Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s vs Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 5.4 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s (8 Gbit/s vs 2.6 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 0.6 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s (1.5 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 37.87 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s (120.1 BTU/h vs 82.23 BTU/h).

Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:0.9 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:444930 h
Number of VLANs
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:64
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:128
Input current
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:4.17 A
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:2.5 A
Power consumption (max)
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:24.1 W
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:46 W
Weight
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:1.65 kg
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:3.3 kg

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Comparison of ATP500, VPN1000
50 specifications	A Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s Model ATP500 View product	B Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s Model VPN1000 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.6 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	1.5 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	444930 h
Network1 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	64	128
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
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	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers	4.17 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	24.1 W	46 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 A),CE EMC (Class A),C-Tick (Class A),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	400 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	3.3 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	519 mm
Package heightDiffers	245 mm	392 mm
Package depthDiffers	152 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.83 kg	4.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2600 Mbit/s	8000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s

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