Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 2.25 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (2.6 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.81 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 41.31 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (82.23 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). Weight: 1.65 kg on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s, 880 g on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50.

Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 50:0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 50:0.09 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
- USG FLEX 50:40.92 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
- USG FLEX 50:655130 h
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:7
- USG FLEX 50:4
Input current
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:4.17 A
- USG FLEX 50:2.0 A
Power consumption (max)
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:24.1 W
- USG FLEX 50:12 W
Weight
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:1.65 kg
- USG FLEX 50:880 g

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Comparison of ATP500, USG FLEX 50
55 specifications	A Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s Model ATP500 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 50 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.6 Gbit/s	0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	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	529688.2 h	655130 h
Networkidentical
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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	1000000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DDoS protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Content filteringKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	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)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	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	2.0 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (max)Differs	24.1 W	12 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 (Class A), CE EMC (Class A), C-Tick (Class A), BSMI, LVD (EN60950-1), BSMI	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 70 °C	-30 - 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	143 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	880 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	276 mm
Package heightDiffers	245 mm	185 mm
Package depthDiffers	152 mm	98 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.83 kg	1.41 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2600 Mbit/s	350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	90 Mbit/s
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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