Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG FLEX 700

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 700 has 1.03 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (1.1 Gbit/s vs 0.07 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 700 has 79.15 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (120.1 BTU/h vs 40.95 BTU/h). The Zyxel USG FLEX 700 has 120 more VLANs than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (128 vs 8). VPN support: IPSec, L2TP over IPSec on the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG FLEX 700.

VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:0.07 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 700:1.1 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- NSG50 hardware firewall:40.95 BTU/h
- USG FLEX 700:120.1 BTU/h
Number of VLANs
- NSG50 hardware firewall:8
- USG FLEX 700:128
Weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.04 kg
- USG FLEX 700:3.3 kg
Package width
- NSG50 hardware firewall:276 mm
- USG FLEX 700:519 mm
Package height
- NSG50 hardware firewall:98 mm
- USG FLEX 700:392 mm
Package depth
- NSG50 hardware firewall:185 mm
- USG FLEX 700:163 mm
Package weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.41 kg
- USG FLEX 700:4.8 kg

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Comparison of NSG50, USG FLEX 700
45 specifications	A Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall Model NSG50 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 700 View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.4 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.07 Gbit/s	1.1 Gbit/s
VPN (IMIX) throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 Mbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.95 BTU/h	120.1 BTU/h
Network1 differ
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 user(s)
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600000
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	128
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	HTTPS, 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
LED indicatorsKnown 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 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	12
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
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 currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 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 15 (A), CE EMC (A), C-Tick (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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	430 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.04 kg	3.3 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	519 mm
Package heightDiffers	98 mm	392 mm
Package depthDiffers	185 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.41 kg	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 features1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	70 Mbit/s	1100 Mbit/s

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