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# Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Firewall with Megaport Virtual Edge

> This help topic describes Palo Alto Networks with Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE) functionality.

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Palo Alto Networks offers a range of solutions for MVE, providing both advanced network flexibility and scalability, and robust security options. Depending on your needs, you can deploy a Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Firewall for extra security to your network at the edge or Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN for streamlined network management and SD-WAN functionalities.

VM-Series is the next-generation firewall (NGFW) solution from Palo Alto Networks that adds extra security to your network at the edge. Using Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE), you can quickly and securely deploy a NGFW in many global locations.

In the Megaport Portal you create and manage the MVE and Virtual Cross Connects (VXCs) to cloud on-ramps and other services in the Megaport software-defined network. MVE acts as the underlay providing the compute, networking, and connectivity on demand, so that when it is paired with the overlay of the VM-Series NGFW it quickly and securely deploys a complete virtual firewall service. You manage the firewall via the appliance's local GUI or Palo Alto network orchestrator, [Panorama](https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/panorama).

The following diagram shows an example network implementation of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Firewall features over the Megaport network.

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