Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Allied Telesis AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s vs Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s

26specifications compared
22differ
4identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 6.1 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Allied Telesis AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s (8 Gbit/s vs 1.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 0.5 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Allied Telesis AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s (1.5 Gbit/s vs 1 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 19 W more power consumption (max) than the Allied Telesis AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s (46 W vs 27 W). Management protocols: IPv6, SNMPv6, Telnetv6, SSHv6 on the Allied Telesis AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s, SNMP v1, v2c, v3 on the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s. AC input voltage: 90-260 V on the Allied Telesis AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s, 100-240 V on the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:1.9 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
AC input voltage
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:90-260 V
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:100-240 V
AC input frequency
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:47/63 Hz
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:27 W
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:46 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:0 - 50 °C
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:-25 - 70 °C
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:5 - 80%
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:10 - 90%

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Comparison of AT-AR4050S, VPN1000
65 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-AR4050S hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s Model AT-AR4050S View product	B Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s Model VPN1000 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1.9 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	1 Gbit/s	1.5 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	750 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum firewall connections per secondKnown for one	12000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1560 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	28.4 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	444930 h
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ad	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)	Yes	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, WEP, WPA	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES
VPN supportKnown for one	IPsec, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, IKEv2, SSL/TLS VPN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	IPv6, SNMPv6, Telnetv6, SSHv6	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Routing protocolsKnown for one	BGP4, OSPF, RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDHC	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Storageidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	4096 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	90-260 V	100-240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	47/63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Differs	27 W	46 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	27 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	EN55022 class A, FCC class A, VCCI class A EN55024, EN61000-3-levels 2 (Harmonics), and 3 (Flicker) UL60950-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-03, EN60950-1, EN60825-1, AS/NZS 60950.1 UL, cUL, TuV RoHS	FCC Part 15 (Class A),CE EMC (Class A),C-Tick (Class A),BSMI
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 80%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 2000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	425 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	250 mm
HeightDiffers	220 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	3.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	365 mm	519 mm
Package heightDiffers	260 mm	392 mm
Package depthDiffers	115 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.6 kg	4.8 kg
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1900 Mbit/s	8000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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