Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX vs Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 1.1 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX (2 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 0.23 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX (0.5 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX has 9.99 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (55.37 BTU/h vs 45.38 BTU/h). Connectivity technology: Wireless on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX, Wired on the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX, -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 100AX:0.9 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 100AX:0.27 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:0.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG FLEX 100AX:55.37 BTU/h
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:45.38 BTU/h
Connectivity technology
- USG FLEX 100AX:Wireless
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:Wired
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- USG FLEX 100AX:1
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2
Storage temperature (T-T)
- USG FLEX 100AX:-40 - 70 °C
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:-30 - 70 °C
Weight
- USG FLEX 100AX:1 kg
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:1.4 kg
Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 100AX:900 Mbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG FLEX 100AX, VPN100
43 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 100AX View product	B Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s Model VPN100 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	2 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.27 Gbit/s	0.5 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	540 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	55.37 BTU/h	45.38 BTU/h
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	3 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	529688.2 h
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Securityidentical
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Poweridentical
DC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	24.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 W
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	149.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	272 x 187 x 36 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	1.53 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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