Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX vs Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s

26specifications compared
19differ
7identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 6.2 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (8 Gbit/s vs 1.8 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 1.05 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (1.5 Gbit/s vs 0.45 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 74.72 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX (120.1 BTU/h vs 45.38 BTU/h). Security algorithms: IPSEC, SSL/TLS on the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX, 3DES, 256-bit AES, DES on the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:1.8 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:0.45 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- Firewall USG FLEX:45.38 BTU/h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Firewall USG FLEX:529688.2 h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:444930 h
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)
- Firewall USG FLEX:60
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
- Firewall USG FLEX:200
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:500
Number of VLANs
- Firewall USG FLEX:16
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:128
Security algorithms
- Firewall USG FLEX:IPSEC, SSL/TLS
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:3DES, 256-bit AES, DES

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Comparison of Firewall USG FLEX, VPN1000
54 specifications	A Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX 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	1.8 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.45 Gbit/s	1.5 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
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	45.38 BTU/h	120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	444930 h
Network3 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Differs	60	250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs	200	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	16	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	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 ports	1	1
SFP module slots quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 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 current	2.5 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	13.3 W	46 W
DC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	272 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	187 mm	250 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	3.3 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	427 mm	519 mm
Package heightDiffers	247 mm	392 mm
Package depthDiffers	73 mm	163 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1800 Mbit/s	8000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	450 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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