Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX has 151 mm more width than the Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop (216 mm vs 65 mm). The Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop has 40.7 mm more depth than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (190 mm vs 149.3 mm). The Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop has 167.5 mm more height than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (200.5 mm vs 33 mm). Management protocols: SNMP on the Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop, SNMP v1, v2c, v3 on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX. Connectivity technology: Wired & Wireless on the Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop, Wired on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX.

Management protocols
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:SNMP
- USG FLEX 50AX:SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Connectivity technology
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:Wired & Wireless
- USG FLEX 50AX:Wired
Ethernet LAN data rates
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
- USG FLEX 50AX:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Width
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:65 mm
- USG FLEX 50AX:216 mm
Depth
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:190 mm
- USG FLEX 50AX:149.3 mm
Height
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:200.5 mm
- USG FLEX 50AX:33 mm
Weight
- EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop:849 g
- USG FLEX 50AX:1 kg

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Comparison of EE3301-00, USG FLEX 50AX
52 specifications	A Zyxel EE3301-00 hardware firewall Desktop Model EE3301-00 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX View product
Data transmissionidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	655130 h
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
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
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	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
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMP	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 & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,2500 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 connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Form factorKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
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	216 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	149.3 mm
HeightDiffers	200.5 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	849 g	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	276 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Other featuresidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 Mbit/s

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