Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX has 0.02 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (0.09 Gbit/s vs 0.07 Gbit/s). The Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall has 0.03 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (40.95 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). The Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall has 0.04 kg more weight than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (1.04 kg vs 1 kg).

VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:0.07 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 50AX:0.09 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- NSG50 hardware firewall:40.95 BTU/h
- USG FLEX 50AX:40.92 BTU/h
Weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.04 kg
- USG FLEX 50AX:1 kg
Package height
- NSG50 hardware firewall:98 mm
- USG FLEX 50AX:185 mm
Package depth
- NSG50 hardware firewall:185 mm
- USG FLEX 50AX:98 mm
Package weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.41 kg
- USG FLEX 50AX:1.53 kg
VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:70 Mbit/s
- USG FLEX 50AX:90 Mbit/s

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Comparison of NSG50, USG FLEX 50AX
52 specifications	A Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall Model NSG50 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.07 Gbit/s	0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000
Performance1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.95 BTU/h	40.92 BTU/h
Concurrent usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 user(s)
SyslogKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	655130 h
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DDoS protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec, L2TP over IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
USB 2.0 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
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 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	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.04 kg	1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	216 x 143 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data3 differ
Package heightDiffers	98 mm	185 mm
Package depthDiffers	185 mm	98 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.41 kg	1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Other features1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	70 Mbit/s	90 Mbit/s

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