Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX has 90 Mbit/s more IPS/IDS throughput than the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall (540 Mbit/s vs 450 Mbit/s). The D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall has 120 more VLANs than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX (128 vs 8). The D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX (6 vs 4). Connectivity technology: Wired on the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall, Wireless on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall, -40 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX.

IPS/IDS throughput
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:450 Mbit/s
- USG FLEX 100AX:540 Mbit/s
Number of VLANs
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:128
- USG FLEX 100AX:8
Connectivity technology
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:Wired
- USG FLEX 100AX:Wireless
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:6
- USG FLEX 100AX:4
Power consumption (max)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:20 W
- USG FLEX 100AX:24.3 W
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:-20 - 70 °C
- USG FLEX 100AX:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:5 - 95%
- USG FLEX 100AX:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:5 - 95%
- USG FLEX 100AX:10 - 90%

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Comparison of DFL-870, USG FLEX 100AX
56 specifications	A D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall Model DFL-870 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.27 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputDiffers	450 Mbit/s	540 Mbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gateway antivirus throughputKnown for one	0.6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security policies (max)Known for one	2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Load balancingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55.37 BTU/h
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	374681 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Number of VLANsDiffers	128	8
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	200	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
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Security algorithmsKnown for one	DES, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
DDoS protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (max)Differs	20 W	24.3 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class A, CE Class A, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	278 x 183 x 44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	284 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power
Other featuresidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 Mbit/s
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	OSPF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link, Power, Speed	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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