{"product_id":"transceiver-40gb-short-range-qsfp-for-watchguard-firebox-m","title":"WG8022 - WatchGuard Transceiver 40Gb Short-Range QSFP+ for WatchGuard Firebox M","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWatchGuard WG8022 40Gb Short-Range QSFP+ Transceiver\u003c\/strong\u003e is the WatchGuard-branded \u003cstrong\u003e40GBase-SR4 multi-mode QSFP+ transceiver\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong\u003eWatchGuard Firebox M\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 Port 40Gb QSFP+ Fiber Module. Supplied under SKU WG8022, it lets you light up the QSFP+ ports on your Firebox M appliance so you can connect to \u003cstrong\u003e40Gb Ethernet\u003c\/strong\u003e fibre infrastructure with a transceiver that WatchGuard lists as supported for this purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe QSFP+ ports on the WatchGuard 2 Port 40Gb QSFP+ Fiber Module do not work out of the box: a compatible QSFP+ transceiver must be plugged in before the interfaces can be used. 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