Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG 310 vs Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG 310 has 5.1 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX (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 100AX (0.65 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX has 1.2 A more input current than the Zyxel USG 310 (2.5 A vs 1.3 A). Connectivity technology: Wired on the Zyxel USG 310, Wireless on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX. Storage temperature (T-T): -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG 310, -40 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX.

Firewall throughput
- USG 310:6 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 100AX:0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG 310:0.65 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 100AX:0.27 Gbit/s
Connectivity technology
- USG 310:Wired
- USG FLEX 100AX:Wireless
Input current
- USG 310:1.3 A
- USG FLEX 100AX:2.5 A
Storage temperature (T-T)
- USG 310:-30 - 70 °C
- USG FLEX 100AX:-40 - 70 °C
Width
- USG 310:430 mm
- USG FLEX 100AX:216 mm
Depth
- USG 310:250 mm
- USG FLEX 100AX:149.3 mm
Height
- USG 310:44 mm
- USG FLEX 100AX:33 mm

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Comparison of USG 310, USG FLEX 100AX
49 specifications	A Zyxel USG 310 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	6 Gbit/s	0.9 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.65 Gbit/s	0.27 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 Mbit/s
Performanceidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55.37 BTU/h
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
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	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	100000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	560811.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	105	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	25 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
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
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
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
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	1.3 A	2.5 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	24.3 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
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	-40 - 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	149.3 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	3.3 kg	1 kg
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	1.53 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	Power
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	6000 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	650 Mbit/s	270 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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