Purple unit has become increasingly uneconomical. Orange serves as a strategic hedge to ensure continuity if Purple production becomes unfeasible.
What is the final price?
We don’t know yet (due to fluctuation of DDR4 price), but the pre-sale price will always be a bargain. (A bit more expensive than the Purple and less expensive than Gold SE)
What happens to Purple?
We will continue building Purple units until it is no longer economically feasible. The Orange runs the same Firewalla binaries as the Purple (ARM64).
What are the major differences between Orange and Purple?
Orange is a bit bigger, uses a bit more power, and has faster/scalable Wi-Fi. All other software features should be the same or similar to Purple. See the "Purple" column in our Software Features Comparison chart here.
Why Orange Color?
The original Firewalla from Indiegogo/Kickstarter was Orange (our supporters wanted red, and we made the Red). We thought it would be cool to bring back the color, remind us how important our customers are, and serve as a “warning” for security.
Can Orange work with my existing Wi-Fi Mesh?
Yes, Orange’s native Wi-Fi can run alongside any non-Firewalla Wi-Fi mesh systems.
What is Firewalla Orange's Wi-Fi coverage?
See https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/36934249691539-Firewalla-AP7-Coverage
If you force us to give a number, maybe 1000 to 1500 sqft.
What is Firewalla Orange's Wi-Fi Speed?
We've seen 1.5 Gbit to 1.7 Gbit LAN performance (iperf3 Firewalla App to Firewalla via Wi-Fi). And internet performance is around 1.2 Gbit (phone is about 3 to 5 feet from the unit). Internet performance on Wi-Fi is lower compared to pure Wi-Fi LAN due to traffic inspection.
Can Orange mesh with Firewalla AP7 Wi-Fi Mesh?
No, during this initial launch, Orange cannot mesh with AP7, as it cannot run two sets of Wi-Fi simultaneously (AP7 and Orange native Wi-Fi).
However, in a future enhancement, we will allow Orange and AP7 to work together in the same Wi-Fi Mesh.
Can I turn off Wi-Fi and run the unit as a Firewall unit?
You definitely can. You will have a Firewalla unit that can inspect traffic at 2 Gigabit/s
Does Orange support all AP7 Wi-Fi features?
Most AP7 features (VqLAN, Device Isolation, Allowed Devices, multiple SSIDs) will be supported on Orange. Orange does not support Personal Keys (PPSK via WPA2), the 6 GHz band, or Multi-Link Operation (MLO). However, Orange will support enterprise Wi-Fi, so you can use a single SSID and map devices to different users based on credentials (similar to personal keys).
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Yes, the Orange is a full firewalla + Wi-Fi access point, and it works beautifully for a small apartment. Can support much more devices and up to 1.2Gigabit (5ghz) with traffic inspection.
Only bad side is the size of the Orange is bigger (likely around 2x) of the purple, and runs warmer
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John CA
The Firewalla side of the Orange is the same as purple/purple SE. You can look at the purple column here https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010465893-Guide-How-to-Choose-between-Different-Firewalla-Products (under software features)
So no DAP, no Suricata, Yes FireAI, Protect same purple, VPN same as purple. (WireGuard likely a bit slower than Purple, OpenVPN likely a bit faster)
Captive portal support is the same as the purple, likely better since the WiFi7 chip is likely more powerful than the WiFI5 client chip in the purple.
No 4G/5G wireless
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It sounds like it’s not supported but I’d be an insta-purchase if I could set it in my house and it would act as my 4th ‘AP7’ and then when I travel I could take it with me. When in ‘travel mode’ it connects to the hotel (or whatever) local WiFi and then it auto-VPNs back home to my Gold SE while broadcasting my home SSID
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I do know "transparent bridging mode should work", if we turn off monitoring, and manually configure the SSID, and if you don't roam too much, this may just work like an AP. But ... when you take it with you, you may need to change it back to router mode. So, the experience is not plug and play, but should be usable.
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This is great news. I was wondering when a successor to the Purple would appear.
2.5G will give my WAN port some head room. Will the orange have a more powerful CPU or identical architecture as the Purple?
WiFi 7 built in also is great move. I would love to participate in a early beta program as well as an early discount. TY -
Chris Parker The Orange CPU per core performance is likely a bit better than the current purple, the purple has 2 more cores, so it is faster (unless it is running WiFi). Orange's WiFi is very fast, with inspection, it can go to 1.2 to 1.3gigabit WiFi. If you want to get into beta, please purchase early.
Knowguy it is just a random switch sitting there.
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I love all my Firewalla devices, and the new Orange looks especially appealing as a possible replacement for my Beryl travel routers. That said, the trend—at least in the U.S.—is that Ethernet ports are becoming increasingly rare in hotel rooms.
Obviously, the Orange could be accessed over SSH from another authorized device to configure hotel WiFi, but will it be able to handle captive portals smoothly when used as a repeater? I don’t have a Purple, so I’m not sure if the Firewalla Android app can connect ad hoc to the device to select and join a WiFi network & pass the captive portal.
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idowens The Orange can do wifi LAN and Wifi WAN at the sametime, so you can use it in hotels without ethernet.
The Orange is like the purple, should already have functions to talk to captive portals. (the purple been traveling for 4 years now, so there should be enough code inside to deal with common captive portals)
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Manny Cavalier this unit is for a different market;
6ghz is very hot, if we include it, the size of the unit will likely be 4x to 5x bigger. You are best just get an AP7 https://firewalla.com/products/firewalla-ap7
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Check out our quick intro video on the Firewalla Orange: https://youtu.be/GXXYn1V-gJs?si=UC4K7Ut8tA8ikpw4
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"The Orange WiFi LAN can't co-exist with AP7."
That is unfortunate. I saw later on you mentioned it can act like a standalone access point with the same SSID but wont mesh with the AP7. I assume that is because the AP7 meshes over its 6GHz band right? And the Orange doesnt have 6GHz.
Perhaps a software update could be done for the AP7 that gave you a setting that when an Orange was used in the whole system together you could choose to mesh over 5GHz so the Orange integrates seamlessly with the AP7's, at the cost of backhaul bandwidth from dropping to 5GHz.
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It is possible Orange WiFi LAN can coexist (but unlikely to mesh) with AP7. (coexist, like a different SSID, and if you tolerate slower roaming, it may mesh with the AP7). These features are likely future enhancements. What we say here is what's being developed for Orange initial release. (so yes ... many many cool features will come!)
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