The USB cable is included so you can connect to the serial console over USB, which is convenient if you prefer not to connect a keyboard and monitor. I think it is nice that a VESA mount is included so that it can be easily mounted on anything that supports the VESA mount standard. The contents of the box containing the VP2410 are the following: the VP2410, VESA mount bracket, USB cable, SATA power cable, SATA data cable, 2 packets of screws, Ethernet interface labels, and a Quick Start Guide card. One thing that I noticed that was interesting is the box containing the VP2410 has a security seal on it so that you will know if someone has tampered with the box. There was an appropriate amount of bubble bags to keep all of the boxes/bags inside protected during shipping. UnboxingĪs you can see in the image below, everything I received was packaged in a box with Protectli branded packaging tape. Protectli does produce models which have 2.5G network interfaces if you are interested in more network throughput. The VP2410 only has 1G network interfaces, which may be adequate for many users who only use 1G networking and/or their Internet bandwidth is 1 Gbps or less. The VP2410 was the first VP series model released by Protectli. The “VP” (Vault Pro) series models by Protectli offer a greater number of configuration options such as a larger amount of maximum supported RAM and the option for secondary storage. In this review, I am going to take a close look at the VP2410, which was released in 2021. I chose a 4 port model since it should be representative of what many home users might consider purchasing due to being more budget friendly than the 6 port models. Protectli is a well-known maker of firewall appliances so I was very excited when they asked if I would like to try out some hardware. I view this is as a great opportunity to expand upon my hardware recommendations page with real world experience and hopefully provide interesting information not as readily available elsewhere. After writing for this site for several years, I have recently been approached by a couple of hardware vendors to try out their hardware.

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