Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 100 vs Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 1.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (2.6 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.73 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (1 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 39.58 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (82.23 BTU/h vs 42.65 BTU/h). Weight: 850 g on the Zyxel USG Flex 100, 1.65 kg on the Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.9 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 100:42.65 BTU/h
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- USG Flex 100:1
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG Flex 100:4
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:7
Input current
- USG Flex 100:2 A
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:4.17 A
Weight
- USG Flex 100:850 g
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1.65 kg
Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 100:900 Mbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2600 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG Flex 100, VPN300
40 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product	B Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s Model VPN300 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.27 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	42.65 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	989810 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	30	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	7
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
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	2 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	850 g	1.65 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 188 x 44 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	284 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	190 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	2600 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s

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