CASwell CAF-0120: Fan-less Desktop Network System with AI-Support for enhanced Cybersecurity

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan - March 11, 2025 - PRLog -- CASwell, a leading manufacturer of innovative and high-performance SD-WAN (uCPE/vCPE) and network security systems, launches the new CAF-0120, a fan-less networking appliance for small to medium-sized organizations and enterprise branch offices. This desktop device in a compact form factor is destined to be used as security solutions like VPN gateways or NGFW (next-generation firewalls) that use the processor-integrated acceleration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The CAF-0120 can protect company networks even better from cyberattacks through AI, while also serving as a secure SD-WAN solution to provide fast and reliable networking for remote branch locations due to its high-speed Ethernet ports.

The latest generation of Intel's Atom SoC called "Amston Lake" supports AI with Intel's Deep Learning Boost (DL Boost) through its Gracemont architecture with Vector Neural Network Instructions (VNNI), that improve AI performance especially for inferencing. The CAF-0120 uses the Atom x7211RE of this CPU family to make the device an ideal platform for AI-powered cybersecurity. Examples are VPN gateways, that use AI to optimize finding the fastest and most secure server for connecting to remote locations, or NGFW with AI capabilities to more effectively identify both known and unknown threats within network traffic.

The Intel Atom x7211RE can accelerate these tasks at a mere 6 watts of power consumption, while handling up to 16GB of main memory, eMMC and/or a SSD for storage space and four 2.5GbE RJ45 ports. All this is possible without noisy active cooling, as the processor can be cooled fan-less. Additionally, the CAF-0120 can optionally be equipped with a DisplayPort for external monitors and an onboard secure crypto processor to support TPM 2.0 for higher security through trusted authentication.

Summary and availability

The CASwell CAF-0120 is a compact, quiet and energy-efficient system for AI-powered cybersecurity solutions like VPN gateways and NGFW. It's designed for small to mid-sized businesses or remote branch offices of larger cooperations that want to protect their network from bad actors and establish a secure and flexible software-defined network.

This appliance can be configured according to customer requirements, and samples for customer evaluation are available now.
Please contact your local CASwell representative or sales for any question.

Find out more information about the CASwell CAF-0120 here:
https://www.cas-well.com/products/network-security-manage...