Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.74 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (0.81 Gbit/s vs 0.07 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 41.28 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (82.23 BTU/h vs 40.95 BTU/h). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 56 more VLANs than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (64 vs 8). VPN support: IPSec, L2TP over IPSec on the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:0.07 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- NSG50 hardware firewall:40.95 BTU/h
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
Number of VLANs
- NSG50 hardware firewall:8
- USG Flex 500:64
Weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.04 kg
- USG Flex 500:1.65 kg
Package width
- NSG50 hardware firewall:276 mm
- USG Flex 500:351 mm
Package height
- NSG50 hardware firewall:98 mm
- USG Flex 500:152 mm
Package depth
- NSG50 hardware firewall:185 mm
- USG Flex 500:245 mm
Package weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.41 kg
- USG Flex 500:2.83 kg

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Comparison of NSG50, USG Flex 500
44 specifications	A Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall Model NSG50 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.07 Gbit/s	0.81 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.95 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	529688 h
Network1 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	64
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	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 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	300 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	188 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.04 kg	1.65 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	216 x 143 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	276 mm	351 mm
Package heightDiffers	98 mm	152 mm
Package depthDiffers	185 mm	245 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.41 kg	2.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 year UTM
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	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	70 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s

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