Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s vs Zyxel USG Flex 100

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 1.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (2.6 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.63 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 39.58 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (82.23 BTU/h vs 42.65 BTU/h). Weight: 1.65 kg on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s, 850 g on the Zyxel USG Flex 100.

Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 100:0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
- USG Flex 100:42.65 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
- USG Flex 100:989810 h
Number of VLANs
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:64
- USG Flex 100:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2
- USG Flex 100:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:7
- USG Flex 100:4
Input current
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:4.17 A
- USG Flex 100:2 A

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Comparison of ATP500, USG Flex 100
41 specifications	A Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s Model ATP500 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.6 Gbit/s	0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	0.27 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	42.65 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	989810 h
Network1 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64
Number of VLANsDiffers	64	8
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	1000000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Content filteringKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	4.17 A	2 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	24.1 W	12.5 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 (Class A), CE EMC (Class A), C-Tick (Class A), BSMI, LVD (EN60950-1), BSMI	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	850 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	300 x 188 x 44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	351 mm	284 mm
Package heightDiffers	245 mm	190 mm
Package depthDiffers	152 mm	100 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.83 kg	1.4 kg
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2600 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	270 Mbit/s

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