Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX vs Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 0.2 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (2 Gbit/s vs 1.8 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 0.05 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (0.5 Gbit/s vs 0.45 Gbit/s). The Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (6 vs 4).

Firewall throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:1.8 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:0.45 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:0.5 Gbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Firewall USG FLEX:6
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:4
Firewall throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:1800 Mbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:450 Mbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:500 Mbit/s

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Comparison of Firewall USG FLEX, VPN100
42 specifications	A Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX View product	B Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s Model VPN100 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1.8 Gbit/s	2 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.45 Gbit/s	0.5 Gbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	100 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSL performanceKnown for one	60 transactions/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Heat dissipation	45.38 BTU/h	45.38 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	529688.2 h	529688.2 h
Networkidentical
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantity	4	4
SFP module slots quantity	1	1
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input current	2.5 A	2.5 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	13.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 W
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	272 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	187 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	36 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight	1.4 kg	1.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	272 x 187 x 36 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	427 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	247 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	73 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1800 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	450 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s

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