ASUS VPN-firewall router SL1000 vs ASUS VPN-firewall router SL500

Comparison of VPN-firewall router SL1000, VPN-firewall router SL500

17 specifications	A ASUS VPN-firewall router SL1000View product	B ASUS VPN-firewall router SL500View product
Security2 differ
Firewall securityDiffers	Firewall performance: 100Mbps • Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) • Access Control List (ACL) • 29 DOS (Denial of Service) Protection • 20+ ALG (Application Layer Gateway) • URL Filtering • Application Command Filtering • Remote Access • Logging and Reporting	Performance: 100Mbps SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) ACL (Access Control List) 29 DOS (Denial of Service) Protection 20+ ALG (Application Layer Gateway) URL Filtering Application Command Filtering Remote Access Logging and Reporting
VPN supportDiffers	Performance: 80Mbps Tunnels: 25 VPN Tunnels IKE (Internet Key Exchange): - Manual Key - Pre-shared Key - Perfect Forward Secrecy: D-H 1/2/5 - IKE Mode: Main/Quick IPSec (IP security) - AH/ESP Hardware accelerated encryption: DES (56-bit)/3DES (168-bit) Hardware accelerated authentication: MD5, SHA-1	Performance: 80Mbps Tunnels: 5 VPN Tunnels IKE (Internet Key Exchange) - Manual Key - Pre-shared Key - Perfect Forward Secrecy: D-H 1/2/5 - IKE Mode: Main/Quick IPSec (IP security) - AH/ESP Hardware accelerated encryption: DES (56-bit)/3DES (168-bit) Hardware accelerated authentication: MD5, SHA-1
Protocolsidentical
Data link protocols	TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, SNTP, DDNS, RIPv1, RIPv2	TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, SNTP, DDNS, RIPv1, RIPv2
Management protocols	Telnet, SNMPv1	Telnet, SNMPv1
Management featuresidentical
LED indicators	LAN, Power, WAN	LAN, Power, WAN
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	202.95 x 182.5 x 34.6 mm	202.95 x 182.5 x 34.6 mm
Weight	485 g	485 g
Other features3 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	WAN, LAN	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffers	NAT (RFC1631): - Static NAT - Dynamic NAT - PAT (Port Address Translation) - Virtual Server	NAT(RFC1631) - Static NAT - Dynamic NAT - PAT (Port Address Translation) - Virtual Server
Safety	FCC, CE, UL	FCC, CE, UL
Maximum data transfer rate	100 Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	WAN, LAN
I/O portsDiffers	4x 10/100 (RJ-45) Base-T ports 1x WAN RJ-45 port 1x RS-232 port	4x 10/100(RJ-45) Base-T ports 1x WAN RJ-45 port 1x RS-232 port for console management 1x Power Adapter port

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