Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG 310 vs Zyxel USG Flex 100

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG 310 has 5.1 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (6 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG 310 has 0.38 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (0.65 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 100 has 428,998.5 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG 310 (989810 h vs 560811.5 h). Weight: 3.3 kg on the Zyxel USG 310, 850 g on the Zyxel USG Flex 100.

Firewall throughput
- USG 310:6 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 100:0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG 310:0.65 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG 310:560811.5 h
- USG Flex 100:989810 h
Number of VPN connections
- USG 310:105
- USG Flex 100:100
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG 310:300
- USG Flex 100:64
Input current
- USG 310:1.3 A
- USG Flex 100:2 A
Width
- USG 310:430 mm
- USG Flex 100:216 mm
Depth
- USG 310:250 mm
- USG Flex 100:147.3 mm

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Comparison of USG 310, USG Flex 100
45 specifications	A Zyxel USG 310 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	6 Gbit/s	0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.65 Gbit/s	0.27 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.65 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	560811.5 h	989810 h
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	100000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Number of VPN connectionsDiffers	105	100
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	300	64
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of usersKnown for one	25 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A 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
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	1.3 A	2 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	58.5 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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	147.3 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	3.3 kg	850 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	284 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	6000 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	650 Mbit/s	270 Mbit/s
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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