{"product_id":"replacement-redundant-fan-for-watchguard-firebox-m4850-m5850-m6850","title":"WG9046 - WatchGuard Replacement Redundant Fan for WatchGuard Firebox M4850\/M5850\/M6850","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWatchGuard WG9046 Replacement Redundant Fan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a genuine spare \u003cstrong\u003ecooling fan\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong\u003eWatchGuard Firebox M4850, M5850 and M6850\u003c\/strong\u003e High Rackmount firewall appliances. Designed to keep your Firebox running at the right temperature, the WG9046 lets you swap out a faulty or worn fan quickly, helping to maintain the \u003cstrong\u003euptime and resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e that campus and data centre networks demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Firebox M4850, M5850 and M6850 each use \u003cstrong\u003efour hot-swappable external fans\u003c\/strong\u003e to decrease the internal temperature of the device. 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