Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 100 vs Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s

27specifications compared
22differ
5identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.9 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 100:42.65 BTU/h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG Flex 100:989810 h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:444930 h
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
- USG Flex 100:30
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:500
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG Flex 100:64
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1000
Number of VLANs
- USG Flex 100:8
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:128
Security algorithms
- USG Flex 100:IPSEC, SSL/TLS
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:3DES, 256-bit AES, DES

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Comparison of USG Flex 100, VPN1000
51 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product	B Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s Model VPN1000 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.27 Gbit/s	1.5 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	42.65 BTU/h	120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	989810 h	444930 h
Network3 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs	30	500
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	64	1000
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	128
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
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 currentDiffers	2 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	12.5 W	46 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	FCC Part 15 (Class A),CE EMC (Class A),C-Tick (Class 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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	216 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	147.3 mm	250 mm
HeightDiffers	33 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	850 g	3.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	284 mm	519 mm
Package heightDiffers	190 mm	392 mm
Package depthDiffers	100 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.4 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) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	8000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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