Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop (7 vs 4). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 235 mm more width than the Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop (300 mm vs 65 mm). The Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop has 2 mm more depth than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (190 mm vs 188 mm). Form factor: Desktop on the Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop, 1U on the Zyxel USG Flex 500. Weight: 849 g on the Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop, 1.65 kg on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:4
- USG Flex 500:7
Form factor
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:Desktop
- USG Flex 500:1U
Width
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:65 mm
- USG Flex 500:300 mm
Depth
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:190 mm
- USG Flex 500:188 mm
Height
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:200.5 mm
- USG Flex 500:44 mm
Weight
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:849 g
- USG Flex 500:1.65 kg

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Comparison of EE3301-00, USG Flex 500
49 specifications	A Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop Model EE3301-00 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmissionidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.81 Gbit/s
Performanceidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	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
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	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 & Wireless	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorDiffers	Desktop	1U
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	65 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	188 mm
HeightDiffers	200.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	849 g	1.65 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	351 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	810 Mbit/s
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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