Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.3 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (2.6 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.09 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.2 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (529688.2 h vs 529688 h). Form factor: Desktop on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s, 1U on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
Form factor
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:Desktop
- USG Flex 500:1U
Package height
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:245 mm
- USG Flex 500:152 mm
Package depth
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:152 mm
- USG Flex 500:245 mm
Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2600 Mbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:900 Mbit/s
- USG Flex 500:810 Mbit/s

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Comparison of ATP500, USG Flex 500
44 specifications	A Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s Model ATP500 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.6 Gbit/s	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	0.81 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipation	82.23 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	529688 h
Networkidentical
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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300
Number of VLANs	64	64
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 & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	7	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
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorDiffers	Desktop	1U
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input current	4.17 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)	24.1 W	24.1 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
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 & dimensionsidentical
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
Weight	1.65 kg	1.65 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	300 x 188 x 44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data2 differ
Package width	351 mm	351 mm
Package heightDiffers	245 mm	152 mm
Package depthDiffers	152 mm	245 mm
Package weight	2.83 kg	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) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2600 Mbit/s	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s

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