Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

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

20specifications compared
17differ
3identical
25known 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 100AX (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 100AX (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 26.86 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX (82.23 BTU/h vs 55.37 BTU/h). Connectivity technology: Wired on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s, Wireless on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX. Storage temperature (T-T): -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s, -40 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX.

Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 100AX:0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 100AX:0.27 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
- USG FLEX 100AX:55.37 BTU/h
Number of VLANs
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:64
- USG FLEX 100AX:8
Connectivity technology
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:Wired
- USG FLEX 100AX:Wireless
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2
- USG FLEX 100AX:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:7
- USG FLEX 100AX:4
Input current
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:4.17 A
- USG FLEX 100AX:2.5 A

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Comparison of ATP500, USG FLEX 100AX
45 specifications	A Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s Model ATP500 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX 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
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 Mbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	529688.2 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	64	8
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	1000000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
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
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	4
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	4.17 A	2.5 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (max)Differs	24.1 W	24.3 W
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 Part 15 (Class A), CE EMC (Class A), C-Tick (Class A), BSMI, LVD (EN60950-1), BSMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	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	1.65 kg	1 kg
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	1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2600 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	270 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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