Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG Flex 100

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 100 has 0.2 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (0.27 Gbit/s vs 0.07 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 100 has 1.7 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (42.65 BTU/h vs 40.95 BTU/h). The Zyxel USG Flex 100 has 8 mm more package width than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (284 mm vs 276 mm). VPN support: IPSec, L2TP over IPSec on the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 100. Weight: 1.04 kg on the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall, 850 g on the Zyxel USG Flex 100.

VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:0.07 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- NSG50 hardware firewall:40.95 BTU/h
- USG Flex 100:42.65 BTU/h
Weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.04 kg
- USG Flex 100:850 g
Package width
- NSG50 hardware firewall:276 mm
- USG Flex 100:284 mm
Package height
- NSG50 hardware firewall:98 mm
- USG Flex 100:190 mm
Package depth
- NSG50 hardware firewall:185 mm
- USG Flex 100:100 mm
Package weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.41 kg
- USG Flex 100:1.4 kg
VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:70 Mbit/s
- USG Flex 100:270 Mbit/s

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Comparison of NSG50, USG Flex 100
39 specifications	A Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall Model NSG50 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.07 Gbit/s	0.27 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.95 BTU/h	42.65 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	989810 h
Networkidentical
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64
Number of VLANs	8	8
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportDiffers	IPSec, L2TP over IPSec	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Firewall securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.04 kg	850 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	216 x 143 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	276 mm	284 mm
Package heightDiffers	98 mm	190 mm
Package depthDiffers	185 mm	100 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.41 kg	1.4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other features1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	70 Mbit/s	270 Mbit/s

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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