Before you configure Gateway Firewall features, make sure that the NSX Edge form factor deployed in your environment supports the features.

Table 1. Gateway Firewall features supported on NSX Edge form factor
Features/NSX Edge Form Factor Small

2 vCPU, 4GB RAM (POC only)

Medium

4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

Large

8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM

Extra Large

16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM

Bare Metal
L3-L4 Firewall Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User ID-based Access Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Application Access Control​ No Yes Yes Yes Yes
URL Filtering No Yes Yes Yes Yes
FQDN Analysis No Yes Yes Yes Yes
IDPS No No Yes Yes Yes
Malware Detection No No No Yes Yes
Sandboxing for unknown Threats No No No Yes No
TLS Inspection No No Yes Yes Yes
L2 and L3 VPN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Static, Dynamic Routing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes