Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Allied Telesis R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

17specifications compared
17differ
0identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.4 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Allied Telesis R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s (2.3 Gbit/s vs 1.9 Gbit/s). The Allied Telesis R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s has 0.19 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (1 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Allied Telesis R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (8 vs 7). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 50 °C on the Allied Telesis R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s, 0 - 40 °C on the Zyxel USG Flex 500. Storage temperature (T-T): -25 - 70 °C on the Allied Telesis R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s, -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

Firewall throughput
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:1.9 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:8
- USG Flex 500:7
Power consumption (max)
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:28 W
- USG Flex 500:24.1 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:0 - 50 °C
- USG Flex 500:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:-25 - 70 °C
- USG Flex 500:-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:5 - 80%
- USG Flex 500:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s:5 - 95%
- USG Flex 500:10 - 90%

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Comparison of R4050S-5G, USG Flex 500
63 specifications	A Allied Telesis R4050S-5G hardware firewall 1.9 Gbit/s Model R4050S-5G View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1.9 Gbit/s	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	1 Gbit/s	0.81 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	750 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum firewall connections per secondKnown for one	1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1500 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	529688 h
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ad	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, WEP, WPA	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportDiffers	IPsec, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, IKEv2, SSL/TLS VPN	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	IPv6, SNMPv6, Telnetv6, SSHv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	8	7
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
Storageidentical
Storage media typeKnown for one	Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	4096 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	90-264 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	47/63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	28 W	24.1 W
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 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	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
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	220 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	260 mm	188 mm
HeightDiffers	42.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	2 kg	1.65 kg
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1900 Mbit/s	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	351 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 year UTM
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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