Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 50 has 280,449 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall (655130 h vs 374681 h). The D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall has 190 more VPN tunnels quantity than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (200 vs 10). The D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (2 vs 1). LED indicators: Activity, Link, Power, Speed on the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall, Yes on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall, -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50.

Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:374681 h
- USG FLEX 50:655130 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:200
- USG FLEX 50:10
LED indicators
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:Activity, Link, Power, Speed
- USG FLEX 50:Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:2
- USG FLEX 50:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:6
- USG FLEX 50:4
Power consumption (max)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:20 W
- USG FLEX 50:12 W
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:-20 - 70 °C
- USG FLEX 50:-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:5 - 95%
- USG FLEX 50:10 - 90%

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Comparison of DFL-870, USG FLEX 50
61 specifications	A D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall Model DFL-870 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 50 View product
Data transmissionidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	450 Mbit/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
Performance1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.92 BTU/h
Concurrent usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 user(s)
SyslogKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	374681 h	655130 h
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	200	10
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q	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
Number of VLANsKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	DES, HTTPS	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DDoS protection	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Routing protocolsKnown for one	OSPF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management features1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link, Power, Speed	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (max)Differs	20 W	12 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class A, CE Class A, VCCI	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-30 - 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	143 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	880 g
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	276 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.41 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Other featuresidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 Mbit/s

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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