Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s vs Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s

27specifications compared
19differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 1.6 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s (2.6 Gbit/s vs 1 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.6 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 39.58 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s (82.23 BTU/h vs 42.65 BTU/h). Dimensions (WxDxH): 216 x 143 x 33 mm on the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s, 300 x 188 x 44 mm on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s. Weight: 850 g on the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s, 1.65 kg on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:0.3 Gbit/s
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:0.9 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:42.65 BTU/h
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:989810.8 h
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
Active TCP connections (max)
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:300000
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:1000000
Number of VLANs
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:8
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:1
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:4
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:7

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Comparison of ATP100, ATP500
49 specifications	A Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s Model ATP100 View product	B Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s Model ATP500 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall throughputDiffers	1 Gbit/s	2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.3 Gbit/s	0.9 Gbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	40 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSL performanceKnown for one	10 transactions/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum connections (SPI)Known for one	1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
HTTPS encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	42.65 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent usersKnown for one	10 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	989810.8 h	529688.2 h
Network2 differ
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Differs	300000	1000000
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	64
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSec, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	7
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	2 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	12.5 W	24.1 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 (Class B), CE (Class B), RCM (Class B), BSMI, LVD	FCC Part 15 (Class A), CE EMC (Class A), C-Tick (Class A), BSMI, LVD (EN60950-1), BSMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	216 x 143 x 33 mm	300 x 188 x 44 mm
WeightDiffers	850 g	1.65 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	284 mm	351 mm
Package heightDiffers	190 mm	245 mm
Package depthDiffers	100 mm	152 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.4 kg	2.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	2600 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN throughputDiffers	300 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s

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