Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s 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 USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s has 20.43 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (61.38 BTU/h vs 40.95 BTU/h). The Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s has 6 W more power consumption (typical) than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (18 W vs 12 W).

VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:0.07 Gbit/s
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:0.09 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- NSG50 hardware firewall:40.95 BTU/h
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:61.38 BTU/h
Power consumption (typical)
- NSG50 hardware firewall:12 W
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:18 W
Weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.04 kg
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:1.14 kg
VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:70 Mbit/s
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:90 Mbit/s

Side by side

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Comparison of NSG50, USG20W-VPN
35 specifications	A Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall Model NSG50 View product	B Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s Model USG20W-VPN 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
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.95 BTU/h	61.38 BTU/h
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44000 h
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired & Wireless
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
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	12 W	18 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.04 kg	1.14 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), RS-232
Other features1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	70 Mbit/s	90 Mbit/s
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec, L2TP over IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	276 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	98 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.41 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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