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Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX vs Zyxel USG FLEX 500H

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 4identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 8.2 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (10 Gbit/s vs 1.8 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 1.55 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (2 Gbit/s vs 0.45 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 165.92 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (211.3 BTU/h vs 45.38 BTU/h). VPN support: IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H.

  • Firewall throughput
    • Firewall USG FLEX:1.8 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 500H:10 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • Firewall USG FLEX:0.45 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 500H:2 Gbit/s
  • Heat dissipation
    • Firewall USG FLEX:45.38 BTU/h
    • USG FLEX 500H:211.3 BTU/h
  • Number of VLANs
    • Firewall USG FLEX:16
    • USG FLEX 500H:64
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Firewall USG FLEX:2
    • USG FLEX 500H:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Firewall USG FLEX:6
    • USG FLEX 500H:12
  • Input current
    • Firewall USG FLEX:2.5 A
    • USG FLEX 500H:4.736 A
  • DC input voltage
    • Firewall USG FLEX:12 V
    • USG FLEX 500H:19 V

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Comparison of Firewall USG FLEX, USG FLEX 500H
42 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers1.8 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.45 Gbit/s2 Gbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one100 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
SSL performanceKnown for one60 transactions/secUnknown — not stated by the source
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3500 Mbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers45.38 BTU/h211.3 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one529688.2 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one60Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one200Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers1664
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for oneIPSEC, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffersIKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSecIKEv2, IPSec, SSL
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers612
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWired
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Input currentDiffers2.5 A4.736 A
DC input voltageDiffers12 V19 V
Power consumption (max)Differs13.3 W68 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers272 mm300 mm
DepthDiffers187 mm182 mm
HeightDiffers36 mm43.5 mm
WeightDiffers1.4 kg1.64 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers427 mm350 mm
Package heightDiffers247 mm149 mm
Package depthDiffers73 mm244 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.93 kg
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers1800 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers450 Mbit/s2000 Mbit/s
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePower

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