Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 155,007 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall (529688 h vs 374681 h). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 100 more VPN tunnels quantity than the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall (300 vs 200). The D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall has 64 more VLANs than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (128 vs 64). Security algorithms: DES, HTTPS on the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall, IPSEC, SSL/TLS on the Zyxel USG Flex 500. Certification: FCC Class A, CE Class A, VCCI on the D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall, DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:374681 h
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:200
- USG Flex 500:300
Number of VLANs
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:128
- USG Flex 500:64
Security algorithms
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:DES, HTTPS
- USG Flex 500:IPSEC, SSL/TLS
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:6
- USG Flex 500:7
Power consumption (max)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:20 W
- USG Flex 500:24.1 W
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:-20 - 70 °C
- USG Flex 500:-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DFL-870 hardware firewall:5 - 95%
- USG Flex 500:10 - 90%

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Comparison of DFL-870, USG Flex 500
57 specifications	A D-Link DFL-870 hardware firewall Model DFL-870 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmissionidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.81 Gbit/s
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
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)Differs	374681 h	529688 h
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
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 quantityDiffers	200	300
Number of VLANsDiffers	128	64
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
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	DES, HTTPS	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
DDoS protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link, Power, Speed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	7
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
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	20 W	24.1 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	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Operational conditions3 differ
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	300 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	188 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	1.65 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	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
Other featuresidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	810 Mbit/s
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	OSPF	Unknown — not stated by the source

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