Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall vs Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 0.43 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (0.5 Gbit/s vs 0.07 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 4.43 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (45.38 BTU/h vs 40.95 BTU/h). The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 1.3 W more power consumption (typical) than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (13.3 W vs 12 W). Dimensions (WxDxH): 216 x 143 x 33 mm on the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall, 272 x 187 x 36 mm on the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s.

VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:0.07 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:0.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- NSG50 hardware firewall:40.95 BTU/h
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:45.38 BTU/h
Power consumption (typical)
- NSG50 hardware firewall:12 W
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:13.3 W
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- NSG50 hardware firewall:216 x 143 x 33 mm
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:272 x 187 x 36 mm
Weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.04 kg
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:1.4 kg
VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:70 Mbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:500 Mbit/s

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Comparison of NSG50, VPN100
31 specifications	A Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall Model NSG50 View product	B Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s Model VPN100 View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.07 Gbit/s	0.5 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.95 BTU/h	45.38 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	529688.2 h
Networkidentical
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
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
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	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
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
Power consumption (typical)Differs	12 W	13.3 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	216 x 143 x 33 mm	272 x 187 x 36 mm
WeightDiffers	1.04 kg	1.4 kg
Other features1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	70 Mbit/s	500 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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